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Forts Folle Avoine Rendezvous

Last weekend was the annual Rendezvous at the Forts Folle Avoine just up the road from our house.   As is now traditional the Post family joined us for what turned out to be a few days of fun (and record breaking cold temperatures).

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The Spooner Rodeo Parade – 2013

Last Saturday we saw the Spooner Rodeo Parade with Grandma Ellen and Grandpa Art.  As always it was a hoot and we even saw Uncle Jerry Miller driving a truck in the parade though we weren’t able to get his attention.   There were multiple marching bands, fire trucks, and even a vintage Sherman tank and, as always, plenty of candy thrown from the floats for the kids to scramble for.   Kai and Nora came away with quite a haul.

 

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Summer 2013 – The first few days

Here are a few pictures from the start of summer 2013.  It has been an eventful few days with the delivery of our boat, the roof close to completion on the addition, attending Jerry Hanacek’s service and having a family get-together with Grandma Ellen, Grandpa Art, Uncle Jim and Ron and Sal Miller.

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“Grandma Dress” and Shopping

Here are a few more picture of recent goings on in the Jacobs’ household.

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2012 Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve started early when our Elf of the Shelf named Danbury visited and left a series of clues that Kai and Nora had to follow to find their presents.    The clues alternated between pictographs (for Nora) and sentences (for Kai) so they could both participate.   That craft elf even had them running a few hundred feet up the road to the garage with the temps hovering close to zero.    Kai got a small star wars lego and Nora a Hello Kitty hat that she has yet to take off.

Later Ellen and Art as well as Aunt Karen joined us for a wonderful evening of conversation and the traditional Christmas Fondue.   The cheese didn’t curdle and there were no burns in the hot oil so – success!    Santa’s progress was tracked through the night via NORAD.

At bed time Nora was out like a light but Kai struggled between being unable to sleep due to anticipation combined with a fervent desire to will himself to sleep lest Santa give our house a pass due to restless kids.

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2012 Christmas at the Fort

Forts Folle Avoine, a local fur trade re-enactment attration, hosts a “Christmas at the Fort” event each year.   This year we were luck to catch it while Lea Ann, Nina and Sara Post were visiting.   Grandma and Grandpa Jacobs also came over for a visit.  The weather was beautiful except for the no snow part.   That came a day later.

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The Siren Fly- In

Recently the Burnett County Airport in Siren help a fly in air show.  There were several vintage military planes as well as personal aircraft and firetrucks.   The most interesting thing (at least for Kai)?   The abundant grasshoppers on the grass fields.

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Spooner Rodeo Parade

Each year Spooner, Wisconsin hosts a major Rodeo that kicks off with a parade.  Since it is in early July it is hit and miss whether we are back in the US for it but this time we made it.   The weather could not have been better and it was a fine parade.  It was great spending time with Grandma Ellen and Grandpa Art but the highlight for the kids was certainly the tradition of throwing candy from the parade.  They each walked away with a few pounds!