Our annual trip to the Midwest for Christmas in Paragould.
Mom opening a present.
Wade cleaning up and making sure all the wrapping paper gets thrown away.
Our twin Santa Clauses. With that little bit of gray, Wade is looking
an awful lot like Earl.
Wade and Dawn posing with their presents.
Kimberly opening her special hand-drawn saw blade.
Earl examining the videos that Craig and Ordi sent along with the DVD/VCR.
Dawn saying, "I don't know what this is, but I'm going to open it
anyway."
A little visitor outside the door.
Earl likes to get his knife out to open presents. (Actually, I think
he just likes to get his knife out.)
Mom and Dawn both got lotions and potions.
Don't look at me like that!
Kimberly and Wade opening some presents.
Here's Mom with a pencil holder that is framed by four of Mark's graduation
pictures.
Kimberly likes Earl's knife as well.
I think I'll read the Paragould newspaper. That ought to take about five
minutes.
Mom playing solitaire on the computer.
We decided to try to get a few shots around town this year. If your name
is Molly and you are going to open a Mexican restaurant, what better name
than "TaMolly's"?
Here's Couch's Bar-B-Que out on Route 49.
This is Wade in front of the Paragourld Community Center. It has a basketball
court and a couple of pools, but most importantly, it has racquetball
courts, so Wade and Kimberly can get some exercise without having to drive
all the way to Jonesboro.
Here's the shady spot in town: the "Special Moments" boutique.
This is a shot of Earl and Joyce's house and barn from the turnin on
the road.
Another little visitor in the yard. Not unexpected, what with Earl having
constructed 23,486 birdhouses in his career.
Don't let the smile fool you. Kimberly is actually thinking, "Stinking
dial-up network! This is taking way to long just to do online check-in
for the airport."
Kimberly cooking us up a nice pot of spaghetti. Doesn't she look so natural
in this environment?
