Winter Wonderland

It was a beautiful night for a hottub and some outdoor fun.
Here is kirk building a snowman.

Dakota builds on the snowman.

Colton adds to the snowman.

Duane joins the snowman for some birthday fun.

Duane and Trica soak in the hottub.

Christmas Again

We postponed Christmas at the Keinanen's due to a winter blizzard. Today we drove down to Barnum on slippery road witnessing a couple cars in the ditch including a 5th wheel camper to celebrate Christmas once again.

Present opening time.

Kirk and Raven hang out.

Da boys jabber.

Merry Christmas 2009

Our Christmas Tree

The boys' big presents from mom and dad, iPhones.

Our Christmas table.

Trica gets a treadmill belt. Yea!

Duane a new printer.

Dakota a PS3 Bluetooth headset.

Colton got a New York Giants Hoody.

Kirk got Fallout 3 game of the year edition.

Caesar didn't know what to do with his stocking.

Christmas Eve PJ's and Ornaments

It is tradition to open "one" gift on Christmas Eve. It is the same thing each year, Pajama's. I have added to that tradition by including an ornament with the PJ's. The ornament is typically something the kids have achieved that year or something that interests them.

Christmas Eve Memorial

Every Christmas Eve in Memory of my dad, Thomas Isaacson, we head to the cemetary to place a christmas wreath and candle on his grave. We clean off the plot and place the decorations. Then have a quiet moment of memories as "Oh Holy Night" plays on the iPod.

This year as we were uncovering the grave, we found fully intact pictures of the
twins, Meghan and Mason. We informed dad that he received a special gift that day, a newborn grandson. Wouldn't he have been thrilled!

NorthPole

Duane works with the boys to build the north pole.

Lights and all.

Winter Fun

Finally some snow. However once it started it never stopped.
Kirk builds a snow fort.

Colton enjoys the snow.

Mini Snowman

Colton Christmas Orchestra Concert

The 7th-8th grade class put on a lovely Christmas concert on Monday.
Since blogger limits the size of the video to 100MB, this is all I had below that limit. It's a short one.

Shopping with the girls

Bentleyville, Tour of Lights

Bentleyville is back! It has moved to bayfront in Duluth. And is bigger and more beautiful than ever.

Trica and Duane

Duane and boys around the campfire.

The Great Lake in lights

Trica and boys at campfire.

Boys

Thanksgiving Again

We celebrated all we were thankful for again with the Keinanen family.
Here are Raven, Marlene and Lisa enjoying a brisk walk.

Dakota rides the 4 wheeler.

Kirk and Raven

Colton

Duane

Time to decorate the Christmas Tree

Time to decorate the Christmas Tree.
The boys competed to see who's ornament could be the highest in the tree.
Dakota

Colton

Kirk and his friend Patrick.

Trica and Duane

Dakota, Colton and Kirk have finished the tree decorating.