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Ethan & Asa

Asa, Ethan, & a large orange hat.

Snow storm

After a snow storm on 2/3

Ice fishing

Ethan's all bundled up to go ice fishing on a chilly day.

We have a really well-preserved stone wall that forms the east border of our property. You can see how big it is compared to Ethan. I can't imagine the manual labor of man and beast that went into forming such a thing. It's well over 200 yards long and is still square and standing most of the way.
 

Christmas eve treats

We usually worship on Sunday evenings, but today our church substituted an extended morning meeting for the evening meeting. So we stayed home and made treats.

Cutting the Christmas tree

We cut our Christmas tree almost a month ago, but I hadn't taken the time to post the pictures.



Hauling the tree out. The guy in the orange hat owns the tree farm.




Ah, the fun part.



More fun.


The tarp was a bad idea. Unnecessary & it made lots of noise. But we made it home alright.

If I die in my youth...

...I hope I leave a legacy this noble:
http://news.com.com/2009-12-6141617.html?tag=cnetfd.ld1

Birthday presents

The gun is Ethan's favorite. 

Asa

 

Ethan turns 4

Ethan turns 4 tomorrow. His birthday party was yesterday. 

Trick or treat

 

Pumpkin patch

We picked out a few pumpkins for decorations. The deer ate mine a couple nights after we put it outside. :( 

Recommended blog post

My pastor recently posted a brief bio of his parents for their 65th anniversary. See Seeking Early: Faithful Through the Years!

It's worth a read. These folks are salt & light.

A boy in his natural habitat

We have a seasonal runoff stream by our house, and the boys love it when it rains! 

Nice hat

 

Apple picking

A couple of weeks ago, a group of young adults from our church got together & went apple picking. 

Ethan & Asa

 

R&R in NH

We set aside some time over the Labor Day weekend to go to North Conway, NH for a quick vacation. We took the kids to Storyland, did some light hiking, and shopped. It was nice to get away from the pressures of work & other responsibilities for a few days. 

At Storyland