It’s been such a fun weekend ! Linus, Peyton, Riley, Rachel, Greg, and David all arrived just before five on Thursday afternoon. Saturday evening and Sunday morning we were joined too by Uncle Bill and Aunt Dovie. For the next few days we engaged in all sorts of fun activities as family. There was blackberry picking, stream stomping, games of Uno (Peyton won!) and of Apples to Apples (Riley won), bubble blowing (Linus was amazed), ribs on the grill, pancakes with sprinkles, goetta, marinated cucumbers and onions, warm afternoons and cool nights, a tent on the deck, hiking, dam building, splashing in the stream, and so much more. It just seemed to be the kind of experience of which memories are made. Now they have all left to return to their homes and our house seems too quiet.
Winter Magic in Medina
By deliberate choice we were in Medina for all the winter holiday festivities from Candlelight Walk in the days before Thanksgiving through A Christmas Carol and A Celtic Christmas as well as an Alex Bevan Concert and a historic house tour all the way through Medina’s 31st Ice Festival but perhaps the highlight was the town hosting hundreds of folks whose homes and lives were devasted by Hurricane Helene at the A Promise of Christmas Event the middle of January. It’s an honor to be a part of this amazing community!
Magical!