Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Tom and I drove to Bozeman, MT to celebrate Christmas with the kids. This photo was taken in South Dakota - do you see the cowboys and Indians galloping across the prairie?
Lame Deer, Montana: The sign says "Chief Dull Knife College." I wanted to stop and see if they had a miniature beer mug for my collection.
Sisters sipping some swill.
We went skiing on Christmas day at Bridger Bowl outside of Bozeman!
Joel preparing the beef heart (appetizer) with Karen supervising. It was delicious! Apparently the kids' Grandpa Schlatter used to make this dish for them.
We pressed on to Reno, NV and had lunch with Tom's Aunt Alberta (center) and her son Larry (bottom left). She is 95 years old and sharp as a tack!
We finally arrived at the gorgeous California coast and had a great visit with Craig, Monica, and her family.
Dan was glad to be a part of the wine tasting activities in Mendocino County.
In Los Angeles we visited Tom's cousins Rich & Joyce Schlatter. It was fun looking through their photo albums. This is Matilda Schlatter, Tom's grandmother, who came over on the boat from Switzerland. Apparently she didn't smile much.
More Schlatters from back in the day.
Top: Aldine and Mary
Bottom: Dan, Caroline, and Henry
It had been nearly 20 years since our last visit to Rich and Joyce's. So great to see them.
Lastly we visited my Uncle Mike Guild in San Dimas, along with cousins Dave and wife Paula. Uncle Mike (89) is also sharp as a tack and still has his wonderful sense of humor.
Our country is so beautiful. We enjoyed every stretch of the trip, well, by the time we got to eastern Oklahoma Dan and I were ready to be home.
The only downside of our trip is that one of us was issued a warning by an officer in California. Not bad for 5500 miles and 3 drivers!
