November Excitement

Deer season opened on November 5th.

Andrew shot this 5 X 5 buck.

Grampa Bob hasn't found one that big yet!

We met Trina and her girls at Ana's on Nov. 6th.

First, we celebrated Annika's 12th birthday

which was coming up on November 8th.

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Anni examines her gifts from her cousins.

In accordance with Bob's family tradition,

Anni got twelve birthday bounces.

Then Cecelia

and Lydia got ten "belated" bounces

since we weren't there on October 15th.

On November 7th, Claire made her First Communion.

Claire and Ana in matching outfits.

The "girls" after church on Sunday.

Back: Trina, Annika, Claire, Ariana, Ana

Front: Cecelia and Lydia

Trina's "selfie" with Ana

Bob and I actually slept in the Murphy bed in the barn 

where there is a kitchenette, two bathrooms, and a shower!

But we didn't have time to play all the games 

that are set up!

The kids, of course, love the trampoline upstairs.

Had 40 mph winds and a dusting of snow on Friday, the 12th

What a difference a day makes...3 inches on Saturday

On Sunday afternoon, Bob got out the "Bob"cat

and cleared out some snow.

Our newest "star" 

Andrew was confirmed on the 21st 

at St. Joseph's church in Killdeer.

That same day, Caiden's team in Cedar Rapids

won their tournament. Caiden is in the front row

second from the left.

On the way home from Killdeer,

Bob decided to check Jimmy's grain bin

near Dodge. (Yes, we got out)

This moon greeted us as we were

coming up the road to our farm.

November 22nd sunset

Sunrise on the 23rd

"Thanksmas"  in Grand Forks:

Back: Mark, Bob, Doug, Jerry, Jill, Steve, Andrea, Aaron, Wendy

Middle: Diane, Kathy, Anastasia

Front: Claire, Kendra, Logan, Maddie, Lydia, Cecelia

"Storm" is reclining in front of the kids!

Bob, Jerry, Steve, and Kathy are siblings. 

Doug (Jill) and Mark are Jerry and Wendy's sons.

Maddie, Kendra, and Logan are Mark's kids

Andrea (Aaron) is Kathy's daughter.

Anastasia is Bob and Diane's daughter.

Claire, Cecelia, and Lydia are Ana's girls.

Kathy, Wendy, Ana, and Steve reminiscing..

Doug, Bob, Jerry, Andrea, Aaron, and Jill

Kendra, Maddie, Lydia, and Cecelia

Mark and Logan at the pool

Logan gets flipped

Cecelia, Logan, Claire, Lydia, and Kendra

on the "devices" at the pool.

Ana's girls did a synchronized swimming routine for us.

Can you tell who's who by the legs?????

Lydia, Claire, and Cecelia

Before the movie "Encanto" in East Grand Forks

Santa and the girls at Cabella's in EGF

Reind"ears"

Minions with the minions in the theater hallway

Santa, Mrs. Claus and an elf

That's Uncle Jerry on the wall 

at the UND hockey arena.

Matthew shot his first deer

on the last day of hunting season!

Dinner at The Ranch in Devils Lake

for our 51st wedding anniversary on November 30th