Here are a few random pictures from Danbury that didn’t make the other galleries.
Random Danbury Pictures
Christmas at the Fort
The day after putting Crystal on the plane for her conference in DC we bundled up and headed over to Fort Folle Avoine for “Santa at the Fort.”  Grandma and Grandpa Jacobs met us there. We had a nice meal of wild rice soup, Kai and Nora did a little shopping in the elves shop and we listened to the story on the people-eating elk from the Ojibwe storyteller.  Of course a visit with Santa was on the list as well.
Willa’s Visit
Willa (a sweet tempered Dachshund owned by Julie and Eric but on load to Grandma and Grandpa Jacobs) came to spend the night last week. Kai and Nora were beside themselves with excitement and Willa was a wonderful guest!
Cold in Danbury
Last night it got down to -15 degrees and the moon was as big and full as I’ve ever seen. With the snow cover it was bright as twilight outside.
The pictures below are from shortly after we arrived. There had already been a little bit of snow on the ground so we bundled up and went outside to play and take some pictures.
A Visit to Jacobs’ Jebel
Shortly after Thanksgiving we bundled up and headed to Grandma and Grandpa Jacobs at the Jacobs’ Jebel. Grandpa was still in the woods hunting but we had a good visit with Grandma. Kai and Nora even got to go up into the loft for what I think was the first time.
Thanksgiving Day 2008
The Wiemanns, Posts, and Jacobs all converged on our cabin in Danbury for a Turkey dinner. A few pictures are below.
The Day Before Thanksgiving
The flight over was uneventful (except a little airsickness from Kai as we landed in MSP) and Ellen and Art picked us up at the airport. We made it to Danbury by the time it was getting dark on Tuesday night which gave us one jet lagged day to get ready for Thanksgiving.
Aquarium Society Banquet 2008
We’ve been in Wisconsin for a week now and I’m just getting around to checking back in on the blog. This post was left hanging so I’ll post it now before moving on to vacation pics.
The night before we left for our winter vacation in Wisconsin we attended the Aquarium Society’s annual banquet. It is a very large and vibrant group and there was a dancing and singing show which totally captivated Kai and Nora.
Art School Fun
Last Wednesday Kai came back from Art School with a painting inspired by Van Gough’s Starry Night. He was incredibly proud of it and couldn’t help but beam when he held it up. I’ve thrown in a picture of Nora eating crackers because she is just so cute.
Random Pictures
Here are a few more random pictures that were waiting in the queue. The first couple were taken when Kai came back from art school where they explored mixing colors by mixing different colors of frosting. A pretty cool idea – and then the bonus was that they got to frost cookies and bring them home.
