We awoke early the third day in order to get on and about the day, our extended family "Christmas Day."
The grown boys headed down to Heron Lakes to play a round of golf, scramble style. Meanwhile, Sarah, Mom, MD, and I went for an hour's walk down to Collin's Park and along the bayou. I have never taken that walk and had wanted to since they opened the trail that goes from Collin's Park to Meyer Park. While we didn't make it to Meyer Park, the part we were on was very wild and beautiful (but paved all the way) I would not recommend walking there alone as it is a bit remote, but a lovely walk with others. Susan & Co. showed up as soon as we got home, and the preparations for dinner began. We managed to pull off a very large meal with three children underfoot. Everyone was so helpful! And of course, we had our typical Baked Brie with apricot glaze that is Michael's long-standing request. Cori, Sarah's best friend, showed up just in time for dinner. Oh, and as did the boys...rather wetter than before.
After dinner, we opened Christmas gifts. The highlight of the gifts was probably the wall letters that Sarah and Rich received to spell out their last name--LEED. See pictures below to see why it was such a highlight. One other highlight was the two packs of Dutch Blitz that we received from Sarah and Rich. (some of you may know this game as Nertz) We played that well into the night and for the next several days. Michael and Andrew (my bro) were the consistent champions. The evening ended on Channel 17, Gems TV. Michael introduced me to this channel. As evening entertainment when we feel like a good laugh, we will sit and watch Brooke. (their prime time seller) I figure it is a lot cleaner than anything else we could be watching and we are not even in the slightest tempted to buy anything. We introduced Rich and Sarah to this quirky amusement and believe it or not, we spent the last hour before bed watching her try to sell various gems.
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