A surprise visit from Santa
Gertie helping Daniel hand out the presents.

Marlene and Loren patiently waiting

Gertie made Macy and Daniel quilts for Christmas. She says this is the end of her quilt making days. I hope but not we'll see.

Christmas 2010

The kids putting ornaments on the tree for me. After I begged, pleaded and finally threatened to take all of their presents back.
Christmas eve supper at my mother-in-law's house. Codfish in milk sauce over potatoes. Hmmmm we look forward to it every year!

Grandma and the kids. Jenna, Emily, Daniel and Macy

Thanksgiving

was spent without you. We missed you. A lot. There were tears but smiles as well. I hope you enjoyed your first Thanksgiving in heaven with your mom and pop and your brother Norman. Wish you had been here with us.

Battery Park

The inside of the NY subway!
23rd Street Station

This was outside the World Trade Center and found under smoldering rubble. Damaged but not destroyed. Like the spirit of America. There were hundreds of paper cranes on the ground by the plaque for this sculpture in honor of the people who died that day.

Castle Clinton in Battery Park. Some immigrants were processed at Castle Clinton when Ellis Island was too busy.

And back to New York

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING!! Sleepless in Seattle and countless other movies. We stood in line and took the elevators to the top. The view at dark is breath taking.

Times Square

The view from the Empire State Building

Daniel's 6th grade project

for the first trimester was to make a diorama of a Dakota sugar camp. This was a project that sounded fun but needless to say we didn't just jump right into it. I guess we work well under a short deadline because the finished product earned him an A and turned out pretty cool. Even dad and Macy got into the mix and helped us out.

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