Illinois odds and ends

 Aunt Sam found a huge wreath and bow for 90 percent off and added it to her barn for a traditional Christmas look. I tried to do some time lapse photography to capture the entire homestead's festiveness, but it was tough to do. This photo and the one below were the best of the bunch.

 Grandpa Paul and Xan

Rodney's cousin Melissa (seated on the floor next to Paul) and her son, Cody (showing the boys his high school wrestling moves on TV, back to the camera) came by to see us before we left.