more Christmas ...

Christmas at Linda's

Remember the Holiday "Kid's Table"?

They're all grown-up now!

Jeff got gifts!




(photos by Stef ~ thx Stef!)

Rog got gifts!


awhhhhhh ...
another Santa and the Elf sighting!

... a Chrismoose Ironing board
for Moose Manor ...

God bless us, everyone!

xoxo

Christmas Day

oh little Christmas Tree, oh Christmas Tree!

Santa and an Elf flew in from the North Pole

after a VERY busy night

...and stopped by to wish us all

a very Merry Christmas ...

even Linda was on the "good little girl list" this year!

Jasmine and an Elf!

Rich, Jack and Stefanie!

boys and Christmas toys ... (Wii Boxing)

Christmas table ...

our Christmas food

(prepared by all ...

thank YOU! thank YOU! thank YOU!)

Bry got gifts!

more pictures later !

xoxo

Congratulations to Victor and Sarah

on the birth of their new baby girl

"Tulia Marie"

on Christmas Day!

(and congrats to Grandpa & Grandma

& Uncle Iian too!)

December 21, 2008

26 year's ago today I was having a Cesarean section ...

Happy Birthday Kevin!

*

and Bry's Home from Salt Lake until January 8th!

YAY!

almost Christmas ... a perfect gift from

ELLEN and Chirs

(she knows how I feel about mouses) ... thx El!

(nothing better than a chocolate mouse ....)

progress at Moose Manor ....

talk to you all soon

xoxo,

Just SIX more days until Christmas ...

xoxo

just 32 days until we celebrate his birth ...

a.k.a. "31 more shopping days til Christmas!"

xoxo

got a new kitchen floor today ...

the old stuff

a bit of both

(and the master's tools)

the new stuff

Jasmine loves it almost as much as I do

Squirrel on little rocker

trying to stay dry ...

... 'til Jas scared her away

(see her hiding under the handrail)

xoxo

things sure have changed ...

loved the picture in my previous post of my Sister and her preferred mode of transportation ... well here is a picture of my Husband and his least favorite mode of transportation back in 1957 ...

things sure have changed ...

have a great week,

xoxo

Little Sista!

" do you know where YOUR

little Sista was on Halloween?"

(thx for sharing the photo Bruce!)

hope yours was happy!

xoxo

A Tad Bit Windy Here ...

... but only a tad ...

little parts blowing off our house ...

trees are self-pruning

and deck furniture blowing about ...

a tad breezy!

have a great rest-of-the-week,

xo

GHB Oktoberfest 2008

Rog and I would like to welcome you to a little photo synopsis of Oktoberfest 2008 at GHB (photo by Tracy). A bunch of folks took a bunch of great pictures and I've tried to include a few in this post. It was hard to pick which ones to use and there are a bunch out there that I haven't even seen yet. You can view Frank's photos at his web site. I will try to give credit to the photographer who took the below photos.

(just click above on "Frank's photos"

and you'll link directly to his site)

I will 'be frank', some of the names have been abbreviated to protect the innocent. Well here we go, this is how October 11th progressed ...

The day started out very well for Tim with this catch from the boat launch at the creek!

(photo by Tracy)

pumpkin carving artists

were able to show off their talents

Frank shows Alex how it's done!
German genes at Oktoberfest!

preparing for the hayrides ... be very afraid!

Patty rang the ships bell

from Frank Mattoni Sr.'s old 26' cruiser

to let folks know it was time for the

FJM Memorial Hayrides!

(Linda H. photo)

1st hayride of the night

(photo by Linda H.)

2nd hayride

(photo by Linda H.)

Linda & William

(LH's camera, not sure who took photo)

Beth & Scott

Lark & Bruce

(Linda H. photo)

Sandi & Rick
(Linda H. photo)

Friends
BFF's
Girlfriends

Ray & Chris

(Linda H. photo)

the sun and the moon at GHB!

(Linda H. photos)

Connie

"Party People"

Joe's Pumpkin
(Linda H. photo)

Ray and T
(Linda H. photo)

Patty and Lark
(Linda H. photo)

Twin girls at Oktoberfest
(Linda H. photo)

shhhhh ..... party is over ...

THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING!

ALL the food was the BEST, ALL the libations were the BEST, ALL the decorations and costumes/entertainment were the BEST!

THANK YOU!

Thank YOU for the Shoreline Soup Kitchen donations (70 lbs. of food!). Thank YOU for setting up and cleaning up. Thank YOU for bringing your friends and family. Thank YOU for coming and eventually going home ... Thank YOU for firewood and hayride trailer and cups and pumpkins and chairs and tables! ... and thank YOU for all the stuff I forgot to mention ...

(Frank M. Photo)

October Beach Rose

(Tim & Brenda's )

xoxo