Saturday, December 31 - With 2016 coming to a close, we are preparing to leave the Houston Elks Lodge and head West.
Marsha spent most of December in Ohio visiting family and friends. Canton had a very cold, snowy and icy December. Paul and Carrie only spent five days at Christmas in Ohio and escaped without having to slosh around in any snow. We celebrated a wonderful Christmas day with our family. Santa was very good to us all. Even though we had an enjoyable time with family, it was sure nice to get back to the eighty degree temperatures in Houston.
Our traditional Christmas photo. 
Carrie, Dave and Kelly
Carrie and her date for the day.
The family showing how much fun we had on Christmas day.
The table is set. Let’s eat.
Time to open gifts.
Marsha always grabs a window seat when she flies. She loves taking photos out the window. She had a beautiful day for flying back to Houston from Canton.
Flying over Houston Medical Center.
Sunset over Houston.
We depart for points West on January 5, if all goes well. Paul has some last minute medical appointments we are hoping will not delay our departure. We hope to spend several weeks touring El Paso, Las Cruces, Deming, Willcox, Bisbee, Benson, Why, and Casa Grande before finally reaching Yuma, AZ, around the beginning of February.
We plan a couple weeks stay in Tucson, then up to Sedona, AZ, before settling in the Phoenix area for Cleveland Indians Baseball Spring Training for the month of March. It's going to be a busy and event-filled winter for us in the American Southwest.
We would like to wish all our family and friends a 2017 filled with love, laughter and adventure.
Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see y’all back real soon. Have a great day!
