Thanksgiving – First Santa Visit

The holiday season has been busy so far for us. Betsy’s Aunt Kristy from Oregon was back the weekend before Thanksgiving, so we traveled back to Stockton to do an early Thanksgiving with Betsy’s side of the family. It was good to see her, as well as her Grandpa, Becky and Whitey and her cousin and family. Then on Thanksgiving we traveled back to Stockton to do another Thanksgiving with my family in Hays. We got to see Scott, Jinny and Ayden as well. The day after Thanksgiving, we went to Salina with my parents. My dad was selling some cattle at a sale and we went along to help and spend some time with my parents. On Sunday we retuned home and had lot of fun visiting and seeing family.

On Tuesday, our neighborhood had a holiday hay ride and a visit from Santa. We were excited for Perri to get her first chance to sit on Santa’s lap. Though things did not go as we hoped, it was a priceless memory that we will love to look back on and laugh. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, this one truly does, priceless. After some cookies and some hot chocolate, we took a hay ride. As we were getting ready to leave, it started to snow, which was such a beautiful thing. The snowflakes were big, coming down almost perfectly. It was truly amazing how it turned out, almost like a movie. Perri seemed to enjoy it for about the first 25 minutes and the last 5 I think she was getting cold and did not like the snowflakes on her face. We are looking forward to many first Christmas memories with Perri, hopefully they all turn out as well as this one did.

On a sad note, Betsy’s grandma Pfannenstiel passed away the Sunday after Thanksgiving. This prompted another trip back west to be with family and Whitey, as we said goodbye to a truly great women. She lived a long good life and touched many people’s lives. She will be truly missed.

We hope the holiday’s find everyone well and we wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Safe travels to all during this holiday season. Until next year!