Santa

Santa and Mrs Claus

A cold parade 

Just the three of us 

He was not impressed but I was excited to get a whistle! 

 Santa was in town this weekend for the winter walk. I love the small town parade and tree lighting. It was cold out but we still had fun. 

Uncle Jim

 Pictures taken by Tommy Coughlin. (These perfectly capture Jim) 

I’m late posting this as Jim or Hawkie passed away in July. It’s hard to capture the right words when a family member dies. Jim was diagnosed and passed very quickly. It didn’t give us much time to process. Jim was so involved with our family. He helped us with so many projects. Seriously there was nothing that Jim couldn’t do . He helped with bathroom remodels, floors, a whole garage, a granny suite, and so many many more. We learned so much working next to you and always loved going to get a burrito and chatting late in the kitchen. You loved my boys and never minded crashing out in rooms with Spider-Man sheets. Anytime something happens to my house I’m going to first think crap I wish I could call Hawkie. Thanks for being awesome. We will miss you. 

Lefsa (or Lefse)

 We had our annual Lefsa day! Each family member helped a little through out the day. Ansel stuck out the whole process! Way to go babe .. it is a long day . But so worth the time! Bring on the holidays. 

Ricing the potatoes 

Ansel rolling out the dough 

Looks delicious!

Lefsa is one of my favorite holiday traditions. I know it’s a ton of work but once you get here !! Yummy 

Axel trying out the rolling 

I like kind with butter and white sugar . How about you? 

Teaching the boys the art of lefsa making . My grandma would be so proud !

Look at that stack !

Cheese 

Grandma and Ansel peeling the potatoes 

Wrapping up fall

I got to attend a leadership conference. Free breakfast to start the day. 

Work picture : Halloween contest- we were Swifties  

Brian , Big and Hank

Wearing a hard hat at work :) new Pediatric Infusion Center coming this March! 

Fun article from work posted. Cool how much history is on my unit. And I’m a part of it !

Pairing the storage room. Getting ready for winter. Clearing off the deck and cleaning up spaces. 

A visit at Mayo - always some of the best views 

Auctions are so fun!!

A porcelain sign for the wall

Breezy point - where the nursing conference was. I’m sure this place is super great in the summer. It was rainy and cold for us .

Love free books. Got to chat with the author .

Darts in the garage