Happy New Year - 2009!

From all of us

to all of you...

Happy New Year!!

May God bless you!

Merry Christmas 2008

From our house

to your house....

We wish you a very

Merry Christmas

and a

blessed New Year!

Just a little snow!

We were blessed with a beautiful snow storm today!

Probably about a foot of snow.


This was not a fun walk out to the mailbox!
Looking at it is great - driving not so much -
but especially not fun walking in it!
Good cardio workout though - so
I shouldn't complain!

A look up Jewell Road to the north.

This is one of the evergreens back by

the pond - love the look of the snow

weighing them down!

A Visit with Santa & Mrs. Claus

We were so blessed to have

Santa and Mrs. Claus stop

by and visit with us tonight.

Here are Megan, Karsten & Sydney

doing a group sit with Santa.

They had already sat with Santa

and told him something they would

like to receive on Christmas morning.

Santa read the kiddies a story too -

it was about the First Christmas.

They heard the story of Jesus' birth

and were told that Santa is not

the reason for Christmas.

Not that they understood yet -

but they will!

This is Dave, Kim & Karsten with Santa & Mrs. Claus.

Michelle, Mark, Kaitlyn & Sydney with

Santa & Mrs. Claus.



Rich, Kari, Megan & Charlotte
enjoy sitting with Santa & Mrs. Claus too.

The kids were excited to see Santa -
and even gave him some carrots to feed
Rudolph and the other reindeers.
Santa & Mrs. Claus led us in a song -
Santa Claus is coming to town.
Later they led us in a round of
Happy Birthday to Kaitlyn too.

Santa brought each of them some pj's and
a little toy. These little ones are so
blessed!!

Happy Birthday Kaitlyn - Dec. 2

Happy 1st Birthday to Kaitlyn!


What a cutie she is!

Here is Kaitlyn posing with

big sister Sydney.

Cannot believe a year has passed

since Kaitlyn was born!

Kaitlyn just spent her first night away

from mommy and daddy this past weekend.

What a trooper she was - woke about 1 a.m.

and grandpa went to rescue her. She was

looking at him like what are you doing with me??

When she saw grandma she jumped for me!

After a few minutes she was ready to go back

to bed. Good thing - grandma needs

her beauty sleep! ;-)

We are all looking forward to the

family gathering in honor of Kaitlyn's

big day - and won't she be surprised

when Santa and Mrs. Claus join in her party!