Snoball

A rigorous 3 weeks of selling cookies has come to a close. Ella and Keith celebrated by attending a father-daughter dance. No mothers were allowed. Apparently, fun was had by dancing to various favorites such as the YMCA, the hokey pokey, the chicken dance, etc. Also, they served powered donut holes and powered oreos to feed the dancers. Sean and I stayed home in our pjs. He conked out half way through our party.

An amazing pizza experience

We decided to order a pizza on a recent Packer Sunday.
On our box it read "Your pizza experience was managed by Christ". Who knew he worked for P*apa J's.

Christmas Concert

Rocking around the Christmas tree with my nukie!

Train Rides and Summer Trips

Life is not as exciting compared with July so here are some vacation pictures from our trip to MN. Ella and Sean had alot of fun riding the train in Duluth. They were special VIPs with Papa around.




Fun at the cabin with the cousins...







Another exciting stop was at split rock light house along the North Shore.

Baby Cakes

Sean turned 1. He likes his cake!

Neighborhood Pool Party

Sean was a little unsure about his first trip to the pool. Sure he loves his bath but usually he's inside and can feel from one end of the tub to another. By the way "where are the bath toys?"

Visit to Mammoth Caves

A weekend trip to Mammoth Caves and Louisville, KY proved to be a fun venture. Mammoth Caves has the largest underground cavern system around and we took two different tours of it. One on the way to Louisville and one on the way back home. In Louisville we hit the Starbucks by the hotel for Chai and the Louisville Zoo. The kids enjoyed the animals and the little train that encircles the zoo. Ella really like the underground caves and her training as an avid hiker paid off for mom and dad.

A section of Mammoth caves from our first tour at the old entrance.








Many years ago you could have your name smoked on the ceilings of the caves. Now this would be considered graffiti.







At the Louisville Zoo where we saw a different type of lemur than at the Minnesota Zoo. There were alot of sculptures to sit on, as well.







Last Day was a visit to the new entrance that included a stop at the Drapery room and Niagra Falls, one of the few spots with stalagtites and stalagmites.