Day 2 - Pike's Market in Seattle

Time to buy fresh Dungeness Crab at the market!

And then home for the feast!

We celebrated Jaki and Jeff's 7th Anniversary by eating crab! ( :

We hope they had a great day!!

The Backes Family arrives........November 2008

Day one!

There is snow on the mountain tops and the air is crisp!
But we still headed out to Olallie State Park for a hike along the Snoqualmie River!

Walking on the rocks was a little risky!
The water was as cold as ice but Connor and Christen got only 2 wet shoes between them.

Then we headed to the Pass and hiked to Franklin Falls.

The sun shining between the trees was awesome!

Franklin Falls

Playing on the rocks beneath the falls was fun!!!

It was dark by the time we got home!

Feast at Rockland School - 2008

Today is the day of the Feast for the 2nd graders at Rockland School.

The students have been studying about the Pilgrims/Indians for many weeks and today they had their feast..... eating foods that the Indians ate. The SURPRISE for the kids was that their parents joined them, all dressed as Indians!!

Christen.....my favorite Pilgrim!!!

Making Indian food.

Jodi and Christen

Now we do believe that Christen is taller than her classmates!!
What a beautiful girl! Spoken like a true Granny!! ( :

November Storm in Snoqualmie - 2008

This is what Snoqualmie Falls looked like the day before the storm!
This is the change that took place in one day! Amazing!!
I guess I never get tired of these falls.
This is the best picture I could get with all of the mist. I was drenched and my camera lense was wet!! ( :
We got 6 inches of rain and lots of flooding in the valley.
We are lucky to be on the ridge!


Then I went to the golf course up by us and I could see the mist coming off of the falls in the distance. Also, the low lying clouds off in the distance. The picture doesn't portray the real beauty! (enlarging it is better)

This shows the mist and the Salish Lodge by the falls, from the golf course.

Even though cloudy, it stopped raining and the golfers were out.

You see the helicopter hovering overhead. It was taking pictues for the news!

Halloween in Sibley, Iowa - 2008

Jacob, Tyler and Becca

Thanks for the picture Tina!!

Halloween in Indianapolis - 2008

Witch Olivia (Bestefar says no way....she is too sweet!)

Pirate Gavin!!
Ready for Trick or Treating...........

With the neighbor kids!
Olivia, Nathan and Nate

Nathan says "I will ring the doorbell"!

Patiently anticipating a response!

Precious!

Thanks for the awesome pictures!

Love, Bestefar and Besta

Halloween in Libertyville 2008

Christen & Connor

This can't be our Grandchildren!!! ( :

They are growing too fast!!

You both had awesome costumes!!

Thanks for sending the pictures!

Love, Granny& Pa