Christmas Morning! Santa Came!

Christmas Morning!

It is his faorite time of year. Grandma and Grandpa Tractor gave hi a John Deere remote control tractor!! Wow!

Christmas Eve

Noah got to spend Christmas Eve with Two sets of Grand parents.

What a special Treat!!

For dinner we had Swedish Meatballs, Lefse, Spetzel and rice pudding!

Noah played "santa" as he handed out the presents to everyone there.

A visit with Uncle Tom!!

On the eve of a record breaking Christmas snow storm the Family Braved a trip to Minneapolis to visit Uncle Tom and celebrate the Holiday. Tom served a dinner incorporating the flavors of the Alsace-Lorraine region of France and it's German culinary influence.

Nana and Papa Tractor Come for a visit!

Nana and Papa Tractor came for a visit over the Christmas holiday. Noah was lucky to have Both Grand parents on Christmas Eve to celebrate! They brought their new dog Zoey who go adjusted to the pack at the house in a few days provided she followed the rules.

Fresh Snow...Lets go play Nana!!

Ginger bread house.

Noah and Mommy Made a Ginger bread house, complete with icicle icing. Noah wanted to use heavy equipment such as bulldozers and loaders, but it was not required.

No showed off his house to every one that came to visit!!! He was so Proud....slowly and mysteriously the candy was missing from the house as the days and weeks went on.

Cookies!!!

Noah and Daddy had fun making cutouts on an evening that Mommy went out to visit some friends. Noah could not wait to share one with Mommy when she got back.....the plate of cookies was gone in a few days..Yum

Decorating time

Nana and Papa H came over and helped decorate the tree. Noah was all about the lights! he hangs the orniments well; but mostly the John Deere ones.

Time to get the Christmas tree.

Time to get the Christmas tree. The family went out to Scandia, Minnesota to get a tree this year. We went to the covered bridge tree farm on a morning that it had snowed just a little. A bit wet, but the spirit was in the air as we were undeterred by the conditions. Noah was sure to have found the most perfect tree in the lot. He helped daddy make sure he was cutting down the tree in the correct manner and then helped him get it to the truck.

Sausage Making with Daddy and "Tall Paul"

Noah got to help with making venison sausage with Daddy's friend tall Paul. Noah likes sausage and crackers as a snack. We made#15 of it.

Happy Halloween

Halloween was a exciting time for Noah. He was looking forward to being a fire fighter for at least 2 months. Noah went to the Anoka Parade and hung out with one of his (many) girlfriends Jordan. Noah so impressed the fireman at the parade that one of them gave him the shirt off his back.....a t shirt to celebrate the Halloween capital of the world.....Anoka, Minnesota!!!!

My Gal "Friday"

My Gal "Friday"

Thanks to Noah's Gal Friday as she comes to the House every Friday at 9:22am as efficient as a London underground train. she gives Noah and Kristin a lift and at times we would be lost without her.

Fall fun #1

What a beautiful state we live in! Fall up here is a time to be celebrated. Farms are in full swing and Noah gets a chance to visit them. He enjoys the animals he sees: Llamas, cows sheep pigs. all of them. he loves to get out and go to a Farm. That gene in him is firmly attached. he is a reflection of some of his celebration of the fall farm.

Fall Fun #2

What a wonderful fall we had despite the cold and wet temperatures; Noah was able to get out and enjoy the best of it. Noah played in the yard with a big pile of leaves that seems to get bigger every year. He went to a variety of local farms that "open" up this time a year to celebrate the fall harvest. He played outside for long hours when ever the weather let him.

A early fall snow storm

Early in the fall A early snow Storm dumped 4 inches of the white stuff to get Noah ready for winter. Noah made a snow man and enjoyed having it in the yard. His name was frosty.

A trip to the dentist.

Noah actually like the dentist. he remembers the experience and the toys that thy have. He FLIRTS with the hygienists and asks that they give him water to drink from the special squirter. He really hams it up. It does not matter......he gets his teeth cleaned and he is happy with no fuss!

Daddy got a deer

Noah has been casually interested in Daddy's Deer Hunting. Noah has wished Daddy Luck when he went hunting and let Daddy know his preference as to the fact that Noah wants daddy only to shoot deer with antlers. "Daddy I don't want you to shoot any Mommy deer" is something that he often states.

So Daddy brought home a deer from a successful archery hunt. Noah was very interested in the whole process of skinning the deer, butchering and processing. Noah watched the whole process asking questions as only a 4 year old can. When we were done Noah asked where the seer was. Daddy took Noah to the Freezer. Oh he said "Now he is our dinner!" he has been asking for venison for dinner for a few days now.

Wind Storm on the North Shore.

A wild Wind storm Hit the Cabin with sustained winds of 66 mph for 14 hours. The local area was quite damaged and many old and tall trees were lost. The cabin was hit hard. This provided an adventure for Noah with heavy equipment and power company trucks to watch. Daddy worked hard but was able to clean up the cabin some.

Wind Storm on the North Shore.

wild waves