'twas the night before Christmas...

These first 3 pictures are BEFORE we went to papa and gubbie's house for the crazy whacky all too exciting present extravaganza!!! That house is out of control and you can see it in their eyes even before we leave that they know they are headed for a good time!!!



This is Roni reading to us about the Magic Reindeer Food that we got from uncle Day and Auntie Kate and Zachary...we had to spread it on the lawn so the moon hits the glitter and they know where to land!!



It's a rainy windy yucky night so we threw it off the porch...but I'm sure the reindeer know exactly where to find my little angels!!!
Merry Christmas to All and to All a Good Night!!

All dressed up...

In case I don't get back on here in the next couple days, have a super great Merry Christmas to my one blog reader!!!

Welcome to the family Meyer!!

This is Meyer (it means FARMER!!) and he is the newest addition to the farm! He's an indoor cat though so he's not ever really going to know the farmer life hehe...

Hannah and Adam came over to meet him today...he is just visiting for the evening!


Denton does his own thing CLEARLY...every one was ooooohing and aahhhhing over Meyer and he was doing flips off the couch...I love Denton's world!!

This was his daddy's!!

The thought that he is getting too big for his daddy's old bike makes me sad...

Now on to prettier things!!

It's been years and years since I had a place to put my village out...but this year I thought to my self "self" why not put it in the china hutch...the kids can't touch it in there!! *I* think my village is beautiful...but what makes it even more beautiful is that my gram had the same one...and some of these pieces came from hers after she decided to spend her Christmas' in heaven...oh how I miss her this time of year!!

ETA: It was my cute little sunshine head husband that put this all together...i gave the idea of the hutch and yesterday when I got home...it was all pretty!! Thanks cuteness!!

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Well how do you like that?

It's clearly cell phone quality...but here's me with my doe! I never shot a rifle before...I've never had a hunting license before...some people (Doug) hunt for years and never get anything but freezing cold...but here I stand with my first kill!!

And so this is Christmas...

Where has the time gone? I remember hanging these ornaments thinking about my sweet little tiny babies...this year they hung their own ornaments...wow.


Not sure what this is about...I'm pretty sure she doesn't know either!


He looked at every ornament for a long time...this is going to be a fun season!


He just adores his sissy...oh heavens!!


Roni got to hang the star...I just love experiencing Christmas through the eyes of children...there's so much wonder!!

I wanna go huntin too!

Although it's too big now...I know that all too soon it's going to fit and he'll be off in the woods. He really wants to go huntin with papa...and I have a sneaking suspicion that the feelings are mutual. He and his papa are good buddies!

Hess Family Thanksgiving trip...

Meet my nephew Zachary...this boy is a party!! Trust!
Denton was just so happy to be with the kids...I'm pretty sure he smiled all weekend!


Roni and Denton with their newest cousin Avery...he's a monster baby!! He was so cuddly!

Happy Thanksgiving...I think.

Roni had a Thanksgiving feast at School and was allowed to wear 'regular' clothes...instead of the usual uniform...so after she got dressed and I asked her what she was thankful for...she went into a model session and I'm thinking she's thankful for either herself or 'peace' which is the sign she is flashing in photo #3...oh how she makes me smile!!

My daddy the trapperman!!

This is a 'blonde' raccoon...which I have been told is pretty rare. I might add a personal note that it's pretty ugly too...but I'm not a trapper...or a man!!

Now...let's catch up a bit! TRICK OR TREAT

This is my niece Jenna Marie...she was a pretty butterfly!!


This is my nephew Adam and my Niece Hannah they clearly were...Arrrrr Pirates!!



And of course this is Roni and Denton and their costumes pretty much explain themselves!! They were Winnie the Pooh and Tigger!!

Ahh...much easier!!!

Ok...I have begged and pleaded but no one will update the old blogs...so I have taken it upon myself to start another one that *I* know how to use. I'm not promising every day postings...but I am promising more than every other month!! Enjoy!