Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Christmas this year

cutting our Christmas Tree


                                                          stringing the lights


                                                          our fun Christmoose wreath

                 

dad reading Little Red Buckets



our Family Room all decked out


                                             
shaking presents


                                       
                                          my turn to do the Christmas calendar


                                         dad reading the nightly Christmas stories
                             


Christmas eve sneaking a bite of pie


                                        so funny... dad waiting for Erin and I outside
                                                the dressing room at Kohls



my birthday treat at Cold Stone  :)


Erin cross country skiing

Erin has loved cross country skiing this year










 
                                                   frosty window waiting for Erin to come out


                             check out Erin's frozen hair and eyelashes...

                                                           
                                        up close  baby, it's cold outside!


Friday, January 06, 2012

snow, snow, and more snow

It's been a beautiful winter this year.
An absolute winter wonderland.
We've had cold, cold temperatures, ferocious winds
and over 90 inches of snowfall this year.
Erin and I couldn't see a single snow man on our street.
We were determined to get one built  before Christmas.
Isn't he a dandy?   Here is the before the next snow fall...


...and here he is after the next snow fall.   
He just keeps getting dumped on and dumped on  
      we brush him off daily and have replaced his carrot nose
 and charcoal eyes several times.  
The snow to date is up to his belly.  :)




This is our back yard.... see the swing
and trampoline out there.... somewhere?


the snow is up to our porch... covering our 3 steps.
See Kodiak's paw prints as he goes out to do
his business.... somewhere out there.


                                               so funny.



                                                  Erin shoveling our front walk




                                       our little pathway to the front steps


poor dad as he tackles the driveway... we need a snowblower  
(or Scott and Joe to come back)   



                         Our home at night a few days before Christmas


                               
                             Christmas Eve



                                     Erin lighting the luminaries



Thursday, December 01, 2011

Fun at the Johnson's cabin

           We were invited to go with the Chadwick's
           up to Doug and Angie Johnson's cabin
           the day after Thanksgiving.  We had a ball.
       
 Our drive began with early morning fog and snow
















                                                click on this picture and read the sign
                                     


                                               
                                                       look who we saw on our way


                                               maybe if I sit very still they won't see me.....

                               
                                                  he was feasting on an misfortunate moose


                                             
                                                 warming up before we head out to the lake


               
                                                       Erin and Mat on the snow machine
                                                                   on the frozen lake






                                            dad and I taking our turn on the snow machine

         
                                                    warming up around the fire





beautiful sunset over the frozen lake 


Thanksgiving Day...so much to be thankful for

We started our Thanksgiving day with a 
warm cinnamon pecan pull apart  ...yum



                                         followed by nut cracking, peeling oranges and
                                         watching the Thanksgiving Day Parade



                         
                                           have you noticed the elephant in the room??


                           right away the turkey goes in the oven















and the rolls started



did I mention football??


Erin and I continued working on our puzzle

is that the cutest puzzle ever?




                                    Erin helps with the pomegranate
                                 whipped cream fruit salad
                                                                   




carving the turkey... notice kodiak... he is right... there
                                     
                             
our wonderful dinner... we are so very blessed



getting ready for our evening walk...  burrrrrr


it was a very cold, snowy walk



here we are all bundled up