The little munchkin.

I must have taken 4 pictures of Grayson and he closed his eyes on every one!

I finally got one normal. He is tooooo cute for me, and so precious, who would know you could

have there feelings for a grandchild?????

By the way.......He is 10 months old and finally got his first tooth...at least it is a "bud". All my friends say their grandkids have..6 maybe 7 teeth. Not Grayson!!!! Love the child.

"The very, very, cold and snowy lake"

Look at the snow...and the beautiful birch.
See the little ice houses.

A sea of white.

John and I went up to the lake on Sunday after Christmas to a beautiful land of white!!!!

I want to go back to Florida!!! I love the lake but I am sooooo cold since I have been home.

La De La...right? Anyway, the pictures were pretty.

Christmas Day 2010

A little pool time after opening gifts.
Ryan and Heather

Jeff and Tony

The group in our "no furniture" living room.

Princess Bella

Brady and Grayson

Jeff, Tony, Ryan and Heather.

We had a nice Christmas even if there is no furniture or tree in our living room. We made out ok.....and Kyle and his kids came over and brother David and Mom and Don...we had a table full for dinner. God bless us every one.

Christmas Eve at Jackie and Brady's

Our host and hostess...Jackie and Brady
Jac

Nana and Grayson

Not sure what all the hoopla is about.

I am getting a little sleepy.

Smiley Syd

Syd helping Grayson with his new walker.

Jeff and Dad

3 of the 5 Dave, me and Kyle

Like my wheels?

Uncle David trying to assemble the walker.

Uncle Kyle ended up getting it done. LOL

Great grandma and Grayson

I'm too cute.

I love cheerios.

Are we really taking more pictures?????

Papa, quit talking.

Papa, I think I missed a call.

Jac and Brady hosted their first Christmas Eve. Usually mom and Don do it, but now with the

new baby, it was nice to be able to put him in his own bed and still enjoy plenty of night.

We had a great spread of ham, buns, shrimp, meatballs, pickles, olives, chips and salsa (thanks to friend Nancy), brownies and Jackie made cheesecake in muffin tins. They were great! Fun was had by all.

Mats' Christmas Party December 18, 2010

The 2 John's....B & D
A room full

Linda

Jack and Marie

Mom and Don

Don and Diane

Ryan and Kathy

Ryan and Heather

John had his company party at Axel's on Grand...downtown St Paul. It was very well attended

by most employees. He felt it was one of the better parties.

We had really good food and lots of engaging conversations all around the tables.

Friday night downtown Ft Myers at the new location of the Morgan House

John and Cindy
Walt, John, Cindy and Dave

Dave and his Argentina friends...LOL

Simone and Kay

Simone, Kay and Cindy

Obviously we had a great time. The first time we have gotten together since we all got back. Simone and Walt live here all year round...I think they were glad we are back.

The Morgan House is a restaurant the moved to a new location this summer and it is really a lot nicer. There was an Art Walk Friday night, so we did dinner and then walked around and looked at the art. Some of it....most of it...was a little to OUT THERE for me. But it was fun, and we ended up back at our house for more drinks. Kay was our designated driver...bless her heart!

The continuing search for a boat..Nov 5, 2010

Outside
Side view...duhh

Front viewOn the lift.

John way up top.

Jerry down in the engine checking it all out.

The Salon.

Dining table

These are pictures of the SeaRay 420. This is actually two difference boats...but they are the same boat...same year..in different cities. We like the way it is configured with 2 staterooms..one forward and one aft. We haven't made any decisions yet...Christine and Jerry are coming over for dinner on Sunday and we need to talk a lot more. It is exciting, but also a new adventure.

We will keep you posted.