December--the end of the year

 Three wandering meese :-)

Sunrise en route to Maddock pickleball 

 We stopped to visit Jerry B. en route
to the Farmers Union Convention.

 

"A Hard Day's Night" entertained us at the Convention.

Their accents were so good, we thought they were

really British, but they were actually from Cleveland!

 We headed to Killdeer after the convention, so Bob

 could work on the floor for the addition to their house.
We all helped "test"Kelly's special chocolate 
marshmallow Christmas cookies. Yummy!

The kids opened their gifts 
from Grampa Bob and Gramma Diane.

I made some baklawa for gifts
using Trina's "easy and quick" recipe.
Aunt Mary would not approve, 
but it turned out great!!!

We headed to Buffalo, MN, for Christmas 
all the kids, grandkids, and Donna
at Corey and Ana's "Cadillac Ranch"
wedding venue.

The sunrise at our farm on the morning we left.

 Doug, Sara, and kids arrived in MN on the 20th,
so we spent some time at the Buffalo Museum's
annual Christmas tree festival.  The kids had
to find gnomes in the more-than-fifty trees!

Each tree was decorated by a different organization.

We stayed at the Buffalo Motel....
Donna and the "Bison" joined us.

After everyone arrived, all 14 kids swam 
in the motel pool, built snow forts, 
went sledding, played in the loft (dance hall)
of the barn, enjoyed playing Foosball and pool,
and "hung out" together.

Hanging out and playing

upstairs in the barn;

Enjoying "Joe's Stone Crabs"
Thanks Emilio and Lucy! :-)

Bob and his stone crab bib

Donna and some of the kids enjoying a meal

Trina played a game with the kids after dinner

until Santa showed up! Tom and Jimmy were 

"otherwise distracted" when Santa arrived.

Donna gives Santa a thank-you hug

Tom wanted a photo on Santa's lap 

The "kids"..big and little with Santa

Jimmy and Kelly's special gift from Santa...
(they are expecting baby #5 in the spring)

The guys all received special socks....

and so did the girls...a fun ending to the year!

November 2019 Cold and Snowy

 Final hockey game at the Engelstad for 2019

 Thanksmas at Steve and Barb's...our theme

was the letter "T" for Thanksmas.  I got a
box of "T" snacks, and Bob got a Thumb drive.
We traded at home...he ate the snacks, 

and I decorated and used the thumb drive.

49th Anniversary...at home

because there was a blizzard outside

(just like the day we were married)