Celebrating 47 years! :-)
Thanksgiving weekend: Ana and the girls came home:
They found lots to do with the "old toys" at the farm.
Lydia, Claire, and Cecelia
Kathy whipped this up on Thanksmas morning.
Our theme this year was the letter "E"
(Some of) the Fritel men
Jill got a whole new set of encyclopedias!
Doug became "The Elf" (not on the shelf)
with his prize gift
The gang is(n't) all here!
On Friday, we headed to Grand Forks to see "The Nutcracker"
and take in a hockey game.
We posed with a ballerina.
We sat in the mezzanine at the Chester Fritz...
Free time was spent in the pool.
The girls had to take a pic with Uncle Jerry and Grampa
Claire found a new friend.
The girls were excited when they were on the big screen
at the hockey arena, but were tired after the overtime game.
But, we still managed to have a "pretend" birthday party
for Claire and eat ice cream and cupcakes!
Heading to Killdeer to visit Jimmy and Kelly--
we took two pickups because Bob was heading
to Wisconsin on Sunday and I was coming home.
A gloomy crossing over Lakes Audubon and Sakakawea
Dunn Center is Jimmy and Kelly's new mailing address
The road from the farm to Killdeer where their church
and school are located
and school are located
Luke and Matthew beat everyone to the breakfast table
By early afternoon they were ready for a nap!
...must be genetic
Ready for spaghetti!
The kids with both sets of grandparents
Andrew and his friends....
Luke, Grace, and Matthew keep busy
The pickups and trailers are ready at 4 a.m. Sunday
as Bob and Jimmy get on the road to Wisconsin
to bring some of Jimmy's equipment to ND
Is that a four-o'clock (a.m)-shadow, Jimmy?
When I arrived home on Sunday, I found
5" of snow in the yard.....but it's still Fall, isn't it?
