Up North

 We were Up North for a procedure that was cancelled and a Dr appointment.  

We had supper one night with the Great Grandchildren and supper one night with Grandson Noah and his wife Hanna.  We did more that eat...we petted Sadie, played cards and went to Menards. 

Nice to get a photo where Peach isn't trying to strangle Baby K.

After we left Up North we heard that Cee Cee put a rock up her nose that required a trip to the ER and an Xray.

Something always happening when there are four! 

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ONE!!

 Our youngest Great Grandchild turned one year old yesterday!

What a cutie!   She had a party yesterday but we did not attend.  Jen took a photo and shared it with me! 

At one year old she finally has a few teeth, she is crawling but not walking. She is not talking very much.  She still has a short fuse as in no patience when she is hungry, thirsty or tired...she pitches a fit and you are left to figure it out!  FYI  none of her siblings were like that so she is uniquely herself. 

Happy Birthday Baby K!  We love you!

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May 2026 The Greats

 We had a good visit with all four of our Great Grands.

Mostly smiling!  Baby K is crawling on all fours now and she has it mastered!  She loves her brother very much...her cheeks were a bit red as she is getting a few more teeth.  Hey Mikey has his own room, Cee Cee has her own room and the little girls have to share a room in their new home. 

Who knew that pizza should be accompanied with copious amounts of Ranch Dressing! 

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The Greats

 The Greats are all growing like weeds! 

Ohhh...impressed by sisters cake!

Baby K cannot have cake yet...she has no teeth.  She is motivating around on the floor by rolling where she wants to go.  Not crawling yet. 

We have a blizzard warning and a winter snow advisory for Friday.  It is supposed to be real windy. 

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The Greats

 One guess where the Great Grandchildren are this week. 

Peach and Cee Cee waiting for their brother to come off of a ride that they were too small for.

Baby K and a Princess

Peach and a Princess

Looks like they are having fun.

Hey Mikey

And eating well too!

We had a quiet day at home.  I did some laundry and cleaned the bathroom for excitement.

Jen made egg bake and pineapple for supper.  It was delicious. 

Years ago when Far Guy was stationed at MacDill AFB in Florida we visited Walt Disney World several times...it opened in 1971 and we were stationed at MacDill in 1973 and 1974.

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Great

 Here are our Greats!

At least three of them were looking at me!  

Tuesday night I held the pickles hostage until after they finished some food on their plates!  It was a good meal and good to see them all! 

Wednesday weather: Chilly!  High was 2F or -17C  Low was -17F or -27C. 

Supper was delicious leftovers!

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Fun Foods

Tuesday was cooking/baking day.  Granddaughter Maddie and Brenton and the Greats are coming for supper.  The Greats are not sick at the moment so we can get together! 

I made cheesecake with no crust so that it is gluten free it will be topped with cherries.  

Fun foods for the Greats...

Foods for little hands...mini brownies and toast points. 

The rest of the menu is a pork roast, mashed potatoes, gravy, baked carrots and green beans...oh yes and pickles.  But with our Greats you should almost serve the pickles as a dessert because they really like them! If they had their way they would make pickles a meal.

Minnesota weather: Sunny!  Above zero! BUT the windchill is still nasty. 

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The Greats

 The Great Grandchildren were here on Sunday.  Wish we could bottle that energy!

Hey Mikey!

Cee Cee 

Peach 

Baby K 

You can always count on babies to scratch themselves before holiday photos. 

Yesterday I finished ordering the 2026 Calendar...the Greats will be 9, 6, 3 and 1 in 2026!  

We had a beautiful day yesterday!  The sun was shining! 

Minnesota weather; High 43F or 6C Low was 15F or -9C  at least it is windy!

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Visit to the Farm

 Our friends Sarah and Chris have a Flower Farm.  This is their first year adding trees, porch pots, table decorations and various crafts for sale in late November and early December. 

They have several spots for picture takers. 

Inside photos too!  Our three great Granddaughters!  Inside the gift shop was much warmer for photos!  The girls wrote letters to Santa and left them in the mail box:)

It was a fun visit.  A few weeks ago Jen and I helped Sarah create some table decorations...all were sold and she could have used a few more...maybe next year!

Minnesota weather; High 9F or -13C Low was -7F or -22C eh!  

Supper was leftovers...so no cooking only warming up! 

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Greats and a Grand

Granddaughter Maddie and her husband Brenton visited us on Wednesday night, we had pizza as all the kids love pizza! Pizza and pickles a perfect meal for the kiddos!

 Hey Mikey and Cee Cee watching TV after supper

Baby K  who looks so much like her Daddy!

Hey Mikey

Peach...I gave her an old pair of dollar store reading glasses with the lenses taken out...she likes my readers so much.  

Maddie and her children. She is a busy Mom!

We are blessed to be able to see them often! 

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Greats

 Cee Cee had a minor surgery yesterday to put tubes in her ears. Hopefully she will be able to hear better.  She has very thick ear wax that clogs her ears.  Early indications are that she can hear better, she says she can...but she still talks loudly. 

Peach, Baby K, Hey Mikey and front and center Cee Cee.  Jen took this photo and Maddie had it on her facebook post so I shamelessly stole it from her!

We will be seeing more of the Greats when we are up in East Grand Forks Minnesota/Grand Forks North Dakota over the Winter. 

Jen sent me this photo last night with all the Great Girls!  She went over to check on Cee Cee after her surgery....and for hugs and snuggles! 

Peach, Baby K, Cee Cee and their Great Auntie Jen

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Little kids

 We spent some time with the Greats and three of the Grands yesterday. All are doing well. 

The little Greats stayed when their parents went to a wedding.  They really liven up the place!

The Greats watching tv with their favorite Uncle Andy. Sadie is supervising.

This little munchkin Baby K was watching me instead of tv…and I received a number of smiles.  Peach reminds me often that it is her baby and not mine. 

Far Guy had a fair day, he still has some pain and has to watch it so he doesn’t use his left arm very much.

Andy made supper for us and the Greats …hamburgers on the grill and French fries…perfect food for the kids and the elderly!

The weather was beautiful with the high around 70 F.

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The Greats

 Our three Great Grandchildren were at Noah's wedding.  

Here they are enjoying the three wheeled coffee cart/bike at the coffeeshop.  Yes they figured out how to ring the bell too!   Hey Mikey is almost eight, Cee Cee is five and Peach is a few months shy of the terrible twos.

Now that we are moved back to the woods we will miss seeing them.  

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Valentine Boxes

 When I was a kid we usually got a shoe box or a paper bag to decorate to collect Valentines from classmates at school.  What fun it was to read all those Valentines!

This week in the craft room Valentine boxes were made.  Paper, boxes and feathers. 

A flamingo and a pikachu for Cee Cee and Hey Mikey. 

Valentine boxes have come a long way:)

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All smiles!

 "The Greats" were here over the weekend.  Growing like weeds and full of laughter and smiles intermixed with a few squeals by Peach...she knows how to get attention! 

All three loving a blanket ride.

Sadie checking to make sure everyone is okay...secretly I think she wanted a turn too:)

We have been in the deep freeze. Today should be better...45 degrees warmer than yesterday.  I am going to fill the car with gas and get a car wash! 

Four medical appointments crossed off the list yesterday...one more later this week.  

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Cool Wedding

 There was a wedding this weekend, it was supposed to be an outdoor ceremony.

Peach all dressed up

Maddie, Brenton and children.  Brenton's Mom was married over the weekend, because of the severe cold it was moved indoors.  Cee Cee and Peach spent a fair amount of time on the dance floor:)

The weather was bitterly cold with a high temperatures below zero.  

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The Greats

 We spent some time with our Great Grandchildren better known as the Greats.

Peach are you supposed to be climbing stairs all by yourself?

Cee Cee did you know your socks don't match? 

Sisters both smiling!

All together...everyone smile. They have lots of energy...more energy than the old folks. 

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A smile

 This may make you smile. 

Someone was a pill when it was time to take photos.  These are our Great Grandchildren growing taller every day.  That is Peach being a pill. 

We will be seeing more of these children, by the time you read this we should be Up North for the worst of the Winter weather.   Hopefully we are all settled in by now and Sadie is keeping track of us!

This was the snow that delayed our departure by a day, the roads were crappy for traveling, and we traveled in between storms.  

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Three GREATS

 Our three GREATS have so much energy...that is why parents are young and not old!

They are growing up so quickly! 

Hey Mikey tried on the deer hide coat that Far Guy had as a child.  His Father had it made for him. 

Cee Cee cut her own hair one day last week when her bangs were in her eyes...she is not much of a hairdresser.  Every kid does it some worse than others.   She was very curious about all the photos we have on the wall and who was in them. 

And then there is Peach. She is in a "I can do it all by myself stage"  little Miss Independent. 

We are really enjoying interacting with Peach, she is a real doll.  Hey Mikey moved to Michigan when he was just a year old and Cee Cee was born in Michigan...so we missed out on most of their early years. 

Fun kids! 

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Great Blessings

 We are going to be Great Grandparents again! 

We are truly blessed. 

 Our three GREATS will become four!  He or she will join Hey Mikey, Cee Cee and Peach sometime in June.  By that time Peach will be two, Cee Cee five and Hey Mikey eight. Our Granddaughter Maddie and her husband Brenton will be very busy!

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