This weekend we made it down to Sioux Falls for the Reiffenberger Christmas get together. Unfortunately, there were several who could not make due to illness, including my daughter Molly and my son-in-law Tanner. Molly came down with the stomach flu early Saturday morning. We will luckily be getting back together later next week when we go to Huron for Christmas for Sarah’s side of the family. In between, we will be home, and celebrating. And, there really is no place like home for the holidays. Time spent with the rest of the family is great, as we don’t get together that often. But now with our kids grown, we will be starting our own holiday traditions in our home. Another chapter about to begin! Some day we will have grandkids involved!!
We all gathered at my mom’s house. She has been in that house now for the last 50 years. I grew up there, and it still holds many great memories for me! It always feel like home yet! She is still on her own, and doing well. Hopefully this continues as well! It was great seeing many of my nieces and nephews, and now their kids. It is always fun watching the look on the kids faces when they are ripping open presents!
My niece Jess, with her son Finn. That is my brother Ray, the oldest, in the background.
Finn and Keegan…brothers! Always a ham for the camera!
We get as many of us crammed around the old ping pong table as we can when it comes time to eat, and open presents. Then rotate around when opening presents. This tradition began before my kids were even born, and my oldest are now 25!
It is always nice getting together to celebrate the holidays, and catch up on how everybody is doing! I am looking forward to next week when my kids will be coming home and celebrating at home with us, and carrying on our own traditions! It is great having Megan back home for good, and not worrying about plane trips, and the weather, who can get here and who can’t!
Sarah and I are looking forward to those traditions carrying on what we started with our kids. Amazing how fast time goes by! It still feels like our kids should be that little yet. Megan, Sarah, and I got our run in Saturday morning before we took off for Sioux Falls too! No excuses there either. You just have to plan and figure out how and when, and then relax and enjoy the rest of the holiday time!
Enjoy the holidays! Enjoy family time! Enjoy them for as long as you can, as time really does go by fast! Keep striving, keep surviving…keep living! Keep moving everybody!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day on New Streak: #266