wanted to share.....

Noah Daniel Scheffler in the Norstad baptismal gown last year...I forgot to post it.
that gown is so beautiful -- my dad's mom, Rachel, wore that at her own baptism.












Sophie was an angel in the church Christmas program Dec 2010.

a few more Christmas 2010

Chris and Martha; chilling watching A Christmas Story (which ran for 24 hours)

that little electric fireplace heater is what Gregg got me...I love it; it's sooo cute and it heats the bedroom so amazingly.











My tree
















Some serious cribbage playing going on right there!

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Happy faces after the meal...Bonnie loving the Rummegrot! YUM!

Bonnie, Amelia and Sara











This is the beautiful center piece Kristi sent me...three candles to light in memory of dad, mom and Samantha Rae. It was so lovely.














Mira thinking she might like to try the lutefisk!!
HMM I hope she can be converted to a lute lover.















There's our big girl taking that first bite....
will she absolutely love it???

















I guess that's a Definite NO. Maybe she'll learn it's an acquired taste! :)

more pix from Chesney's party

Martha (as a baby) with Jeffrey--she says she forgot her diaper !!!















Kelly and Michelle in their OLD school jackets...still fit like a glove. Jeffrey in his Lanesboro Burros jersey and Justin in his school uniform!??? Apparently Justin's school was into retro!



Taking a moment and having a snack and chat. Maybe Wilma is getting advice from the Queen of Hearts???















Logan found these eyes so I just had to snap a pic of him.














Who dis??? Dat be rapper/hip hop artist Ryan "Yo Epps"; his mother the pumpkin...and of course, our FAB 60's gal Sophie.

Costume party

This is a little late but wanted to post these pictures from Chesney's Birthday/Costume party from Oct 30! "A great time was had by all".

I wish I knew how to post more than 5 images at a time...

here is Michelle as SUPER MOM!, Mira as the Bride of the Phantom of the Opera and Amelia as a cute as a button cheerleader.







Sara and Jeffrey as the Queen of Hearts and Jeffrey as one of her Hencemen, the Jack of Hearts.
















Here is the birthday girl as Pocahontas! so very cute - a fair skinned, red haired Native American! :)

















We all thought Jeffrey was a little devil when he was a kid...well, Miss Kelly had us all fooled but showed us her true "colors" as A Devil woman/hostess for the day.

















and of course, the Flinstones, Meet the Flintsones, they're a yabba dabba doo time, a dabba doo time...they had a gay ol time!
Justin, Mandy and Annabell as Fred, Wilma and oh so cute: Pebbles.

More pix in a separate posting because the fun really never ended that day!

Kyle Norstad "Center" of Attention!

Michele and Jamie sent me photos of Kyle playing football.
He is #53, the center! (His Great Auntie thinks he's too little to play center! He should be a Safety or a RB)
Thanks for sending the pics.

vacation, a 2nd grader, and a duathlon!

One of Nick's fish, he was so proud!

having storytime in Itasca State Park

Hiking around the park

the headwaters of the MS river!

Back at our resort, it was a great place!

Abby's and Nick's sandcastle!

Abby's first day of 2nd grade!

Today, Jeff, Kelly, Dawn and Ryan were in a duathlon (5K run, 21 mile bike ride, 5K run) here in Pine Island. Kelly, Dawn, and Ryan completed it as a team and Jeff did it by himself! He did a great job finishing it in 2 hrs and 10 minutes! Great job everybody!