Friday, January 29, 2021

Home Improvements.....

After a few weeks where I was convinced we needed to move to a bigger house...we decided to buckle down and do some home improvements. The front flower beds have been really really sad for a long time. I hired a landscape architect and he did an amazing job! Can't wait to see how it looks when the colorful plants get put in! 

We went from this....




to this.....


 Next step....exterior paint and a new roof! 

Friday, January 1, 2021

Goodbye 2020!!

We went to the ranch after Christmas and stayed for 5 days. It was cold and rainy mots of time but so nice to just relax inside. 

Beautiful sunset from the back porch 


Sunset from the front porch 

Even Ranger finds time to relax at the ranch!
 

Lots of football to watch!! 


Sleeping in the deer blind. 

New Years Eve was rainy and cold. We spent the day inside playing games and watching TV. There was a short game of football before they too cold to stay out. We did make it until midnight!! But then were in bed about 12:05!!









Dad, Julie, Sepp and Katherine came down for an afternoon. We spent lunch and the afternoon at Mary's. It was good to visit. We're not sure the last time all 13 of us were all together. 



The kids and Dad played Newcome outside...even though it was so cold and wet!!






Our annual New Year's Day picture. Same line up every year. The biggest change was Grant this year. He shot up and is almost past Sophia! 


Ranger was SO tired all the way home!!! He was so cute all curled up in the back with Jake. 


 We had a really good time at the ranch even though the weather was mostly cold and wet. It was good to get away and just do nothing. We were all happy to say goodbye to 2020. It's been on of the strangest years ever. There have been a lot of good memories mixed in with all the hard stuff. Praying that 2021 is a bit easier...and maybe at some point we can have a big mask burning party!!!