Happy New Year!

We brought in the new years by ALL being sick. BUT - we did manage to squeeze some fun into the mix. Unfortunately we were not the normal shutterbugs that we claim to be. Luckily the Huisman's got some on their camera, so will point you to their blog for better pictures of their visit (The Huisman 5). They braved the snow storms and stopped in on their way back from Nebraska (the place where Stickel met Jelinek)and our lives forever merged. The Huisman kids took our girls out sledding - and as you can see they really wore 'em out. Paige fell asleep right on the wood floor.

Wayne was a GREAT help in getting the playroom organizers all finished up. Thanks to this project, we introduced the Huisman's to IKEA!

Hudson has fun no matter who is visiting!!

After the Huisman's left - Marina tried her hand at sledding alone. When Kyle and Carlin were sledding with the girls, they were very diligent in riding down the hill with them and making sure that the sled came to a complete stop prior to plunging into the woods. Marina did not quite get the hang of steering, stopping, or even bailing out of the sled. Don went running after her yelling, "stop, stop, stop ---- jump out, jump out ----- Ut Oh". Marina went piling into a big pile of brush - and the brush won! The cuts are all cleared up now - but it sure gave us a scare.