PLEASANT VALLEY PONDERINGS

Saturday, January 25, 2014

The Grand Finally of 2013

We are a growing bunch ......and there will be more next year!

We make quite a pile of shoes by the front door of the "Christmas House"

We try to get in an few good hikes to offset the ample amount calories that we consume!

Thank you Aunt Becky for making Grampa's traditional beef stroganoff each year!

If you haven't eaten a Bend Burger Company hamburger, you really need to! Thank you Allen for starting a good habit!

Smith Rock is a great place to hike as well as good place to take pictures!

All too soon it is time to pack up and say good bye.......

More December Highlights

Special visitors....family and friends

Making Christmas gifts

Enjoying the great outdoors

Delivering cookies to the neighbors

Soup dinners! yum!

You got my name again this year! Thank you for my cool clothes =)

Yes! All three sisters are SITTING before Christmas dinner!

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Christmas Festivities Begin

Finding the perfect tree at Bates Tree Farm

Baking Begins

Time to drag out the cute Christmas sweaters =)

Storybook Land! It wasn't very long ago and we were taking our kids.

Thank you guys for putting up the twinkling lights for mom!

We end another Happy Thanksgiving Day with family and friends with the traditional hay ride and usually it is very cold! Then we enjoy dessert and a hot cup of coffee together and look forward to next year.

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Visiting Anna in Montana

I enjoy spending time in her classroom.

A quaint coffee shop in Troy

With a fellow teacher and friend after a patriotic stick routine was performed by their students for the folks at the care center.

Dress Up

My kids, along with cousins, spent many hours dressing up in these costumes and wigs and now it's the next generation enjoying a few laughs with the same 'ol stuff! How time flies, but some things never change...like playing dress up! It's always fun.