Grandpa taught Walt about "dry docks".

Walt & Annalee do a little prep work for holiday baking (Libby was at pre-K).

Decorating the tree and having fun:

OOPS!! That's the Potomac River (below!) - sorry! Also, if you click on the individual photos, they will enlarge and if you click on them a 2nd time, the image is sharper if you care to print them.

St. Clement's Island on the Patuxent River, MD.

Grandma & Grandpa came the week before Christmas. We were all very excited. The weather was nice several days before Christmas Day so we took a little field trip to St. Clement's Island to see the museum with special holiday exhibits of dolls, dollhouses & trains.

Posing with Rev. Paula at the Santa breakfast (keep scrolling way down for the fotos with Santa!). Libby: "Rev. Paula, I just love your hair - it's white just like Grandma's...and Santa's! And you have such a pretty voice! (she's from Ireland)"

Sagwa, you sneaky cat! You're looking for an extra meal, we know...not a chance!

Well, those posts were reversed when I typed them in (below)... oh, well, you'll get the idea!

Hey, look! It's a surprise appearance
from Sheegwa! She is letting us pet
her a bit each day now - on her terms
of course!





Libby just LOVES Sagwa! (we all do!) Hhmmm, "Sagwa, do you think you could fly like Tinkerbell?

OOPS!!!... Halloween Fun!

We were able to travel back to MD thru part of the Blueridge parkway...:

Biltmore Stables:

More NC fotos: (all at the Biltmore Estate)

Hello! Well, obviously I got behind in posting fotos and blog, but here we are in Asheville, NC with Meme & Dandy for Thanksgiving! We had gorgeous weather (after a VERY long drive in rough rain & traffic but the kids did great!) and great views of the Smokies/Blueridges. We all enjoyed our day long tour of the Biltmore Estate the day after Thanksgiving.

Smiles for Santa! Merry Christmas, Everybody!!