MOre Pictures

These are a few more Pict: The first three are in Guatamala. Top one is a Spanish "Castle" on the Dulce River. It was built in 1595 by the Spanish to keep there "loot" in before sending to Spain and was called "Isabella" (after Queen Isabel). But, pirates tried to get the booty too and it was used to store the treasures and also to prison the pirates. Included cannons on top. The second pict is part of the group inside the castle. Next pict is taken from inside the van--we had to stop to let bananas cross the rode! The last is the "singing brothers" doing karaoke on the boat. Ask Mark about it! Oh, what fun, why did we have to come back to the cold!!

FUN-FUN-FUN

Second picture was taken @Oak Plantation in New Orleans, where we met Scott and Kelli to go on a "Bayou" boat ride, then to the Plantation. We experienced Biegnet's for breakfast at Demonds in the French Quarter. Third pict is after a hour or more van ride in Belize and then 25 mi ride up the New River to Lamanai to see ruins. 1st Picture: Our ventursome group: Scott, Kelly, Mark, Wendy, Chris, Becky and Dewain and Lisa climbing the "pyramid"! @ Lamanai. In Cozamel Grandpa is "wearing a monkey"--who snatched his cochlear implant!!! We had a great trip. I'll include a few more picts later. Love, Grandma K

WE ARE Going SOUTH

I'm ready to leave cold Connell and head South. We should be in N Orlean by Thursday evening. Hoping to do some sightseeing and then leave on a Carribean Cruise the weekend. Wishing you could all come along. Love, Mom

2009 it's here!

Seems that Christmas came so fast and left just that way. We enjoyed baby blessings, Ordinations and lots of food and family. It was good to have the Stapleton's here for the season--we even got to the cabin thanks to Mark and his family and their snowmobiles! We almost needed snowmobiles to get around our yard!

The only bad thing was that Mikaela and Charles were not here. I kind of bailed out and had only a breakfast w/ marrieds and spouses--we missed Wendy and Sonja too, but it was fun and I had pressed my youngest "slave" and her husband into "combat" duty. Thanks to Nichole for the great "banditos" for place-cards.
As usual, Christmas was a busy busy afair, but it was one of the best thanks to Dave and Marci. We Missed Selbe's and Kyle's family. From what I've heard, I think that every Grandkid must have been EXTRA GOOD because I didn't hear of anyone left out!
We even got to sleep in until 8am--give you a few years and you can too! Love, Mom