Thursday, January 02, 2020

Christmas 2019

What a Christmas to Remember!  

It all started with our Christmas in Oak Park for the five of us.

Fun crafts galore!

Fun group gift!






A great Oak Park Christmas.

Luke and Oliver with their new WW2 board game.

Then it was off to Iowa City for a Doobay family Christmas.

Amazing jewelry box made by Papa Doobay for Gloria!  Wow!

A fun Doobay Cousin puzzle to put together.

Lily and Gloria.

Mari and Gloria.

Dira and Jenny.

Live music performance by Luke, Katelyn and Oliver.

Cool cousins!

The puzzle is nearly done!

Looking good!

Christmas eve mass at the Newman Center, where Amy and I met.

Daven and Dira.

62 degrees on Christmas?  Let's play in the backyard!

Fun Christmas Day walk for Luke, Oliver, Katelyn and Lily.

Violet, Lily, Katelyn, Luke and Oliver.


The curry makers.

Dira and Grandma Doobay.

Amy, Dira, Grandma Doobay and Mari.

A new watch!  Cool!  Thanks, Wil!

Luke and Grandma Doobay.

Papa Doobay and Oliver.

Mari.

Amy and Mari.

Lily and Oliver.

Papa Doobay, Gloria and Oliver.

Jenny and Gloria.

Grandma and Grandpa Doobay and Mari.










What a great Doobay Christmas!

En route between Iowa City and Warren: Eagle sighting!

Blair Family Christmas!  Amy, Katie and Deb.

Jessie and Marc's unbeatable cheese plate.  Amazing!

Jessie's famous deviled eggs -- from fresh farm chicken eggs!

Maura and Gloria.

Amy, Gloria and Liam.

Busy meal time.


Oliver, Liam and Luke.

Luke and Patrick.

Christmas presents!

Cool Cousin Table.



Live music performance.

Go Gloria!


Luke looking for a lost calf.

Gloria on an ice pond.

Pickle Ball All Stars!

Great weather for nice long walks.  

Amy and Luke.

What great presents!

Table Tennis fun for Luke and Liam.  What a great Blair Christmas!

Back in Oak Park, Santa visited!

More candy canes from Santa and fun sleds and other gifts.

Not too late to make Christmas cookies for the neighbors.

The cookie makers.

The fun isn't over -- we got all dressed up for a fun New Years Eve show:  The Steadfast Tin Soldier at the Looking Glass Theater at Water Tower Place.

What a great show!

Fun being in downtown Chicago!

Finally some snow!

New Years Day fun:  the Illumination night time light now at Morton Arboretum.  

The more you hug, the more the lights change!

The lights change if we sing!  Wow!

What a show!


What a fun time and what a great Christmas season!  

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