Happy Bday Dear Peter

May your next year bring you health and allow you to travel safely to the many 

faraway places of your dreams.

And BTW Happy New Year 2018 very soon. 

Coe School Monster Mash

Nana's Poker Buddy

Who would have imagined Nana's poker buddy to be hanging on the wall in a High Point Market furniture showroom? He is the one in the middle BTW.

We always knew that my great-grandfather rented some of his Bald Eagle summer cottages to Chicago gangsters one summer. The FBI file mentions my Nana, Harriet Trask was a poker buddy of Dillenger one summer. Go figure.

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Harriet Trask

Snoop and Annie

Woof woof!

What do you know - Michael is hanging around too.

I know that you are in there Annie.

Potato Harvest

Like Dad says "don't you know you can buy potatoes at the super market?)

So fortunate though that we do not have to depend on my farming skills for survival.

This has to be Celsius.

Halloween Capital of the World

Winning Walleye

Look what you can catch when you have the best Walleye Catching teacher ever!
The winning Walleye is almost bigger than Oliver.

Go Go Oliver

Racer in training.

Meanwhile back at the ranch.

Go go Oliver - Katherine needs a ride.

Sugar Shack Shindig 2017

Robin Hood Day at Walleye World

Sugar Shack Study Time

Study time way up in the pirate cove

Oh Happy Day

Who says dreams don't come true?

Happy 99 Bday Aunt Jean

We all want Aunt Jean's genes. Plus no time ever waisted at the gym.

Happy Birthday to our amazing Aunt Jean!

IRCE BOUND

 

 At Annie's suggestion, we are off to IRCE in Chicago

Safety first.

Nice hotel pick Annie.

Blue skies over Chicago.

What a sister! Betsy asked for flamingos. Annie found good ones.

Flamingo Annie style.

New future friend today.

Broken Bones

Poor GAB. Just a little stumble on her walk home from Annie's and here she is.

Next stop EW rehab.

Arctic Annie 2017

There she goes again, our champion!

Congratulations Arctic Annie!  You courageously hold the First Person of the Year in Lake Betty.

Early blooms.

Blooms by the lake.

Happy Mother's Day with R

Our annual Mother's Day tree planting thanks to R.

Thanks RR!

Plans!

 

At least Mr. Mann is keeping his toes out of the cold water.

Dusting of Snow

 

Happy Easter Annie

Such a cute Easter photo booth that Annie designed.

Rain Runner

 

Good omen rainbow overhead.

So proud of Oliver! He ran with rain in his face and on his glasses. Running all the way with flying shoelaces.

Yay Oliver! Number One.

Snow Goose Ice Cream

Aunt Marion told us the Snow Goose is a must stop for the very best ice cream in the world..

The one hour long queue was definitely worth the wait.

Katherine found her favorite flavors.

 Yum.

Lovely drive up to LaConner to visit Aunt Marion and Uncle Sam.

Our tulip viewing was a little early for their season. The yellow daffodil fields were ready for us though.