Beering the Cold

What else can you do on a cold January weekend but attend the Brrrr Fest? Here we are in Iowa City taste testing beer with 2000 of our closest friends.

The calendar says spring doesn't arrive until March 20 but today we saw 2 robins in our crab apple trees.  Think Spring!

Here are a few more pictures from Christmas Eve at Debbie and Randy's house.  

 

 Every year we take a "kid" picture.  Unfortunately Elizabeth and Josh left for Kansas earlier in the day and couldn't be in the picture.  It was a fun evening spent with family.

Christmas 2013

Every time a bell rings an angel gets her wings.  Mixed in with all of my holiday decorations I came across the bell sweater that my Mom wore in this picture 23 years ago.  Nicole was just 2 years old.

 

Nicole came over on Christmas day wearing the sweater!  It was fun to hear the faint ringing of bells all day.  She even wore bell earring to complete the outfit. She has taken instruction well.

 

The beautiful snow fall was a great photo op!  Scott and Nicole are standing outside in the bistro.  We laughed when we saw the picture because it looks like one of those cheesy backgrounds used at the department stores.  Happy Holidays!