Goodbye Bella, Avy's new Bed, and Snow

Well as many of you probably heard, our family gave our dog Bella back to the breeder last week. After careful consideration, we all decided it was in the best interest of the family. Of course everyone was a little sad to see her go, especially Dave. But we are all moving on and looking forward to being able to spend more time together as a family.

Avonlea's bed finally came this week. She now has a big girl bed to sleep in. It is large enough for when guests come to visit as well. The new bed is taking Avy a little time to get used to.

Well the snow just won't melt and go away. Although its been a pretty normal year as far as snow goes, it really hasn't melted all winter. The piles that formed in November are still there. Here is a picture of our home and street after yesterday's surprise snow shower. One more month and hopefully it will all be gone!

Snowshoes and Bella

Jeni and Mya went snowshoeing for a school field trip last week. They both had a lot of fun. They went to the Ledgeview Nature center just north of Fond du Lac.

Here are a couple of pictures of Bella and Avy. Avy and Bella were playing cute tonight and so you get to share in the pictures.

Christmas Pictures

Here are some of our Christmas pictures. The kids loved their new pajamas and they had a great time opening presents on Christmas morning.

Here is also a picture of Mya in her cowgirl costume. She was a square dancer in her schools play "Christmas at the OK Corral"

Gingerbread Houses

Here are some pictures of the gingerbread houses we made before Christmas. Avonlea definitely liked the licorice.

Snow Day

Today we had a snow day in Fond du Lac. About a foot of snow fell today, so the kids were off from school and were able to play outside. Here are a few pictures of the snow forts they were building in the front yard.

Jeni's Birthday

Jeni celebrated her birthday this past week. We celebrated with Chinese food and a Blizzard ice cream cake from Dairy Queen. Jeni thanks everyone for the gifts !

Late Thanksgiving Pictures

Its a couple weeks late, but here are some pictures of our family Thanksgiving. Luckily this year the weather was decent (no snow or freezing weather) and the kids had a lot of fun at home. Jeni did a magnificent job with the Thanksgiving dinner which included turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, and bread. We all wrote in the traditional Thanksgiving Day thankful book that Jeni keeps. Overall it was a great time.

On Sunday we set up the Christmas tree. Everyone had a great time and the kids really enjoyed it. Avonlea kept taking ornaments off the tree to play with, especially the princess ornaments. Surprisingly enough, Bella was actually pretty good and has left the tree alone.