Feast At Keesic Cabin

Robert is preparing the goose  (and hot dogs!)

Phyllis is preparing a big Jackfish to be baked

Auntie Helen is preparing her famous bannock!

Bannock Patties ready to fry

Frying...

Christine made the goose, then turned it into stew..

Jackfish baking over the fire..

While some cooked others were busy putting a roof on the porch

Tea

Moose nose.... (I didn't try this!!!)

What a wonderful feast!  Everything was so tasty!  

Thank you Mike and Helen for having all of us out to your cabin for a fun day!
Full of new learning experiences for my family!

New bunnies!

Jeff and Dylan and I traveled to Thunder Bay one more time for Dylan's Elbow.
He had his Xray and the Dr says it is all healed up now.  Back to riding bike, and playing with out his splint!  I think that was a total of 5 trips to Thunderbay in 2 months!  Hopefully now we can spend the summer close to home, camping and boating!
On our way home we stopped in Eagle River to pick up some bunnies.  We got two, a black female and this cute male.  They are Flemmish rabbits.  This one is only two months old!  They get pretty big.  I guess we will try to have baby bunnies. We'll try it and see how that goes. The kids are all excited.  I just wonder how we are going to get rid of that many bunnies in Red Lake!
When we got home, Alabama came slowly, hoping toward us, apparently earlier that evening she slipped on a rock and twisted her ankle.  She didn't want anyone to know how much it hurt so she bravely held back her tears.  So, I didn't realize how much it hurt her. I made her go to school thinking she'd be walking on it by the middle of the day.  I was wrong!  By supper time when she came in her ankle was swollen up and she was in pain.  So I ended up taking her into the ER and had XRays this morning.   Dr Zielke mentioned her growth plate, and I just had a flash of "oh know!  We are going to be going to Thunderbay for the next two months for Alabama's ankle....."  I don't think that is the case, but the Xrays will tell tomorrow!  
I started helping at the Believers Fellowship Bible Club Wednesday evenings.
I am really enjoying getting to know all the kids that are coming.    Tonight I taught the younger girls. They are so much fun!  We made a little card that says "Jesus is my Shephard"   and we talked about what that means for us.
Well, it is getting late and I guess my bed is calling me.  I'm still pondering what I could do for a layout, or plan for my blog, writings etc.  Good night

My Beautiful Family!

Our Family on the Skating rink 2011 December

My Big 4 year old!  Dylan

Tia with her friend Jamie and Cousin Logan

Alabama and her friend Meaghan

Trevor and his cousin Scotty

Thanks to Stephanie Wright for taking the colorful pictures!

Edible Playdough!

Playdough and edible playdough were a must last year having both boys home! It helped to keep their little hands busy! If you want I can post the recipes for playdough. Let me know if you can read this one.

Last years pictures...

Mom decorates cakes everyday!  This is one she made

I was just looking back over our last years pictures.  As the year 2010 came to a close we were able to be with my mom on her birthday, unfortunately it was the day we were leaving Pennsylvania to come back home.  Grandma treated the kids to a yummy cone of ice cream.
Happy birthday once again Mom!

Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday to all my family!

Merry Christmas!

The song "to us a Child of Hope is born, to us a Son is given..." is going through my head.
What would we be without hope?  When I see the expressions on my childs innocent faces I remember the hope that filled my heart as a child.
Gradually the trials in life started slapping me in the face trying  to steal away my hope.
Some days it sure worked, I've had my days of feeling hopeless.  More so than not, but this time of year I am reminded of the hope of Heaven.  
You know with all the stink about not saying "merry Christmas"  , or if you watch the news at all you soon realize that not everyone has the same point of view as you do.  That is okay!  We are free to believe what we want.

I choose to cling to the hope that Jesus came to this earth as a baby, died on the cross for my imperfections and sins and was raised to life again, Giving us HOPE!

Without that hope I don't know why I'd want to go on with life.
 Life is Hard!  It is full of hurt and pain.  Conflicts and fighting, it makes me sick in my stomach.

An innocent child has hope!  Until life starts to hurt too much....

I don't know about you, but through my journey I've clung to the HOPE I've found in Jesus!
Life is such a journey.  I'm sure glad that God doesn't expect us to be perfect. To have it all together.
To understand everything,   We'd never make it.  Through God's love and forgiveness,  I am drawn to Him.  May you find Hope in Him this Christmas season.

"He will wipe every tear from their eyes.  There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." Revelations 21:4

First Day of Summer Vacation in Lancaster County!

Monday morning and the kids are all home.  Right now I am listening to them jabber back and forth, a little frustrating voices, yelling now and then - one is playing the recorder(fluteaphone) - Hot Crossed Buns - we were already outside, took care of the chickens and hoed in the garden - laundry is on the line and more is coming.....

Somewhere we will find the balance between work and play - and I pray this will be a summer to remember!  I love having the kids home from school - even though we have our moments!

The pit that filled up with water

Meet Velvet  or as Trevor says,  "Melvet"or "Melva"

A load of kids going to the mine "ruins"

Exploring

Iron ore pellets

Old loading station on the old railroad

A lesson in life, this closed down about 30 years ago, the value of this place was incredible until most of the non renewable resources were taken out.  Now it if left for.....?  No value, at least not to the people who once mined it.  

Makes me ponder life.  Just how in 30 years of neglect this place looks so worthless. 

If we don't take care of ourselves, our bodies, we neglect to care for ourselves how do we "Look" after 30 years?  Hmmmm.....

Anyway, just thinking.....  any thoughts?

Get outside!

Tia and her bunny Bud

Tia and Alabama just got another bunny.  Well I guess we are going to be having baby bunnies!
I'm not so sure about this adventure!  I guess we'll learn lots about bunnies!
Thanks Lyndakers for Velvet! I will have to take some pictures for you to see.

Wow, this weather is so lovely.
I took the girls to the bus stop and then the boys and I went on for long walk!  I need to finish getting packed for camping, but I sure do want to get out and enjoy this weather!

Have a great day!

Coffee with Wendy

When I pour coffee, and my kids are quiet and I need a break, I often think of Wendy - sometimes I call her and say, "I just poured some coffee - are you busy?"  If not, we may have our "Coffee Break" together - on the phone.  It is not the most ideal- of course it would be nice to visit face to face.  Skype is cool - but right now, I don't have sound on my computer, so in order to hear her voice, I settle for phone calls - long phone calls - sometime I hang up the phone and 45 minutes have gone by..... and my kids are not quiet any more!  Sometimes that is the reason we hang up!   So Wendy, I just poured my cup of coffee - what are you up to?  Ready for a coffee break?  Love you and miss you.

Snake in the playground :D

This is what the guys and Tia were up to while we girls were scrapbooking!

Yuck! I'm glad I was scrapbooking!

Video of Ice Crystal Day!

Ice Crystal Day!

Jeff's birthday  Jeff  and Alabama 

Jeff grilling for the first time this spring!

I love this day, I am naming it "Crystal Day!"
It is the days, that the ice thaws enough to create Ice Crystals by the dock, but
it goes quickly, soon it is too far away to play in!
Last year it came and went to fast and we missed it!

Dylan feeling the cold water!

Alabama having a blast with the crystals!

Tia trying to get the ice a little closer to the dock for Dylan

Trevor thought it was soooo warm!  

This is what it looks like.  

Christmas 2010

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Camping in Summer 2009

Another one from Derek, with my our family in it.

I guess I need to figure out how to put my own videos on here!

Halloween 07

Just found these videos that my brother in law has on youtube.
It has my little family in it and many cousins!
Enjoy

Icefishing with the Yutzy's

Spring Day!

 

I find it rather interesting as I was taking pictures today, I was so excited how warm it was!
The boys were enjoying the warm picnic table, and the warm sun rays.
Trevor is warmblooded, so he was of course in his shorts anyway, so he couldn't resist his little feet in the snow.  BRRR...
Check out the temperature you southerners.... I was hot sitting on my deck with a sweatshirt.
It truely is a lovely day.
It did start out at 0 F though.  It warmed up to 32!  Yeah, the snow is starting to melt.  Soon we can put away all the sleds and GT's (That little black sled with a steering wheel)
Oh, and yeah, we can pull out our bicylces soon, or is that one on the sliding hill!?
I guess the kids are ready for spring too!
I will count my blessings....