What a walk through history! My cousin, Jeff Kreischer, has bought Grandpa and Grandma Kreischer's old farm and has done a major renovation on the house for the past two years. He offered to have the annual cousin's Christmas party there this year. He had only moved in a week before he welcomed everyone into his new home. How incredible to be able to walk through the rooms of the home I used to spend summer vacations as a kid. He has done a wonderful job and the whole family appreciated the opportunity to be there.

I have to start with a picture of the SNOW! I hadn't been in snow in many years and you can imagine I was bundled up all 5 days I was in Ohio. And some photos of the empty house before the family arrived.

Then everyone started to arrive. They had planned the gathering in mid December so I could attend while I was visiting Ohio. What fun to see my family again in the festive setting.

After a delicous meal, the dice game began.

The newest Great-grandbaby, Kaden Thomas Shaffer, tells us it is finally time to call it a night!