The Crash of 2011

Not talking about Wall Street.  My computer crashed and I have been slowly limping back to life.  It's been a struggle, but fortunately I had backed up my pictures!

So before it gets to be really old news, here's a little of what has been goin' on.....

Shane graduated!!!  Yay for him and all his hard work!  He went to school, worked full time and is an awesome Dad - gotta give him credit for all that effort!  We are very proud of him.

Then, guess who came to town?  No, not Santa - Patrick, Heather, Hunter and Cameron!  They were here for Thanksgiving and I was lame in the picture taking department.  When you are enjoying company, it is hard to remember to grab the camera.  I did take some on the Saturday before they left when we were at Bass Pro Shop.  Guess who we saw there?  Yup - Santa.  Hunter didn't want to get up close and personal, but Cameron was OK with him.  In fact, when Patrick was taking him off Santa's lap, he kept looking at him.

Hunter was also unsure of Rudolph.

But he did like the candy cane he got from Santa!  He worked on that while Mom worked on his fishing lure ornament.

Hunter tried out the tents and the sleeping bags.  He liked them!

He and Kyle also tried out the quads.  You'd think they were really moving with that grip Hunter has on Kyle!

You can't have a trip to Bass Pro Shop without trying to bag the big buck.  I'm pretty sure they got him!

Guess who else isn't sure about Santa?  Kendal.  We went to breakfast with Santa and she was all excited when she saw him (from afar), saying "I'm excited. There's Santa."  The girl doesn't walk the talk.

She did like Mrs. Claus and her story time.  She wouldn't sit right in front of her, though.  Just off to the side was just fine!

She did all the actions Mrs. Claus asked the kids to do.

And Kendal and I even took a train ride at the mall.





Spending the day with Kendal was great.  Not yet 2 and she has a mind of her own.  She will even tell who will push her in the stroller - "no, Papa, Gramma push."  It's funny now.  Won't be in 10 years.  Wendy will have her hands full!!