Xander's Holiday Picture

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Emma's Holiday Picture

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Thanksgiving 2012

Thanksgiving in Arkansas with Pete and his family. We flew out of Minneapolis and into Memphis where we rented a car to drive to Jacksonville, AR where Pete lives. Jacksonville is only about 20 minutes outside of Little Rock.

Pete and his wife, Stepanie, made green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, turkey, ham and sausages. What a feast! I sat next to my nephew, Xander. He would only eat turkey and I helped cut it up for him. We had pumpkin pie made with cream cheese made by Stephanie for dessert. Abby, Xander, and Emma were all very well behaved.

Christmas in July

Dale just got back from his stint for the summer on Madeline Island. On my last trip up to visit him I found these Russian nesting Santas at a store in Bayfield. I couldn't resist getting them.

Aluminum Tree

Was at the Minnesota's Greatest Generation exhibit at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul yesterday. This display made me think of Grandma Alice's aluminum Christmas tree from the 1960s.

Tree Down - February 2012

It's finally down! All you can see here are the tree skirt and tree stand. In 2011 the tree came down on February 27th. I'm ahead by five whole days!

Lights Off - February 2012

The lights finally came off tonight. All that's left is the tree! Pictured above are the lights on a neighbor's trees.