Surprise!!

Looks like we have a new addition to our family! Meet "Bandit". Jason brought him home at lunch time yesterday. I don't think anyone could resist keeping him after spending an hour with him. He is a 12 week old "shepherd mix" and is a BIG SWEETHEART!

We think we are going to call him "Bo"....and keep the "Bandit" part for his last name. Our friend Todd adopted his brother so we are excited that they will get to visit each other once in awhile. Coda seems to like him so far too..... Bo hasn't pestered him too much yet. And Coda could surely use a buddy these days!!

Brooks Lake

Our friends Jim and Bill have been trying to get Jason to go ice fishing with them for awhile. He finally went this weekend. They headed out to Brooks Lake (near Dubois) before sunlight. He had a blast! They snowmobiled in about 5-6 miles and were able to drive right up to their fishing holes. There is a nice lodge there where they had a yummie lunch before heading back. Wasn't fair...was about 40 degrees there and about 25 here. Boo! The kids and I LOVED eating that fish though. Very tasty! Next time, we're tagging along.

Cousin G.K.

Last month G.K. (my little sis' 18 month old cutie pie) was able to stay with us for a week while his parents vacationed in Hawaii. We were so excited to watch him!! He was honestly the best kid I have EVER hung out with. VERY easy going and VERY sweet! I think he should be a veterinarian. I've never seen anyone LOVE Coda and the horses so much. We already miss him and can't wait to play with him again.

White Christmas

All Dressed up!

This doesn't happen very often in our house....getting all dressed up. Every year the kids know that I am going to make them dress up and take their pictures by the Christmas tree. Kaycee DREADS it. Jackson LOVES it. Kaycee has informed me that dress will never touch her skin again - we might as well give it to someone else who will wear it. Jackson digs his new vest and tie and thinks he is cool since he looks "just like Dad going to work".

Somehow, we were able to work it all out and get some shots for our Christmas card. Maybe next year we will break tradition and do a couple of pic's in their jammies.....they do look so cute all dressed up though.... don't you think??? Even if it's only for 30 minutes a year.

Tree

After coming home from Thanksgiving, the kids REALLY wanted to get our Christmas tree. So, we headed out near South Pass and found one relatively close. I swear Jason could spend 3 weeks searching for the "perfect" tree. It's fun that he gets such a kick out of it. Jackson picked out a "beeeeautiful" one that was only about 30 feet high and 20 feet wide... but he had to settle for one just a wee bit smaller. There has already been a lot of talk about Santa and Pixie & Trixie (Santa's Elves who keep tabs on Kaycee and Jackson) around here lately.

Bring on the Holidays!