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This Holiday we were really looking forward to going to California for Christmas, and were so glad we were able to go.  The first week and a half TJ and the girls were sick, but it was still really nice to just hang out with my parents and family.  We loved going to my home church, and seeing old friends.  Other than my blessed family, we got to hang out with Jared Young, Jeb and Jenna James,  Julie and Noah Ray, got to see my friend Brooke, but didn’t get to hang out with her :(.  I hung out with Sienna Paulsen for 15 minutes… wish it was longer, had a wonderful visit with Jana Heirendt… sorry Dwight wasn’t there 🙁

We spent a lot of time with my mom and dad, which I really loved, we watched movies while falling asleep to them, watched football, played a game or two, went to our cabin, played in the snow where Penny got to see it for the first time.  We played Settlers of Catan, which was a typical Griffith game all personalities clearly shining through.

It was a different Christmas without Del and Arielle and their kids of course, we really missed them.  At one point before a picture Barry started looking around the house for the missing person and realized it was Del and Ari :(.  We can count the cost and know they are in a different place for such a great purpose, but it was hard to be with family when part of them is not with us.

We are so thankful to my parents for helping us get to California where as otherwise we would not have been able to come.  There’s not too much to say as the pictures explain a lot, so take a look  🙂

~Will update on our new apartment soon  🙂