Grandma Ellen Archives - The Jacobs Family Website

November 23, 2018

Final Summer Gallery

This post is way late. I left it sitting in my drafts folder and never actually posted it. The images are no terribly relevant now but better late than never.

Summer passed all too fast. Here is a final gallery of pictures from a July in Wisconsin.

Ben and Kai at the Huskies game

Crystal and Kai at the Huskies game

Crystal at the lift bridge

Kai and Nora at Canal park

Nora at Canal Park

Kai in Canal park

Nora with a face mask.

Kai and Nora with slushies at camp Phillips

Picking up Nora from Camp Widjiwagan

Kai getting dropped off for camp

Grandpa Kai and Nora

Family picture just before heading to the airport

July 7, 2017July 8, 2017

Jebel Visit

Kai and Nora recently did an overnight with Grandma and Grandpa Jacobsa nd we met up the next day at the Farmer’s Market in Baron.

Grandma Ellen, Nora, Crystal and dogs at the Jebel.

Nora and Grandma Ellen at the Jebel

Kai with Grandma Ellen

Nora with Grandpa Art

The Jacobs family at the famer's market in Baron - Crystal was there too but behind the lens.

January 1, 2017

New Year’s Eve at the Jebel

An excellent New Year’s Eve at the Jebel before we fly out for the return to Saudi.

New Year’s Eve at Jacobs’ Jebel with Grandma Ellen and Grandpa Art – Spherical Image – RICOH THETA

July 20, 2016

Bass Lake Gallery

A few more Bass Lake pictures.

Kai and Nora hauling wood from the driveway to the firepit.

Kai with a wagon of wood.

Nora puts her old toy wheel barrow to good use.

Taking the wagon back for another load.

An evening ride around Bass Lake.

Kai at the helm.

Kai and Nora get started with Pokemon Go.

With Grandma and Grandpa Jacobs at the Country Lane farmers market.

Nora in on of the dresses that Grandma Ellen hand sewed her with her new pet snake.

July 18, 2016

This last Saturday it was all about pizza and eagles. Ellen and Art Jacobs stopped by for some pizza cooked in the wood-fired oven and later I went out for a spin on the kayak and spotted some bald eagles and a big golden eagle in some trees on eagle point. All I had was my iPhone and the fact that you can make out the eagles shows how close I was. Next time I’ll try taking out the camera with the long lens and see what I can get.

Pizza eggs!

A fish head dropped from the eagle tree over our dock.

Ben and Ellen next to the new pizza oven

A particularly bold chipmunk goes in for the leftover pizza.

He was ambitious, I'll give him that.

First attempt at baking bread in the oven. Crust - fail. Crumb - good.

While I was out kayaking all I had was my iPhone. Not a bad picture none the less.

Here is the golden eagle that has been hanging around. Much bigger than the bald eagles.

Next time I will have to try to bring out my big camera.

Golden eagle over Bass Lake - taken with iPhone.

July 13, 2016July 13, 2016

Spooner Rodeo Parade

Last weekend was the Spooner Rodeo parade that we attend every year. The cousins, Nina and Sara along with Lea Ann and Steven, Paul Wiemann, Cindy Wiemann and Joe Berryman and, of course, Grandma Ellen and Grandpa Art. Excellent weather and an excellent parade!

Uncle Paul entertains the troops before the rodeo parade.

The kids in the front row to catch candy at the parade.

Grandma and Grandpa Jacobs at the Rodeo Parade.

Kai at the parade.

Grandma Ellen at the parade.

Grandpa Art at the parade.

Nora with her new sunglasses at the parade.

Vintage plane flyover at the parade.

Only the finest Northwoods parades have a functional M4 Sherman tank in them!

Kai, Nora and the cousins at the parade.

Kai watches Smokey the Bear go by.

Shriners!

Grandma Ellen watches the parade.

Some kids scramble for thrown tootsie rolls. Kai goes for Beef Jerky!

The Jacobs-Post-Wiemann-Berryman family gathering.

Kai and Nora with Grandma and Grandpa Jacobs.

August 17, 2015

Jacobs’ Jebel

Each year the capstone of vacation is to spend the last evening at Jacobs’ Jebel – the house my parents built in the early 80’s and the closest thing I’ve ever thought of as home in the USA as a child. This year the weather was great and I took Kai and Nora on a 4 wheeler drive around the local fields and forests. We capped it off with a great meal that Grandma Ellen put together and then the next day were off to the airport. So long summer…

The lower valley at the Jacobs ranch. The trees cleverly shield US53.

An old shed down in the valley. I asked Nora if she knew what was in it and she said "that's where Grandpa keeps his bear."

Nora using her "binoculars" on the 4 wheeler.

Nora at the Jebel.

Shot of the old shed down in the valley.

An HDR shot of the woods on top of the ridge.

Dueling humming birds

Humming bird at the feeder

Greta did not like the camera at all.

Gabby peeking out of her bag

Every year before we head back we take a picture with Grandma and Grandpa. Someday I'll string them all into a slideshow.

July 15, 2015

Spooner Rodeo Parade

Last weekend was the Spooner Rodeo parade. We never miss it when we are home in July.

Nora takes a panorama of the group. The Jacobs, Posts, Wiemanns pretty much shut down Hazel street.

Art and Ellen at the parade.

The rodeo parade horses.

Vintage plane flyover

Kai at the parade.

Nora enjoying the parade.

Only your finer home town parades have a working World War II tank. Kai figures it is an M4 Sherman.

The kids await the annual tossing of the tootsie rolls.

Ellen and Art head back the car

After the parade.

December 28, 2014

Danbury Christmas 2014

It was a wonder 2014 Christmas. We had the traditional Christmas Eve fondue dinner followed by a ham dinner on Christmas day. That we were able to spend it with Grandma Ellen and Grandpa Art was a special treat.

Kai and Nora with Grandpa Art and Grandma Ellen on Christmas Eve.

Another family shot with the grandparents

Making the traditional oatmeal porridge for the reindeer.

Kai and Nora up early and ready for presents.

Nora with her new earings from Jim and Monica.

Merry Christmas!

July 13, 2014

Spooner Rodeo Parade!

Yesterday was the Spooner Rodeo Parade! We love going to it every year – in our opinion it is the perfect small town parade – we always leave it feeling red, white and blue. Good clean fun and dirty tootsie rolls picked up off the street!