Christmas Adventures

This Christmas we traveled down South with our first stop in D.C.

We were able to see Mom and Dad, Diane Francis and her brand new fiance' Paul!  She proposed to him just a few minutes before this pictures!  Is it me, or does it seem to be an Ellsworth woman thing to propose?

We were able to see the Larsens who were spending most of their holidays with Mom and Dad.  I'm kicking myself for not taking more pictures of them. Christmas eve, we continued South to Georgia to spend some holiday goodness with the Applebees.

Christmas Morning.

It took Ira a while to figure out that something was inside of the wrappings.

Check out Lauren's awesome antlers.

We love the hats Allison!

Ira starts to get the hang of unwrapping.

...but still doesn't get that the paper isn't the present.

He especially liked your paper Camille.

Almost as much as what was inside.

Andersonville with the Applebees. 

We have an ancestor (or at least the spouse of an ancestor) who died here.  I didn't even know there were POW camps during the Civil War.

I hate to end, on such a tomb-stoney note.  So I may as well share this picture of Kris and Dennis being all romantic on their anniversary.  This is at Carter's old High School and stomping ground in Plains, GA.

I think most of you have heard that Anthony's next rotation is in Minnesota, about 15 minutes from the Durants.  Woohoo!  We can't wait to be so close to them.  It's a little stressful getting ready for the move and we are praying really hard that some of Anthony's colleagues will want to stay in our place while we're away.  Chances are that we'll be back here in CT in 6 months.  Anthony got pretty sick as we wrapped up our travels and is still fighting a couple of things.  I think I've finally convinced him to make a doctor appointment.  Ira has been lots of fun lately, super cuddly and smiley.  Life is generally fantastic.