Andrew and I drove home on December 17th (a thursday) we left at 4pm (texas time) and arrived at my parents house at 5pm (texas time) which was 3pm california time. Basically we drove 25 hours straight home....not a whole lot of stopping. (of course we let the dog out of the car every so often, but he did not pee or poop the entire way there or the way home.....lol) This is tex, and how he looked for a majority of the ride :)
He is such a good dog. and sidenote - To break the news quickly, andrew and I took him to the vet yesterday cause he walks funny and crys all the time. We knew something was wrong, and basically the vet confirmed our worst fears.....He has SEVERE hip displaysia. It breaks my heart. Andrew and I are still trying to process it but as of right now hes on pain meds and joint lubricants...with lots of exercise. (gotta keep his muscles moving LOTS, sounds mean but its not i guess.) So.....my poor sweet puppy, im so sad for him and for us.
Next....to not be so sad and continue on with my christmas story. WE MADE IT HOME! I was so happy! Walking in the front door and smelling the house (automatically making me have to pee really bad....is this just me that does this....?) and seeing the fireplace all lit up.......its definitely one of my favorite things. It just makes me feel warm...looking at it. Anyway we were exhausted this night, we spent some time at my sisters but basically had to go to sleep asap! On saturday we went to a big....my moms side of the family party, and it was wonderful! We had such a great time and it was so nice to touch base with that whole side of the family again. Here is our huge group picture....
andrew and I then drove to willits the next day so that we could be there for his parents work party. They had about 70 people inside their house. This was a blast of a party. We spent the next few days relaxing in willits which was wonderful. A funny little tid bit, Gus (andrews parents german sheppard....LOVED Tex) This is the proof :) Licked him for like 10 minutes, it was so funny!
Anyway, we then made it back to santa rosa, in which andrew and I went to the 3rd annual boys mud football game.....it was so great! They had a blast, and there were only a few minor injuiries. After that we had a wonderful potluck at Jamie and Glenns house. Of wich....i know please gasp...i didnt take any pictures! UGH! :( I know im always the one with the camera, and I love having pictures of things, but.....it was actually kinda nice to like...relax for a minute without worrying about spilling my beer on my camera. haha! But I believe steph got some cute pictures :) I just love all these boys! There are a few in here that were friends of friends that I dont really know but they 
were pretty funny on the field! That was on the 23rd. Which means the next day was christmas eve!!! :) We spent christmas eve mostly snuggled in our jammies all day, and then got ready to go over to a family friends house for dinner. The Crams. :)
were pretty funny on the field! That was on the 23rd. Which means the next day was christmas eve!!! :) We spent christmas eve mostly snuggled in our jammies all day, and then got ready to go over to a family friends house for dinner. The Crams. :) Then......we went to bed and woke up to CHRISTMAS MORNING! I LOVE everything about this day, family, love, gifts, yummy breakfast, the heat from the wood stove, dogs, kids, playing with new stuff, giving gifts, smiles, pictures, silly moments. Here are a bunch of pictures.....highlights of the day! :)
This was christmas at the Kynochs! Such an absolutley wonderful morning! I love being home! I think being away, makes home....that much more special, and shows you how much you used to take for granted.
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