our family got a real treat today.. we got to go on a dog sled ride in our town!! By the time we got a chance to do it, the snow started really coming down. (we had a snow storm warning going on..) It's something Sarah has ALWAYS talked about and wanted to do and the rest of us went too. (when will get another chance like this?!!) All of these dogs are from Alaska and two of them ran in the Iditarod in 2003. Very cool. Here are some pictures plus some more since I haven't been "blogging" lately!!



Christian helps to put a harness on one of the dogs. Getting ready!!!

Sarah's turn to put a harness on.

Sarah and I went first. The snow really started coming down!! (wish we had brought some ski goggles!!! ) I think we got the real experience here with this snow!!



There we go!!!

Dad and Christian's turn

The dogs are just waiting for the word to GO!!

Christian's basketball team played the hawks a couple of weeks back and one of Christian's friends (Jordan) plays for this team. it's funny how they had to guard each other!!



Sarah and Kit on their way to the barn!

Christian and Sally

peeking Sally

Sarah and her Lacey-Cat

Christmas break

Isn't this little guy cute?! One of my preschoolers gave me this as a Christmas gift. He's a little smoker guy that they bought in Germany over vacation. He burns a nice smelling incense. Thank you Eliza!!

Merry Christmas Reba

Merry Christmas Kit

feisty (and festive!)cats

stockings are the best part.. and Sally gets a bone!!

peanut butter pretzels.. Christian's favorite!!! (thanks Nana)

Christmas morning.. the date on my camera is wrong!!


A Christmas Eve tradition :'twas the night before Christmas

basketball and birthday

Sarah's actual birthday fell on the night of the holiday concert at school. Christian had an away bball game the same night.. we have been VERY busy running kids from place to place!! Thank you to everyone who sent cards to Sarah and made phone calls! She was thrilled with them all! :)

Sarah and one of her teacher's Mr. N

(these are uploaded backwards..)after the holiday concert Sarah, Cec and one of her teachers (who is AWESOME!) Ms. W. (Christian also had both of these teachers and loved them!!! We are so happy that Sarah can be with them too. :)

Sarah and friend Cecily

Sarah playing in the band at her school holiday concert

outfit for Sarah's dolly "Rebecca" is from Nana



a favorite movie Sarah loved to watch on vhs.. now updated!

Thanks again Nana!

sometimes Lacy-Cat just wants to be in the picture too. :) Wherever Sarah is, Lacey is never far away!

Sarah got the sweatshirt she's been wanting for her birthday

after the Lion's Club tournament..my two number 14's with their trophies!!

Sarah waiting to get in the game

Cutting down the tree '10

We went to "Uncle John's" tree farm this weekend in our town.. Uncle John is Shannon and Liam's (our kid's good friends...) Uncle (and his wife was both of our kids' 1st grade teacher.. a dear friend!) Here is the gang by the snacks and hotdogs that Uncle John always has available every year! (Thanks John!!) L-R Sarah, Christian, Liam and Shannon.

sawing away. Sarah chose the tree this year, it was Christian who cut it down


almost!! hold on Liam!!

Christian and his pal Liam carrying the tree

Christian's turn to put the angel on this year

problem fixed

I'm way behind with pictures due to my memory card acting up.. I finally uploaded all 900 and something pictures tonight to fix the problem only to delete 3/4 of the pictures since they were already uploaded a while back.. so these are from the beginning of November! (something I could have done earlier if only I had the time!!!)


We desperately needed new windows in the downstairs level of our house. We finally got it done this fall. They are so nice!! Easy to clean and no more drafts!!

Christian (with Sally) poking his head out of his bedroom window

Sarah poking her head out of her bedroom window

Moving Day!!!

TODAY WAS MOVING DAY!! Kit has safely arrived at his new home! Sarah rode him there, as now he lives right behind our home on top of the mountain (not far from his previous home) Our neighbors put up a new barn and have invited Kit to live there too. Their new horse "Reba" a Kentucky Saddle horse arrived today as well from Connecticut.

Kit looking at his beautiful new home!

Kit is now at his new house.. we're waiting on his new friend "Reba" to arrive!!

Here comes Mike and Linda's new horse!!! YAY!!!

Reba is off the trailer and at her new home!! Here is Mike with Linda's Cousin (Also Reba's previous owner.)

in her new stall

pretty Reba

heading out to their new pen

Kit getting used to his pen

Reba's turn to get a walk around her pen