forredfamilyfun: Christmas Catch Up-Part 3

We had plans to go home to the Wichita area a couple of days after Christmas.

It was debateable, since our world looked like THIS:

But, I determinedly set out, and white-knuckled it all the way to the Oklahoma border. The roads were awful clear up to that point. Then seriously, right at the border, the roads cleared, the interstate widened, and traffic thin out considerably. What a relief

Because, THIS is what awaited us---The open arms of our loving family!!

Ice Skating for Teenie's birthday!!!!

Happy Birthday, Teenie-beans!!!

Country fun is always heart-warming!

Built his very own fire-pit. Such a busy guy!

Waiting on the avid shoe-shoppers in the group

These girls know how to have fun!

These next 2 pictures are of some life-long friends. The first one is the "Moreland girls" and the "McBee girls". Our parents were friends in high school, so we've literally been friends forever!

One of my sisters planned the surprise reunion, and it was thrilling!

And this next picture is my brood with another dear friend and her brood! She's been a "kindred spirit" of mine since the 6th grade! She and her hubby recently bought her grandparents farm, where we had roamed and played together for years. And, just as we dreamed about in days past, she is getting the chance to gut the entire house and remodel it! That makes me very, very happy.

(As does her doggie-of-choice!)