'Life's chequered pathway'

Want to get an up date here....we had a very unexpected, unthought of trip back to Wisconsin for 10 days.  On February 17 we got word that Marv's youngest brother died very suddenly.  We flew home the next day to be at the funeral and attend to other necessary things.  We returned to Texas Monday.  This has been a double loss for us as he was not only a brother but also an employee...needless to say it seems quite unreal yet and know we will be very aware of it for some time and especially when we return home from our winter stay in Texas.

 

Here is their family picture taken last spring at their daughter's graduation.

We know that life can give its dark experience as well as pleasant experiences...our pleasant experience during this time was the completion of the adoption of our granddaughter Zoie...here she is in a 3 generation picture...

 

here she is with the toy Grandpa bought her....

 

 once again we know it takes the dark as well as the light to make the picture

so it is with life...

We are glad we know God...who is a god of all comfort and He makes no mistakes and may our faith ever be increasing....

Texas 2010

Thought maybe I should get some things on here about what we have been doing while in Texas.  Weather hasn't been the warmest and there has been precipitation but not the kind you have to shovel!  We do think of those who have to do the shoveling...wish you could be here!  But then we know someone has to stay home and keep things in order!

A few of us went on a bike hike....

 

we weren't on our bikes here!

  

and we made it back...

 

What we saw when we were at Port Mansfield..

 

  

Papa trying his hand at fishing!

 

we saw several of these near Ports Manfield also, we think they are Nilgai a species brought in from India and now a nuisance.  It seemed to us that the Mansfield area would be mecca for hunters and fishermen!

New Princess

We have a new little princess in our family...she arrived in this world January 8 and in to our family January 10.  Needless to say it was pretty special to be able to stop and see her on our way to Texas.  Now she and Mommy and Daddy are back in Wisconsin and we look forward to seeing more of her when we get back there after our hiatus in the south!

 

 

Farmer Marv's birthday

Just a few pictures from our last days home before heading to our 'Texas Condo'

Papa and his birthday cake!

Blue Moon

Happy New Year!

We had a quiet evening but I did try and get some pictures of the blue moon.  This one seemed to be the best.

but guess it isn't that great either!

Our day together

Just a few pictures from our day together!

Where is Hannah?...here I am!

Who is the biggest now!

 

 

Playing with homemade play dough Auntie Sarah brought!

 Making a snowman with Uncle Theo.....before they were done they had the whole family!

Who we were all gathered....even Lexi!

 And Papa and Grandma, too!

change of scene

thought maybe us people up north would like a change of scene!