We're Home!!!!

Well we made it home safely. We had a wonderful trip. I will post more pictures this weekend. Astrid, Ingrid, Sigrid and I stayed home today but Eric is a trooper and went on to work.

As I lay in peaceful slumber this morning I thought I heard the faint cry of my mother....."is anyone awake?" She had let herself in to check and see if we made it home. I perked up and said "I'm awake Mom"....her reply "Not you one of the important people"....No the important people were still asleep.....they need their rest as all important people do.

Snow Family

Astrid and Ingrid made a snow family yesterday.

Our Humble Abode

SNOW

The girls are enjoying their day in the snow.

New Trick

Gigi taught Sigrid a new trick!

Daddy taught her about the magazines.

Love at First Sight

Happy Anniversary!!!

36 years and going strong!

Love Laura

Happy New Year

2006 will be hard to top at our house! I hope everyone has a wonderful New Year. My husband vows to exercise more.....The girls and I are making no promises on what we will accomplish....we will just wait and see what the year holds. Love you all, Laura

Cookies for Santa

Erin got Ingrid her very own rolling pin , cookie cutters, spoon, and frosting gun. She is trying it all out on her cookies for Santa.

Birthday present

Ingie opted to go to the hotel in Branson called Splash Country instead of a birthday party. The girls had fun I think. We stopped at Erin's the night before and had Christmas with her. Erin cooked a delicious dinner. We were the first people she has ever cooked a meal for. We feel very priveledged.

Christmas

Ingrid and Sigrid had a Christmas program at preschool today. Sigie's shirt says "good things come in small packages". She wanted me to take a picture of her toes this morning.

Ingrid wanted her hair curled this morning for the program. She had trouble deciding on the red velvet bow or the red corduroy hat with a grosgain ribbon on it. Her jumper was green corduroy with stockings embroderied on the bottom. She was really proud of her looks today. Her class sang "Frosty the Snowman" and "Santa Claus is Coming to Town." Ingrid and her friend Abby Grace sang the loudest and tried to out do everyone. I must say they succeeded. Abby Grace also decided she could out do Ingrid by singing faster...this upset the teacher and Ingrid tried to get Abby to slow down by using hand gestures but Abby ingnored them. Ingrid didn't care that Abby could sing faster....Ingrid just wanted to sing it right.

All I Want For Christmas is My Two Front Teeth

Astrid lost two teeth last night. One she swallowed and the other she pulled. She was very upset about the one she swallowed. She was afraid she wouldn't get paid for it. She wrote the Tooth Fairy a nice note and the Tooth Fairy paid her for both teeth.

Our Tree!

While Siggy was asleep Astrid, Ingrid,

and I put up the tree.

When she awoke, she was so thrilled

that she took little running steps backward

and clapped her hands.

"Tree, tree, tree", she shouted.

She is going to love Christmas this year. Presents

thrill her but I think she likes the lights best.

Hannah Inc.

Hannah And Our Hope

I can see fright in the eyes of these two parents,
but always there is hope. Hannah is their hope. She
is ours, too. You will see Hannah improving because
she feels the "want" and "love" from her parents
and Lil Bub, Grandparents and all of us!

Dresses Designed and Created by Hazel Powell--1975

These precious little dresses were designed
and created by Hazel Powell for her Grand
daughter, Laura Renfroe, in 1975.

Best Buddies--Pop and Siggy!

What does my shirt say, Auntie HayBell?

Fall in Galla Meadow

Favorite tree in Galla Meadow!

Fall in Galla Meadow

Persimmons are ripe in
Galla Meadow!

Fall in Galla Meadow

Mustard and turnips
are ready in Galla Meadow!