Oh, What a Wonderful Life

Holiday greetings!  This season we are reminded of all that we are blessed with; a loving family, supportive and dear friends, a warm home and loads of love.  The kids are so excited to be out of school for two weeks and Darrell and I, well, we are dealing with the much anticipated Christmas morning.  We are still searching for a few additional gifts to complete our extravaganza.

This season we made a special trip to Dry Gultch USA.  This was our first time to visit and we weren't sure what to expect.  We were wonderfully surprised by this unique step into the past.  We travelled the old streets recreated to look like the old West and took a ride on a passenger train.  On the train, we travelled through a recreation of the Gospels narrated from the birth of Christ to his death.  It was so powerful and amazing.  We hope to make it a annual tradition.

We recently went to Winterfest in Tulsa and the boys ice skated for the first time. Tulsa has a new outdoor rink that is small but good for the Okie's. Its much smaller than the beloved Williams Ctr and much colder! You can imagine I found myself in the heated tent with hot cocoa in hand more than once. But it was totally worth it to watch the boys slip and slide and race and have as much fun as a kid could have. And Darrell had as much fun as they did! What a big and wonderful kid I married. He has such a giving spirit and does anything and everything for his boys and for me.

We want to wish everyone a safe and spirit-filled Christmas. We love all of you and we'll see you in the new year!

The Smart Family