Merry Christmas!

 We had a Merry Christmas and then a Merry second Christmas when Seth and company arrived.  Hope your holidays have been wonderful as well!

Back to the Old 'Hood

 James had a gymnastics meet outside Philadelphia last weekend, so we made a little trip out of it. We arrived on Friday evening with just a little daylight left to see the old neighborhood. There have been some changes, of course, but lots of things are still the same.

We were disappointed to see that our old house didn't seem to be being kept up very well -- it was a shock, actually, because we expected it to look better than when we left it, and instead, it seemed kind of run down -- the yard was overgrown and the paint could use some touching up. 

The boys enjoyed the Clark Park playground for a few minutes -- unfortunately, it started to rain soon after we arrived (but not before they had a chance to pet a friendly dog). 

The Wurst House/Best House pizza place has been replaced by a fancier pizza place called Clarkville -- and it was really wonderful!  The inside is cool, and the food was delicious. 

Winter Concert

 The boys had their winter orchestra concert last week. They did a great job, and it was a very nice evening!  In the video, you can hear a bit of one of the songs (although you can't see the boys, as they were both toward the back of the stage). 

Judge's Cup

 James had his first meet of the season a couple weeks ago -- the Judge's Cup in Syracuse.  He had a great meet!  First place in his age group on floor, parallel bars, and high bar; second on vault; and fourth on pommel and rings. And first place all-around!  That was a wonderful surprise! 

Videos of his routines are here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/fvqFa3zhyXb8XqBJA

We're off to his second meet this weekend. 

Happy Thanksgiving!

 Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  We are thankful for having the family all together. :)