Puppy

Fun in the North

We took off early Sunday morning for a day at the cabin. A few weeks ago we piled, cut and hauled brush and timber so we could have a few burn days. Well.... that was a good idea but we had to walk through at least 16 inches of snow, dig through the snow and ice to find the piles and then haul them out of the woods. We took a break and had hamburgers and soup (cabin food is getting low) then worked some more, then warmed up inside by playing cards and Yatzee until the burn piles had burned themselves out. Addlea drove back to Chicago, we drove back from up north and it was the first trip with the puppy!!!! Fun and very uneventful...

Her name is Pepper and she's the puppy Addlea is holding. She is part Golden Retriever and not sure what else. She's been with us a week and we are getting potty trained quite well.....It's almost as bad as having a baby in the house but we never put our babies on the deck and told them to go potty... A few of them did, but we never told them to!

Up north with our burn piles. This one is in the middle of the driveway.

The best place to sit was in one of the 4 foot tall snowbanks the snow plows left for us.

Here they come....

As long as there was a fire, I got out the marshmellows and cooked me up a couple. I didn't go back in for the crackers and candy bars because I was trying to keep my fire going!!!

Fun Christmas Holiday

Jim at the Creation Museum in the Dinasaur Hallway.

Aunt Marette reading books to Jenna. Actually, we read the book about 5 times.

Anna is learning how to finger knit!

Hey Aunt Marette, look at this silly face!

The smile says it all; the puppy is Pepper and so far so good!!!

Christmas 09

Addlea relaxing and reading. Baihley trying to get the hang of hula hooping on the Wii

Addlea's special shirt!!! It says on the front, "Mission Bound" and on the back, "need a husband."

Dad pulling the girls on the tubes... correction- Addlea just fell off the tube.

Grandma Bonnie's funeral the day before Christmas Eve.

Mom visiting Rose Wichser, the lady who named her. Rose is 99 years old.

Dad got a new toy for Christmas; a snowmobile.

The Jorgenson bunch went bowling for our Christmas party. Addlea and Baihley and Aunt Lori in the background.

Christmas a week early but to be delivered a week late

Tyler is holding one that's not available!!! That makes is easier. Baihley picks up the little black one. She is cute.Mom gets George....

Addlea wants this one.

And the winner is............... Pepper!!!!

Christmas; do we need words?

Christmas Alive 09

Tyler was a narrator this year. His deep voice was fun to listen to.

"Ah- mom quit taking my picture!!"

Off the Wise men go following the Star.

Baihley had Gizmo there... horse on extreme left and a friend was using Buddy on the extreme right. They had a great time!

The Wise men are returning from following the Star!!!! This year was much warmer.. only in the upper teens and twenties and no blizzard like winds!!!

Thanksgiving

Addlea, Jim, Baihley having fun at the Bluff Valley Lights Thanksgiving Night.

Baihley getting ready to ride Charlie English.

Setting up the tree... what is Addlea looking for anyway?

Mom enjoying an afternoon on her horse.