Thursday, December 25, 2008

Merry Christmas




























Merry Christmas! We had a wonderful Christmas. We went out to Grandma Amott's Christmas Eve and had a delicious buffet and visited with Mapa. Then we went home and had a progressive dinner with the Betenson side. We had appetizers at our house. Dinner at Nancy's and Dessert at Grandma and Grandpa Betenson's. When we got home we let the girls each open two presents, pj's and a blanket. The best part of the night was when we got to call Will at 11:00 p.m. which was 8:00 a.m. Christmas morning his time. He answered and greeted us in Ukranian. We recognized when he said Betenson. It was so great to hear his voice. We talked to him for and hour and a half. He told us all about things over there. He is so excited and loves the work. He sounded just like the same Will though, cracking jokes and telling funny stories. We put the phone on speaker and all sat around the kitchen table so everyone could hear. It was the best Christmas present ever.

The girls were excited for Christmas morning. They opened their presents and we ate breakfast and played games. We're all very sleepy though. i can't believe Christmas has already come and is almost over.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Merry Christmas! It sounds like you had a wonderful holiday. We sure miss you guys. I'm sorry we didn't get to visit when we were there last week but I'm sure you heard about our diseased selves. Haha. Everyone is much better now. :) I think the next time we come out we'll be renting a carpet cleaner for Mom's back room and sofa. I am so glad you got to talk to Will. That would be the best Christmas present ever! Merry Christmas, again, and hugs to all.

We in Minnesota said...

Merry Christmas. Happy Holidays. Be Safe and don't get a bad haircut.

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