Great Grandpa Degner, Adeline and McKinley. We got the name Adeline from my Great Grandma (Adeline) Degner.
Grandpa and his house. I love this pic.

So, have you ever driven in the snow, behind a slow moving older truck loaded with a HUGE hay roll (it's not a bale, but I don't know the official name), with both your wife's Grandpa and your mother-in-law giving you directions to a "maybe-it's-open-on-Sunday" restaurant while your wife tries not to puke in the third row of seats and your son tries to be patient for food? Well, that describes what's going on in this pic. Curt was SO patient! And we did eventually find a terrific restaurant with a view of a river that served home baked chicken and pork with potatoes - all for $6 a plate. wow! And, McKinley watched the river the whole time and saw a beaver swimming. He was so excited (even though he thought it was a fish).

Addie and Mackenzie at the Watertwon Holdiay Parade.

A little boy and his little legos. I didn't think he was ready, but he showed us, he is quite capable with the little legos. He picked out every square piece and built this huge tower!

Clifford the Red Dog at the Watertown library. Addie loved him. Mac did not.

Friday night fish fry with Great Grandpa Degner, Great Uncle Dave and Great Aunt Mary.

Adeline and Great Uncle Dave.

Adeline and Great Aunt Mary.

My two crazy boys.

Addie and Great Uncle Jack (who's thrilled she's not screaming because Mac always screamed when Jack held him!)

Austin, Kolton and Mac (second cousins). Mac is actually the oldest, but he's the shortest.

Adeline meeting Mackenzie (Austin's sister). Mackenzie is a month older that Addie.

Adeline and Great Aunt Bonnie. (Addie's wearing the hand knit dress our friend Traci made for her! It's so beautiful it was almost hard for me to put in on her knowing it was going to get dirty! Then, I got over it, and put it on her.)

Great Grandpa reading a book to Mac. To Mac's great delight, Great Grandpa read every page of a very long nursery rhyme book!

We had a great time in Wisconsin for Thanksgiving. Mac and Curt were delighted to get to play in the snow and Addie and I were thrilled to snuggle inside and stay warm!

We took a day trip to Discovery World in Milwaukee. It's part science museum and part aquarium. Mac was so interested in these huge fish you could pet, but wouldn't touch them. This picture says it all!

Very cool walk-through aquarium.

I love this photo! That's a shrimp hiding on the rock.

Amazing jelly fish. They had just been fed and we could see the food inside them. wow.

Mom, thanks for a terrific trip to Wisconsin! You always take such good care of us. I especially appreciate that you didn't buy ANY cheese, knowing that Mac and I are not eating dairy right now (this is where my Wisconsin relatives stop and say "what the hell, not eating dairy?")