The Boone Family

Upon our return from vacation, I found out that Grandpa Grocho was in the hospital.  Maw Maw and I jumped into the car and drove down to visit him.  At that time he was in ICU with a severe infection.  He was very weak, having a hard time catching his breath, and was not eating much but jello.  I was so worried.  When we walked into his room, he began to cry so hard that he couldn't catch his breath.  Oh, how the tears were running down my face and his.  It was very hard to see him like that.  The priest had come in earlier that day and we were all concerned with this health.  The next day (Christmas Eve), Bob and the boys came down to visit.  He had regained enough strength and was stable enough that they moved him to a regular hospital room.  This meant that the boys were able to go back and see him.  I was hesitant to have them go back to see him that way but he was asking to see them all.  When we went back to the r...

In years past, Bob and I have chosen to either not get each other Christmas presents or just go on a "date night" together.  This year on December 1st Bob surprised me with a mini vacation getaway to Cancun, Mexico.  I was very nervous to leave the boys but Maw Maw, Angie, and Katie came to our house to watch them.   We stayed at the Hyatt Ziva in Cancun.  It was a beautiful resort.  Early morning we walked the beach. The water was so blue but it was very windy.  The view from the dock at the resort On the property there was a lighthouse.  We climbed up the rocks and explored.  It was absolutely beautiful listening to the waves crash into the rocks. We found lots of coral on the beach We ate so much!  Breakfast close to the beach was great! This was a view standing out by the lobby looking out onto the pools and ocean. At the rooftop adults only pool.   It was so relaxing...