Local snowmobilers

We had visitors at our home today and after they had come in and warmed up then they went to leave and asked for me to take some pictures of them. It was fun only I didn't wear my snow boots and had soon filled my sneakers up with snow. But I photographed them until they waved goodbye from their apartment entrance.

Our Texans Headed Home

Well tonight we had to say goodbye to our son's family as the headed to the airport to return to Taxas. You would almost think that Brooklyn wanted to get going fast as she was trying to get down and go. However she was just wanting a balloon. We loved having them here with us over the past few days and especially for Christmas.

Wishing All a Very Merry Christmas

Wishing All a Very Merry Christmas from our Family to Yours

Hoping you all may have a wonderful Christmas and a wonderful Holiday season the rest of the week. Here are a few images of my family as we enjoyed the Christmas season which started for us with an early party as a family . Really families for me is the most important for this Christmas Day because they are such a strong evidence of the love that is given to us by the child for whom this season is celebrated. Without the love of this special child known to us as the Savior then our families could not be "Forever Families". Isn't it interesting that it is a child's face that reflects so well the Joy of this season.

I for one am so Thankful that Jesus Christ was born and lives today and that God, his Father and ours, has given us the promise that we will also live again with Them if we will but live God's commandments. I know we will have that blessing if we will but believe in this special Child on this day and every other day through the year and think of Jesus each day trying our best to be like him full of love and service to each other.

Merry Christmas.

Cricut Decorations for Christmas

My granddaughter needed a cd player and so we got her one for Christmas. My daughter wanted to decorate it for her though and the images following are what she came up with for her. Using her Cricut she cut out the letters and flowers from Vinyl and then had fun.

And here was the results when she opened it. McKinsey really loved it.

And since she had decorated Kinsey's present she also had to decorate her older sister's Cuttlekid as well. She did a great job on both. Kasia loved it also.

What do people do when they don't blog?

I don't know what other people do but for me ,well, I get to the honey-do lists and do them. Here is the shower that I should have put in when the house was built but now that the children are all married it is time to put it in so they have a place to shower when they come back with their families. It was a fun adventure and thank goodness I have a new son-in-law that knew how to put in the grout, he did it a lot faster than I could have. Anyway here are the almost final results. I did put the silicon caulk around it yesterday to finish it up but that was after I took the pictures.

Candy Making Day 120509

One of our family Christmas traditions that started with my Mother In Law Lois Behrmann was to have the members of the family, that could, come to her home and make candy all day on one saturday in December. Well she has been gone for a lot of years but the tradition still continues with her daughters. Today was the day we did it this year. Look below for a little insight into what happens on

Candy Making Day.

The grandchildren even come and sometimes help but usually just have a great time playing at grandma's house.

Everyone brings their own favorite recipes and each help make candy, usually having several being made at the same time depending on the need for the stove.

Pulling the candy takes just about everyones help. And it even turns into a contest sometimes to see who cab gets theirs the pulled the best.

Here are some of the candies that were made today.

And the grandchildren were still playing. They like the decorations that play tunes over and over and over and over, especially when the two year olds are pushing the buttons.

Here is wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas Season and I hope you all document your families traditions.

Merry Christmas