Christmas Comes Just Once A Year

Christmas 2010 for the Jordan Family reached from Brownwood to Austin to Falls Church, Virginia. Conversations by texts, phone calls and e-mails flew. Tom and I sang in the Lyric's presentation of the "Messiah". Julie started the holidays very sick and so she missed several days of fun...and shopping. However, by Christmas Eve, she was better and made Christmas Day, just fine. Whitney and I had a ball making three kinds of candy and Claire made a most amazing toffee. In Austin, on Christmas Eve, we enjoyed a short time at the Watkins and then the traditional tamales and chili with the Langleys. Brian and Claire cooked a yummy jambalaya dinner one evening and Christmas dinner was a bit different this year. We cooked a ham, instead of the usual "bird".
In Virginia, Janey and Bruce had a busy schedule with the extended Smith Family. Lilly had been to a performance of the Nutcracker and continued to dance through Christmas. Nihl did not feel well for most of the time, but was a "trooper" with all of the coming and going of the days.

Thanksgiving in Austin

It was just glorious "to gather together" in Austin to celebrate the family and Thanksgiving. We are blessed!