Carney Family Newsletter: December 2015

Saturday, December 26, 2015

Carney Family Christmas from Afar

Christmas Day in Texas

Twin's family gets together every Christmas day to celebrate and play bingo. There are so many in the family that they use the church hall......looks like fun.

Sean at the kids table

Sean and Mikey

Twin with her Mom

Never knew that Mike could play bingo

The girls are done partying

Christmas Morning in South Carolina

As usual Santa dumped out his whole slay at the Mitsuoka house

Panoramic view of the Christmas chaos

Seems like it was all electronics this year

Amy's shoulder massager

Dash cam?

Allison is making waffles for everyone

Takeshi texting a "thank you" to Santa

Christmas Eve in Michigan

Waiting to be filled

Liam

Tim loves to toss all the wrapping paper around. Note the throw that Emma made for her Dad

An inside family joke

Emma hoping for a car for Christmas

After the party's over....

Monday, December 21, 2015

Carney Family Newsletter for December

Merry Christmas Everyone

Picture by me...at The Henry Ford with effect by PIP

I hope that everyone is all ready for the holidays. It looks like there is no chance of a white Christmas this year. Mike and Twin and the boys are going to spend Christmas in Texas with Twin's family. Takeshi and Amy have their holiday traditions which include "Night of a Thousand Candles" and church on Christmas eve. This year, after Tim and the kids leave, I plan on venturing out to midnight Mass at St. Josephs in Detroit. The pre-game starts at 11pm with a performance of Handel's Messiah with the men's Capella, the choir and a chamber orchestra. The Tridentine Solemn High Mass follows at midnight. ....all in Latin by the way. I don't think I will get home much before 2am. Really looking forward to the wonderful music and the decorated church......let's just hope that I don't get mugged.
So, let's get started with the news...old and new.

Altar at St. Josephs (picture from their facebook page)

Thanksgiving at Pirateland

Amy and Allison at the Pirateland Thanksgiving celebration for all the campers...look at that sunshine...hurts my eyes.

Jacksonville , Florida

Takeshi and friends went down to Florida to catch a football game between the the Jaguars and the Chargers. Takeshi said it was just coincidental that they were in front of the cheerleaders....ya, right.

Emma at Work

She has some great friends there.

In Their Natural Habitat

Sean and Mikey in front of their world...dogs in the kitchen waiting for crumbs to fall.

Twin has made the living room a beautiful, welcoming room for the holidays

The Chilly, Chili Run

Jim had his last event with his canoe club ...the chilly, chili run but this year it was not chilly at all, however the chili was delicious! Jim, front left.

Night of a Thousand Candles

One of these years I am going to make it down to Brookgreen at Christmas....it sounds wonderful, my favorite garden all done up for the holidays....look at them, pretending that it is freezing out there

Family Christmas Trees