As Annette and I walked in the door of my parents home the first thing I noticed was the smell of something good cooking mixed with the wonderful smell of a fire in the fireplace. Then my sister and our nephews called out "Tim and Annette!" and everyone came to the door to hug us and help carry our bags in. What a perfect Christmas homecoming.
(The picture is from Christmas morning, click it for a big version)

Tomorrow Annette and I leave to go spend Christmas with my parents. But yesterday we went to the wedding of a girl from the youth group. It was beautiful wedding in a picturesque Mexican village about 1½ hours away. We took these photos along the way.
That mountain in the photo at top is a 16,000 ft volcano. Our city is on the far side from where we took this photo. The women and child in the photo immediately above are Mazahua Indians. If they even speak Spanish, it is their second language. Can you see why we're going to miss living here?

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And if you haven't already read about our harrowing "baby bootcamp" experience, you've got to click here and at least look at the pictures of Annette and me trying to hold onto triplets!

Last but not least, if you have children, our Christmas gift to them is SPiKE: the accidental adventurer, which you can find in all its multimedia glory at here. Make sure you read the "Tips for Readers" and the "Back Story" which you can find on the links bar on the right of the page.