petting dolphins

 

Devyn & Maria got to visit some dalphins and get a kiss.

Christmas day

On Christmas Renato's family all came over for a Brazilian meal.  Renato got a pork hind leg to BBQ as he has done lots of beef and wanted to try pork.  Randy was giving Renato a helping hand as he likes to cook out too.

 To cook the leg they made their own cooker using a bottomless grill on top of a cement block base in which they burned the wood for cooking.

Renato's mom and his two brothers and they wives and kids were at Jody & Renato's for Christmas dinner.

Christmas Eve

                                               Christmas Eve was a big night for Maria.

Christmas time is Kooken time!

Randy and Devyn came down to Biloxi to join the rest of the family for Christmas.  Renato's daughter, Maria has flown up from Brazil for a month long visit, Renato is a happy fellow.  It's summer in Brazil and the kids have a long school vacation.  Here's the group getting down & dirty mixing up a full batch of Lubkuchens.

 

Well, now that they have been mixed up, it takes about 4 hours to bake the 200 to 300 cookies.

 

 

 

to join

Late December

HitchHiker friends at Steamers chowing down on shrimp and other goodies.

 

In mid December we made a trip to Atlanta for a gathering of Clayton's family and Judys.  Here's Mark doing some juggling in his front yard.

 

 

We all helped Clayton celebrate his #71!  Happy Birthday fella!

 

I made a trip to Michigan and got a picture of Devyn with Randy's & Devyn's Christmas tree!

                                   Yep, it still snows in Michigan during the wither, Randy's home. 

                The horses didn't seem to mind the winter weather, they came up to say "Hi, got an apple?"

I drove by our former home on Wamplers Lake, Judy and I both agree we don't miss it but had some great times there.