Christmas Fun!

This year we traveled to the Cities to visit both Tim's family and my family.

We had a wonderful time! We are so thankful for our family!

 

 Bailey grandchildren...all 9 

with Becky & Andy expecting #10 the end of May

 Grandpa Bailey reading the Luke 2 passage before we open gifts

 Perry and LeAnn (Tim's sister)

 Tim and I

 That afternoon we went to visit our wonderful friends for a couple hours. Here the youngest two are sitting with their favorite babysitter Kelsey!

 Christmas morning....my 2 favorite men (my dad and Tim)

 Brunch with the Godt side of the family...Emily -13 years old, me, Anita, and mom Godt)

we had OJ, sausages, cinnamon rolls made by Anita and Swedish tea ring made by dad...Mmm, delicious!

 Dave and Anita (my awesome sister!)

 my mom and daughter....love this picture!

 The Godt grandchildren

Star Wars shirts given to M and B from the Ostercamp family

Micah with cousin Luke and brother Ben

9 years!

Happy Anniversary to my best friend and father to our children!

Sliding Hill!

The kids and I have been SO excited for snow. Why might you ask? Because of this thing called "The Hill" on our property. The first photo is of me before going down it. The second photo is of my one sled track after coming down it. All I can say...."AWESOME!"

Here the boys are enjoying the sliding fun on Dec. 13th

Here's a picture of the kids this summer on it. Just so you can get the feel for its steepness.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas Family & Friends!

Our Four Blessings

Hannah in her Christmas dress - she's our princess for sure!

We are in front of our Wisconsin House...2 days before the winter storm of 12+ inches

School Time

Ben working on his letters

Egg Carton Lunch

The School Room - AKA kitchen peninsula

Caleb counting critters while learning math and his colors.

Piano lessons from Grandma Bailey - about 1-2x/month

Thanksgiving....Deer Fun!

Thanksgiving preparation...Great Grandma making pies - apple, pecan and pumpkin

 Cousins - Adam, Caleb, Hannah and Lydia biking - it was in the 60s that day!

 Gathering and stacking wood for our outdoor furnace - Tim and Jeremy wearing orange as it is deer hunting season here in WI

 Brunch - Barb's cinnamon rolls, egg bakes, fruit kabobs and yogurt with granola. Yum!

 I think the kids nearly outnumbered the adults (12 kids:13 adults)

 Hannah enjoying her brunch. Say "Cheese!"

 This is how we sat down to eat...in an "L" shape way

 Micah with his adorable, sweet Bailey girl cousins!

 Cousin Alex, the helper! Pretty good at age 3

 "Veggie" Time!

 A little coloring activity

 The Baileys

 Larry showing Tim how to cut up deer meat  (Tim's first deer)

 86 years young....the matriarch

Tim's 2nd deer shot (2 days after Thanksgiving) on our property right off the back garage door...while in his slippers!

"Peter Pan"

On November 16, I took the older boys on a date. We first stopped at DQ for a treat and then at 7:30pm we saw the play, "Peter Pan" at the State Theatre in downtown Eau Claire. It was a musical which was a huge BONUS for me! We all enjoyed our DATE NIGHT together.

Pleasant Valley Tree Farm...October 23rd

 We met up with our homeschooling group for a field trip to Pleasant Valley Tree Farm. The kids enjoyed a hike and lots of playing at this place.

Panning for GOLD!