Christmas 2013 - The Ziegelbaurs

Christmas 2013 was a time for family, fellowship, and freezing temps for us in Michigan.

The Saturday before Christmas we hosted a George Family Party with lots of good food, laughter, and fun… for those of us who were not hindered by the weather.

2013-12 Christmas 3 — The George cousins gather

2013-12 Christmas 2 — Fun and feasting with family!

And before that party ended, another one began. Ron’s sister and her family arrived from Minnesota to spend a week with us.

2013-12 Christmas Ds — Kim & Tom and their boys with Ron & Janet and the Zieglettes

2013-12 Christmas stockings — Stockings were hung by the chimney with care.

Nathan flew off to Tulsa, OK to go on a ski trip in Colorado with a friend whose parents are missionaries in Cameroon. Meanwhile, the rest of us kept entertained with fun things to do in W. Michigan. For example…

When the sun came out, we did what many Michiganders did: went to the beach at Grand Haven!

2013-12 Christmas GH 1 — Lake Michigan is beautiful on a sunny day no matter the season!

2013-12 Christmas GH 2 — Stay close to the handrails. The stairs may be treacherous! Ya think?

One evening we drove through the beautiful Christmas light display over a mile long at the ball park.

We also visited the display of Christmas trees from around the world at Meijer Gardens.

2013-12 Christmas Meijer 1 — Ron, Michelle and Janet read the plaque describing the decorations and traditions from the country represented on each tree.

2013-12 Christmas Meijer 3 — The Swedish and Danish trees were a couple of our favorites.

The warmest place in the botanical garden is the greenhouse. We felt so much at home among the banana plants and orchids!

2013-12 Christmas Meijer 2 — Michelle and Janet check out the bananas growing at Meijer Garden.

And of course, you can’t go to Meijer Garden without seeing the DeVinci American Horse… even when the temperature is below zero!

2013-12 Christmas Meijer horse — Kim, Tom and Chris at the feet of the DeVinci “American Horse”

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