Christmas Day 2008

Early risers

Breakfast, cooked by Kyria & Matt

The first gift of Christmas

Jeffery, Matt & Wendy

Smooches make us laugh!
Someone has had too much coffee?
Merry Christmas! Grant, Ashley, Kristine, Jay, & Jeffery

The gang of four

Grant got a book from Jeffery

More houses for Jeffery's village made by Dorothy

Mom's handmade quilt for Dorothy

The end of the melee
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Grant plows out

Farewells!

Christmas Eve 2008

Quincy, California. It snowed all morning. Jeffery & Kyria were flying in from Des Moines, Iowa. Jay was getting a PET scan in Chico, then driving up to our house. Dorothy worked the Post Office at Belden until 1, then went home to get Shay pup and headed up the Canyon. Matthew & Wendy were driving up from the Bay Area and would arrive late. We got some fake fire wood so that we could have a bonfire out front. Kristine and Ashley came for a bit of supper with us before heading over to have dinner with their Dyrr family. Dad wanted to give them their gifts from us---cameras---so they could use them. Here are some of my pictures. After supper, we played Scatagories.

Quincy Sparkle & The Community Singalong at the Courthouse

Quincy Sparkle ~ An annual event where all the downtown merchants stay open late and provide appetizers and beverages to entice shoppers into their stores. There is also a Parade of Lighted Trucks, caroling, and a Tree Lighting Ceremony. This year, they also lit up a large Menorrah along with the tree on the Courthouse lawn.


The Quincy Courthouse Christmas Carol Singalong is an annual event that I really like to attend. It's really moving to hear everyone singing together (3 floors of marble) and also to hear the various church & community groups performing. Below are a few pictures for posterity.

The Lutheran Church Choir

Jim Boland

Judy Houck in the red dress (seated) on the main floor at the Courthouse.

The view out the front window

Grant doing what he usually does.

Barbara (back row) & Judy Buck (white sweater) amongst those singing with the Quincy Community Methodist Church choir

Johnnie and David having a quick gab

Judy Buck and her husband

Our local Barbershop Quartet ~ always a favorite

The view from the 2nd floor

The Nightingales

David Huffman doing his annual rendition of "O Holy Night"
Johnnie Walker and the Nightingales

Silent Night