Joshua's Snowman!

 We had a significant snowstorm the other day, which dumped about six inches on us!

This was my view from the kitchen sink - gorgeous!

But as with most snowstorms, it moved off by the next day and then the sun came out!

Joshua made a snowman!

Looks like it has horns.....snow devil, maybe?

Gorgeous blue winter sky!

Rachel's Family!

We love this little family!

Although this family of four will be soon be a family of five!

New baby girl is due sometime in January or early February!

Little Miss Elenna is a perky five year old girl and she is so smart!

And such a good big sister......

And this little guy?  Nathan's language has been exploding

lately and it's been so fun to hear all his new words!

He will be two in January.

Such a sweet picture of these two!

Ahhhh.....we miss these grandchildren of ours so much!  

Can't wait until we see them again!

Thank goodness for Face Time!

A Blessed Christmas!!

 We had a wonderful Christmas, and yes.....there was still some lingering

snow on the ground, so we officially had a WHITE Christmas!

Before the boys arrived!

Here's just a few snapshots that made the recipient, and the giver, very happy!

I knew Isaac and Joshua would like their Nebraska and Alabama insulated cups!

With all the many gifts - clothes, food, flashlights, watches, etc. it is very important

to remember the WHY in Christmas giving.

Are we making room for Jesus?

"For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whoever will

believe in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.  For God did not send His

Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. "

John 3:16-17

The Christmas Star - 2020!

 After dinner tonight, we drove down our country road to look for the Christmas Star! 

The alignment of both Saturn and Jupiter hasn't happened on the night of the

Winter Solstice in 800 years!

It wasn't a giant star with a tail like you see in all the Christmas pictures, but it was definitely 

the brightest star in the night sky!

The next alignment will be in 2080, but I won't be here on earth!  

I will watch it from my heavenly home!!

Saluting the Flag

 I love these two bronze figures in downtown Seward.  They remind me so much of Elenna 

and Nathan at this stage.

We pass by them whenever we are in town and it truly does bring a smile to my face!

December Snow!

We had a beautiful December snow last night!

This morning started out cloudy, but the sun came  out and made it a very pleasant day! The boys shoveled the sidewalks and part of the driveway, and  then enjoyed some sledding.

Willie and Isaac enjoyed a snuggle!

Joshua working on the driveway top!  The rest of the drive is gravel.

 

A New Christmas Tree For Us!

 Yes, we finally did it.  After many years, we bought a new Christmas tree!

Thanksgiving Photos!

The title says it all - we took lots of photos before the Big Feast!

Enjoy!

And then we tried to photograph the two dogs, Willie and Chloe......

This was the best we could do after about nine attempts!

Great photos, everyone!  Good memories!  💕

Thanksgiving 2020!

 What a wonderful Thanksgiving week we all had!

Courtney and Dennis drove up from Huntsville and we had a marvelous time together!

Dennis is an electrical engineer like Joe, and has also been working on  his pilot's license so they have a lot in common!

Here they are going through Joe's builder scrapbook for the RV-4 that Courtney had put together for him years ago!

 

Here Courtney is showing off her typing skills, which are legendary within 
the family - about 99 words per minute!  WOW!  

She hasn't lost her touch!

The always anticipated game of "LIFE"!  Joshua won! 

 

 Courtney and Dennis also helped us get up the "Family Wall of Photos" in the basement, which we had been putting off for awhile.  

They got it up in record time!

This is about halfway done - the Carey side!

We went out to eat on Monday and Tuesday.  Once to introduce Dennis to a

Nebraska  institution, "Runza", and then to our favorite Mexican restaurant,  "La Concina".

On Wednesday, Courtney and I started making a few Thanksgiving foods ahead of time.

We also took nice walks up the country lane!

Thanksgiving Day was beautiful and sunny!  We all have much to be thankful for!

In usual Isaac fashion, he consumed more food than any of us could possible imagine.

This is serving one of three, not counting dessert!

Post-meal photos!  Ha Ha!

Earlier in the day, before the meal, Joe, Dennis, and the boys all tackled the yearly

weed growth around the lagoon.

Getting this done was a huge help to us!  Thank you, Dennis!

Chloe, the dog, had fun watching all of the activity and running around

on the acreage!

That evening, Courtney and Dennis gave the boys a very fun gift - a "grow your

own bonsai tree" kit!

They had fun soaking the seeds and then planting them.  We'll see how long it takes them

to start to grow!

We had a marvelous time, and they made it back to Huntsville in fine shape!

We truly had a blessed Thanksgiving Week with them here!