Jacob’s Christmas Creation

It was a labor of love, but he did it!  It’s a massive Star Wars something??  Ha ha!  Mommy still has lots to learn!

Celebrating Grandpa’s Birthday in Iowa

What a treat to celebrate Grandpa’s birthday with all 4 of his Grandkids:-)

We love Michigan friends!

We met Amber & Aubrey at the DNR museum in downtown Detroit.  The interactive activities were great!  The mommies were on high alert trying to keep track of everyone.  We arrived with 4 kids and we managed to leave with the same 4 kids—whew!!

Christmas Fun in Michigan

What do you do when it’s cold and snowy in Michigan?  Sled of course!  We had fun on Grosse Ile’s new sledding hill.

Dinner with Grandma Bolthouse at Ford’s Garage in Dearborn. 

We braved to cold for Greenfield Village’s holiday nights. What a great time—ice skating, riding in a Model T, riding the carousel, and watching fireworks.







John and Grandma played about a thousand hands of cards:-)

Early Christmas Festivities in Colorado

This crew—we treasure our annual Christmas festivities with them!  

1st Ski of the Season!

Early season conditions didn’t keep us off the slopes:-). We took a day trip to Copper to get our equipment tuned in.  Any day on the mountain is a good day!

Grandma & Grandpa Erb's Fall Visit

 Grandma and Grandpa lucked out--they were in town for the fall Dad's Club lunch and bake sale at school.  We lunched with the boys and then treated ourselves at the bake sale. 

 No visit is complete without a good project!  Sarah got a new electrical outlet in the upstairs hall,  and the boys had help building some "stairs" in their favorite climbing tree.  Grandpa trusted Jacob with the power screwdriver, but he had to help with the manual saw.

John created quite the elaborate structure/bug house?