Christmas '06
This year for Christmas we went to North Carolina. We went down several days before Christmas so we could watch one of Brian’s wrestling tournaments. He had a massive tournament, where his team wrestled 8 meets in the course of 2 days! They were a long 2 days!! However, it was really special for us to be able to see him participate in all of this. If there is one thing we don’t like about living so far away from family, it is that we often miss out on simple everyday life experiences. David had not had a chance to ever see Brian wrestle, so he was especially excited that there was an event like this where he was able to see Brian wrestle so many times! At times, I think David thought he was a coach – he got so into it! But really, he was just adorable in his desire to help Brian learn and encouraging both him and everyone on his team (see pictures from the meets).
While there, we also celebrated two birthday’s – Laura’s Sweet 16th Birthday, and David’s 27th! Each of those evenings we went out to dinner to celebrate (see pictures).
Christmas Eve we went to church (see pictures), and Christmas Day was filled with activities! In the morning we opened gifts. Then we relaxed the afternoon, and ate a huge Christmas dinner in the evening! Unfortunately, David and I had to pack up that night, as we drove one of our “presents” home (Toyota Camry) the day after Christmas!
We drove back in just 1 day, and had to be at work the next morning! We were a bit tired, but overall were ok. Then the Slighter’s came into town that next evening, and we celebrated Christmas with them then! They stayed out for several days, and we had a good visit with them too!