A Christmas of Many Firsts

Ho!, Ho!!, Ho!!!... Merry Christmas!

Yes everyone, I have been known to be rather crazy at times, but this one is intentional! I was too busy to do anything and now, its January February, things are slowing down and I can think again. I know that you will let me by on this one.

Of course, the biggest first was baby Alex's first Christmas... 2010. Doesn't he make the greatest little Santa's helper? I have also added the photos of David with Alex and then the family around the Christmas tree.



Not sure about Santa, yet!




Logan, David, Alex, Ethan & Brandy



David & Alex, father & son

Another major first was that it snowed 6 inches in Chattanooga on Christmas day, for the first time in 41 years! And, it was the first snow ever for Ali Hossain who visited us from Bangladesh. He thought it was amazing, nothing like in the movies or on the news!

Ali measured 6 inches of snow on Christmas Day!

And, since Ali was with me, we went to visit some of our friends who have worked or are working in Bangladesh. We visited Brad in Marysville Ohio, where they make Honda Accords, we visited Ron in Huron Ohio who Ali worked with in the early days of the rural electrification program, Harun in Erie PA who now works for GE, Shajedul and his family in Niagara Falls, my college room mate Dana and her husband in Buffalo and 17 of Ali's cousins in Albany NY. It was the first time for both of us to see Niagara Falls which was 50 degrees on New Year's Eve Day (probably another 1st but I don't know). This photo shows Shajedul and his family who drove from Ontario Canada to see Ali (I was along for the ride). Another first for me was meeting Ali's 17 cousins in Albany. What a nice town! They had just cleaned up after 18" (inches!) of snow. All in all, we traveled 2200 miles in 6 days!! Yes, another first for me!

Well, that is enough excitement for one day. Thanks for reading!

TTFN

Judy