JJ "driving" Uncle Bob (who is right at home on a golf cart!)

Myrna with brother Bob and nephew Bobby. It was wonderful to have Bobby with us this year, and we surely appreciated Bob's efforts in arranging our special dinner at Gaylord Links.

Above and below: Joyce, Teecie and Bob with me Thanksgiving 2008

Thanksgiving evening, most of us attended ICE at Opryland. Phil and I had seen this presentation of ice sculptures several years ago in Orlando, so we were excited to see this year's display. Above and below, the nativity scene.

A shepherd with sheep - ice sculpture

Huge angel - ice sculpture

One of the passageways at the ICE presentation had these colorful lighted ornaments creating a tunnel effect. Using the flash on the camera took away from the "ambience." Sorry! :-) JJ, Teecie and Kim in the photo above. Parkas are provided, and they hardly did the job of keeping us warm in the 5-degree coldness (necessary, of course, to keep the sculptures frozen solid)!

JJ, sliding down the ice slide

A solid ice Christmas tree.....

....and Christmas wreath.

Phil, Kim, JP, JJ and "Grandma" ready to go into the ICE show, Nashville, Thanksgiving evening 2008

Teecie, I hope your lips don't get stuck on that frozen creature!! And Phil looks like he's saying "We're going to WHO-VILLE!" ha

Kim with her little front-loaded papoose, JP, who is nine months, and JJ, 4 years

Friday, Nov 28th, was my birthday. We went to PF Chang's in Nashville for my birthday dinner. Above, "Aunt Joy Joy" and JJ are sharing a secret, it appears. :-)

It was wonderful to have Kim and her family with us for Thanksgiving AND my birthday. :-)

JP practicing standing by holding onto a warrior statue at PF Chang's

Beautiful birthday roses for Grandma from JJ and JP

Helping me celebrate my birthday....Teecie :-)

Christopher :-)

Paul and JP :-)

Ken and Joyce :-)

Birthday girl, November 28th, in her favorite color :-)

JJ's antics, above & below - priceless and precious!

My birthday dinner, PF Chang's, Nashville, November 28, 2008 (and PJ is taking the picture....again). Thanks, PJ!

On Friday evening, 11/28, after my birthday dinner, we all went to the Grand Ole Opry! What a great time we had!! I snatched a few photos in the darkened Ryman Auditorium, where the GOO is held. Above, Teecie is looking my way.

Bobby, Teecie, Phil, Christopher, and Phil (behind Christopher)

Brother Bob and sister Joyce at Grand Ole Opry

Brother Bob and nephew Bobby after Grand Ole Opry

Charlie Daniels and his band performing at The Grand Ole Opry, November 28th

JP slept almost the entire two hours we were at the Grand Ole Opry. I thought these three photos I took of him gradually sliding downward in his mother's arms were so cute!

I recently flew to Phoenix from San Francisco. When I was back at the PHX airport on my way to the gate for my return flight to San Francisco, I paused at a window to capture the sunset photo above.

You KNOW how I love clouds. Here are some more! :-)

Above and below: two early morning shots of what we see EVERY day from our Marriott Airport Hotel windows! :-)