Friday, December 5, 2008

Evergreen, Alabama

Road to Greg and Nina's cattle ranch in Evergreen, Al. where every year we go to slow down, enjoy nature and family during the holidays. ... Lots of eating as well.


Larry last year was in the spirit of Christmas.


The ladies in red, (left) Wendy and (right) Peggy, enjoy a fest.

Every December, Marc, the boys and I make the 10 or so hour drive to the small town where Marc's father, Larry, was born and raised. This is one of my favorite trips we try to make every year. Larry and Peggy make the trip as well. We all gather to spend quality time with the House clan of Evergreen.

Ashton's favorite gift last year was this train that moved and even had smoke come out of it's.

We usually stay at Marc's aunt's home, a cattle ranch with land about the size of the city of Weston. Greg and Nina always take us in with a smile and big hug. Their house is great. Lots of rooms, a great kitchen always filled with something to eat, great land for the kids to ride quads and play on ..... plus, Ashton's favorite part, the cows. He's scared of the bulls, as he should be.

Greg shows off what he got for Christmas. "I open my house to all these city folks, they pig out and make a mess .. and this is all I get."


Left overs.


Let them eat cake ... and lots of it.

Lets me give you a few facts about Evergreen:

Population: The estimated population, in 2003, was 3,530.

Median household income
Local
$20,979National
$41,994
Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau

Former and merged names include: Cosey's Old Field

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 15. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 4.2 per 1,000 people.

Ancestry & family history: 3% of Evergreen residents report German ancestry, and 4% report Irish.

Larry's brother, Wayne.

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