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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 29, 2014

Several years ago Art Jacobs inadvertently made a snow owl sculpture from snow that had built up on a post at Jacobs Jebel. It turned out well so he made a few more and Kai and Nora (especially Nora) seeing pictures of them over the years have fixated on them as one of Grandpa’s specialties. Having a brown Christmas meant no snow fun for the kids but Grandpa Art brought a cooler of snow that had been left over in Spooner that allowed the creation of a snow owl in Danbury. Nora even put a small one together.

From a humble beginning to an ongoing tradition – the Jacobs’ family snow owl.

Since we had no snow on Christmas Eve Grandpa brought a cooler of snow from Santa to build snow owls.

Kai and Nora assist with the snow owl construction.

They are funny in thier snow gear.

Nora works on her own mini-snow owl.

Grandpa helps Nora with her owl while Kai has moved on to the ever popular "bang sticks on trees" game.

The snow owls that night.

It stayed above freezing all day so they were losing some weight.

After a light snowfall the owls have put on a little weight.

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!

Gearing up for the parade

Ellen and Art at the parade - not just grandparents - Super-Grandparents! (and great parents 🙂

Charlotte with a front row seat

Getting ready for the parade to start.

Since it was a Rodeo parade Nora wanted to look the part.

Julie at the parade

Evelyn peeks around a chair

The chocolate milk truck was a hit

Nora trailed along for a while hoping for milk but came away empty handed. Almost ruined her day.

Kai tried to give her his chocolate milk but rule number 1 is never take charity from your brother.

Charity from a cousin is OK though and Nina gave Nora a milk and all was right in the world. Bear in mind that nobody drank thier milk.

Kai did a great job of helping the littler folks collect sufficient tootsie rolls.

Kai and Nora

Julie and Charlotte

Another shot of Julie and Charlotte. Yee Haw!

July 10, 2014

Vacation!

A few more vacation pictures added. Enjoy!

Nora and Grandpa work the grill

Grandma's Garden

Nora eating watermelon on the deck

Nora enjoys a DQ cone

A deer on South Shore Drive

August 1, 2013August 1, 2013

Post-Wiemann-Jacobs Visit

Here are a few more pictures from the Post-Wiemann-Jacobs visit last weekend. We had a full house with Lea Ann, Nina, Sara, Paul, Bev as well as Grandma Annette and Grandma Ellen and Grandpa Art. The cold weather didn’t keep the kids from having a squirt gun fight outside.

Uncle Paul and Kai during a game of blongo ball.

Nora, Nina and Uncle Paul horsing around.

Grandpa Art and the kids cook hot dogs in the rain.

Grandma Wiemann, Kai and Nora

Grandma Wiemann, Nina, Sara, Kai and Nora

Grandma Wiemann, Nina and Sara

Paul, Bev and the Whole crew

Paul, Bev, Nina and Sara

August 1, 2013

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).

Jacobs and Posts

Entering the now traditional Forts Folle Avoine Rendezvous weekend

Nora poses with a beaver pelt

Nora and Mom eating fried prarie dogs

(fry bread hot dogs)

Nora with her new hat

Finding beads in the sand pile and then trading with a local

Nora and Nina sifting for beads

Crystal and Lea Ann

Posts and Jacobs at the Pancake breakfast at Forts Folle Avoine

Granpa Art and Grandma Ellen outside the fort.

Grandparents and grandkids.

July 15, 2013

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.

Grandma Ellen, Kai and Nora

With one of the outfits that Grandma Ellen made for Nora.

In the loft

Kai and Nora look down from their play area in the loft.

Mr. Hat

Nora plays with her new friend while waiting for the parade to start.

Checking for tanks

On the way into town we saw a Sherman tank idling in a parking lot. We were pretty confident it would be in the parade and we weren't disappointed.

Great weather

It was a little cloudy and we even got a sprinkle towards the end of the parade. Overall perfect weather.

Nora waiting for the parade

With another outfit Grandma Ellen made.

The honor guard kicked off the parade

Nora was so excited she was bouncing.

If you look closely you can see Nora's feet aren't touching the ground

Putting on a good show for the camera

Candy scramble!

The Spooner Rodeo Parade is surely marked on the calendar in the Tootsie Roll factory.

Thoughtful?

or trying to get the tootsie roll off her teeth?

Kai wore his packer jersey on purpose

he figured better to leave the purple at home on this particular day.

July 8, 2013

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.

At the Dammam Airport

At night you can barely see outside so Nora has to put her face up to the glass to see if she can see our plane. "Dad, how do you spell KLM?"

Sour

Nora looks apprehensive but was simply experiencing the congnative shock of thinking she had a mint when instead she had a sour candy.

Scientist

Nora has a host of science experiments she's planned for the summer. Here is her weather station where we'll collect data over the summer.

The boat!

The boat was dropped off right on time by Hayward Marine. Here we are tying up to the dock for the first time this summer.

Kai, Nora and Great Aunt Joan

The day after we arrived we attended a beautiful service for Ben's Uncle Jerry Hanacek.

Kai, Nora and Uncle Jim

Jim looked great in his dress uniform.

Ben, Jim, Kai and Nora

At the after service luncheon

Kai drives the boat

Last summer he was a Bosun's mate - this year with dilligence and application he may be promoted to full Bosun.

Ellen and Aunt Sal

Uncle Jim

Nora and Grandpa

A great shot of Nora and Grandpa Art on the aft deck.

December 26, 2012

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.

Nora's new hat

Here is Nora getting some breakfast ready early Christmas Eve. Our "Elf on the Shelf" named Danbury had it waiting for her when she woke up and we are going on the third day with her not taking it off at all.

Nora and Grandma Ellen

Nora poses with Grandma Ellen. Nora was very proud of being able to blow up a balloon herself.

The New iPhone

Ben shows Art some tips and tricks for using his new iPhone that Julie and Eric sent him. Kai was just hamming it up.

Preparing the cheese fondue

This year it turned out wonderfully! I'm 3 for 4 in recent memory for creamy, uncurdled cheese fondue.

Christmas Eve Dinner

Our most dangerous Christmas Eve tradition - hot oil and cheese fondue!

Balloon tennis

Nora kept a game of balloon tennis going most of the evening.

Mixing up the Porridge

Kai and Nora raid the spice cabinet to make the Reindeer Porridge. This year we used a grits base and flavored it with garlic, onion, thyme, basil, cloves and some breakfast sausage seasoning (among other things). The Reindeer always appreciate the effort.

Note For Santa

Nora leaves a note for Santa along with some cookies milk and the Reindeer porridge.

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