Merry Christmas!!

We went to J and Keith's last night for Christmas. We had a good time playing games and eating lots of yummy food.

We had an ugly ornament contest and John was the proud winner this year! Here is a picture of all the entries and John proudly holding his pine cone and winnings!!

Hope you all have safe and happy Holidays!

It's pumpkin carving time all ready!

Here are the pumpkins........

Happy early Halloween!!!!

ARKANSAS 2007

OCT. 9 TO 14

WE VISITED:











JOHN AND MR. GATOR






















WATER FALL PICTURE.

THANK YOU SONYA AND STEVEN FOR HAVING US. WE HOPE TO VISIT AGAIN.

We went to Living Treasures Animal Park this week. We were pleasantly surprised at the animals they had there. They sure have expanded since the last time I was there. My favorite new animals were the lions. They have two young lions and you can get really close to them. There is only glass between us! The first picture is my favorite. They sure were playful and curious.

This one I liked because it looks like shes laughing!

John gets a high-five!

Amanda makes a new friend!

John and I went fishing on Tuesday morning. We both caught a couple fish and then ran out of bait so we had to call it quits!! But we still had a good time.

On Sunday John and I decided to take a road trip. We pack sandwiches and snacks and some drinks. Then we headed out for Bennezette. We decided to stop in Cooks Forest to waste some time on our way. Here is a picture taken from the top of the Fire Tower. Its kinda cool... we were above the trees!!!

Then we drove to Bennezette. Here we are at one of the many Elk look outs. We didnt see alot of elk on this trip but the ones we did see made it worth it. This elk is not the biggest we saw but it was the best picture... sorry about the tree in front of him.

Arrrrr coworker gave us Pirates tickets here are some pictures.

The Pirates won 9 to 0!

We went to Pymatuning with JJ and Keith on Sunday. We rented a boat and had a picnic lunch and did a little fishing. We didn't catch much but it was a nice day anyway.

It's john, YESTERDAY WAS MY BIRTHDAY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME... I had to work so this is the first chance I had to blog.

When I got off work yesterday the deer were behind the house and I got a few pictures.

These are the chickens that were fighting next to me. Talk about "to many roosters in the hen house"

It is Amanda's Birthday today!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU..

We have some daily visitors to our woods. John took a picture it was foggy Monday morning. We have put some corn out for them and got a salt block. They are pretty cute. There are a couple does and I think 3 babies. John says there are a couple of bucks also... but I haven't seen them yet!

We went fishing again Monday morning just for a few hours. We only caught a couple fish... but we keep going back.

John and I went to his Mom and Dads for a cookout on Sunday. We had a really good time. His Gram made stuffed cabbages... yummy!! I am not a fan of the stuffed cabbage but hers are really good. I need to get her to give me the recipe!

We started out Monday morning and went to Oram's Donuts in Beaver Falls for Breakfast. (John says they are the "Best Donuts in the Valley"... or at least that's what the sign said...and Rick Sebak from WQED). They do have the best cinnamon rolls Ive ever had... in fact I have decided that instead of a birthday cake this year we are having Oram's cinnamon rolls!!

After we had our donuts we stopped at Brush Creek Park to do a little fishing. We didn't catch much... a couple of small fish but it was peaceful.

We went to Pymatuning on Sunday. We brought a loaf of bread and fed the carp. Then we went out on a boat and did a little bit of fishing. It was a beautiful day.

Here are a few pictures of our day on the lake.....

John did most of the driving. He did let me drive once or twice but I got us stuck on a sand bar and he didn't let me drive after that!!

We went to the Pittsburgh Zoo on Monday. It was hot and kinda crowded. But we got a few pictures....

We took the train ride and our own picture. : )

I like to look at the elephants. I think they are my favorites!!
I thought the Jelly Fish were kinda cool looking. They glow and are pretty!

We went to see the fireworks on the 4th!! I think they came out kinda cool!

This is our bathroom project. Amanda and myself both worked on it...



















When it began...........




Middle of project.................................................................................................................................................











The big finish.....................................................................................................................................................