finishing up December

We had a wonderful Christmas. We went down to Riverton on Christmas eve to have dinner with the family and stayed at my in-laws that night. Christmas day we went to church, had a yummy breakfast, opened presents and enjoyed time together.
It was also really nice to get together with some of my family members on Christmas evening.  We played games and chatted and had a wonderful time. Brent and Christa and their family were in town from Mississippi so it was fun to be able to see them along with my local siblings.  I am so grateful for family relationships.
Here are the only pictures I have from Christmas day:

The day after Christmas I drove to California with Ashley and her cute son Gideon.  We visited the beach and were able to hang out with some amazing friends. I forgot to charge my camera battery before the trip and failed to bring the charger so I didn't get too many pictures.

But, I did get to visit this beautiful place:

with these amazing people:

We also went to the San Diego Zoo (courtesy of Wendy) and had a blast. here are the pictures I took with my phone while there:

It was a wonderful break. Tomorrow it's back to work for me for the last week of my job. After that I am unemployed.