A Very Merry Christmas Eve Day ;o)

Enjoy our girls traditional Golden Embers Christmas Eve Day ... with Christmas Eve Church services and travel to Massachusetts bright and early on Christmas Day with the family, the girls love the time to play with their toys on Christmas Eve Day...

Sutter patiently watches the youngins get to the toys first!

Willow & Emma play with the big Hedgehog!

Willow & Sutter picking a toy!

Emma has found her favorite!

Sutter has her favorite!

Willow wants the "Heggie" too!!!

Willow & Emma sharing ... MINE!!!"

Sutter & Emma both claim "Mr Heggie"!!!

Fun play time ;o)

Mya cautiously checks out the "Wiggle-Giggle-Wabble" ball

The  first gift ... Thank You Clark Family ;o)

December Brings Sleet & Snow!

Bringing a little of our Summer-past indoors!

A peak at this year's Christmas card ;o)

Card pictures captions

Cookies haven't been made in this house forever, if ever ...
our Church is having a Cookie Fair ... plenty of helpers!
"Samples please, get that one that's falling!!!"

Holiday treat ... Smoked Knuckle bones!!!
"Mom says a special something is coming in the mail for Christmas" 

A few decorations are going up!!!

After Snow and Turkey, Comes Snowshoeing!!!

Annual Snowshoeing Photo
(Willow, Mya, Emma, Sutter)

Ready, Set ... Goooo !!!

A stop for snack's
(Emma, Mya, Willow & Sutter)

Exploring!

Emma lugged/chewed this tree for the longest time

Crossing the creek!

Mya making snow angels!

The race home ... bet Sutter's already by the woodstove!

Emma's snowball coat ... needs to melt by the woodstove!

HAPPY PEACEFUL THANKSGIVING TO ALL ...

Weather reports predicting 3-6-9" heavy snow on Thanksgiving Eve ... plenty of firewood hauled in, all Fall projects finished and the new Cub Cadet snowblower all fired-up just to become familiar with how it works! Girls are resting up!!!

Emma

Emma & Sutter

Mya

Emma

Mya

Sutter

Emma, Willow & Mya

Sutter

"Snow has started ... y'all come back"
(Emma & Willow) 

Out in the snowstorm!!!
(Mya, Emma, Willow, Sutter)

Mya playing ball

Sutter gets out the BIG tennis balls for snow!!!

"Happy Thanksgiving"
(Mya & Emma)

Sutter, Willow & Mya like chasing "Chuck-it" balls ... Emma
likes carrying the "Chuck-it" stick!!!

Hey Emma, where are you going with that?

Willow & Sutter waiting to play ball ;o)

Mya searching for her ball!!!

Fun in the new snow after Thanksgiving  ;o)

November: Let It Snow ... Mya Graduates!

WAKE UP girls ... it snowed last night!!!

Sun's Comin' Up on the First Snow of 2014-15 Winter!

 Wild ducks gather to enjoy the pond!!!

Last Scent Tracking Fun Day... Map of 9 stations with different challenges!
(all 4 girls got to do 2-3 track stations)

• straight track with article at start & finish
• straight track with handler's eyes closed*
• straight track with scent articles off to each side
• square U that a stranger walked across
• double road crossing in U shape
• U shape track into/out of woods
• track going thru a sports "dugout" building
• track down the middle of a traveled dirt road
• track with 90 degree turn ... handler's eyes closed (*reading what dog tells you thru the long leash/harness)

(F) Mya, (R) Sutter, Emma, Willow

Graduation class "Clicker Unleashed" with Instructor Ann
(Penny, Nika, Mya, missing: white Pitbull X Blue) 

Pouring rain day ... indoor graduation celebration!

Sutter dreaming of next "Adventure"!