{"id":614,"date":"2007-02-12T02:05:18","date_gmt":"2007-02-12T11:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/mom\/?p=614"},"modified":"2007-02-12T02:05:18","modified_gmt":"2007-02-12T11:05:18","slug":"christmas-with-family-the-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/mom\/2007\/02\/12\/christmas-with-family-the-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas With Family: The Best!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have to admit, I was not looking forward to traveling back to Minnesota during the busy Christmas holiday season and driving from place to place to place to place to see everyone.<\/p>\n<p>It couldn&#8217;t have gone any better!  We started our holiday down in Alden with Bill&#8217;s family.  Check out Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and December 26th down on the farm.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">We must be on the farm.  There&#8217;s the bell!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/mom\/files\/2008\/02\/bell-01.jpg\" title=\"bell-01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/mom\/files\/2008\/02\/bell-01.jpg\" alt=\"bell-01.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Christmas Eve there was a house full.  Bob &amp; Delores, Don, Linda, Erik &amp; Becca, Ann, Wayne and the kids, Bill &amp; Arlene, and  Bill, Katie and I.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/mom\/files\/2008\/02\/dinner-01.jpg\" title=\"dinner-01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/mom\/files\/2008\/02\/dinner-01.jpg\" alt=\"dinner-01.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Great seeing Linda &amp; Don &amp; Kids!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/mom\/files\/2008\/02\/linda-01.jpg\" title=\"linda-01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/mom\/files\/2008\/02\/linda-01.jpg\" alt=\"linda-01.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">The brothers: Bill and Bob.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/mom\/files\/2008\/02\/brothers-01.jpg\" title=\"brothers-01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/mom\/files\/2008\/02\/brothers-01.jpg\" alt=\"brothers-01.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Bryse, Maurene, and Donovan.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/mom\/files\/2008\/02\/kids-01.jpg\" title=\"kids-01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/mom\/files\/2008\/02\/kids-01.jpg\" alt=\"kids-01.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Becca and Donald.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/mom\/files\/2008\/02\/donbeca-01.jpg\" title=\"donbeca-01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/mom\/files\/2008\/02\/donbeca-01.jpg\" alt=\"donbeca-01.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">A great photo of Arlene!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/mom\/files\/2008\/02\/arlene-01.jpg\" title=\"arlene-01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/mom\/files\/2008\/02\/arlene-01.jpg\" alt=\"arlene-01.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">The next day Bill Sr, Bill, Katie and I headed over to the East Woods for a little exploring.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/mom\/files\/2008\/02\/katie-01.jpg\" title=\"katie-01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/mom\/files\/2008\/02\/katie-01.jpg\" alt=\"katie-01.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Kate and I had to do a little tree climbing.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/mom\/files\/2008\/02\/tree-01.jpg\" title=\"tree-01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/mom\/files\/2008\/02\/tree-01.jpg\" alt=\"tree-01.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Bill Sr. had to collect a little corn for the birds before we returned home.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/mom\/files\/2008\/02\/corn-01.jpg\" title=\"corn-01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/mom\/files\/2008\/02\/corn-01.jpg\" alt=\"corn-01.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">The sun sets on the farm are beautiful. This shot was taken right outside the house in the yard.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/mom\/files\/2008\/02\/sunset-01.jpg\" title=\"sunset-01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bbryson.com\/mom\/files\/2008\/02\/sunset-01.jpg\" alt=\"sunset-01.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have to admit, I was not looking forward to traveling back to Minnesota during the busy Christmas holiday season and driving from place to place to place to place to see everyone. It couldn&#8217;t have gone any better! We started our holiday down in Alden with Bill&#8217;s family. 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