BUMBO Baby

Nate and Bud

Hiking on Rocky Hill with Dad and Grandpop

GROUNDHOG DAY, PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA.

Brace yourself for more wintry weather. Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow today, leading the groundhog to forecast six more weeks of winter.

If Candlemas be fair and clear,

There'll be two winters in the year.

If a hedgehog casts a shadow at noon,
Winter will return.

In America the hedgehog in the rhyme is replaced by the groundhog. On this day — the Christian holiday of Candlemas — the groundhog is meant to emerge from winter hibernation. If the groundhog can see its shadow (in other words if it's a sunny day), it will be frightened by it and will go back into its hole for a further six weeks hibernation and there will be more wintery weather.

Happy Birthday Jacque

Happy nineteeth to our wonderful step grandaughter. (Jacque & Addison)

Next generation

Another bundle of joy on the way,

congrats Emil and Radojka

The Jaim's Gang

Emil has a couple days off from the plant and the weather has just not cooperated with his fishing plans so today we are spending the morning with Jaime and the youngins'

The storm after the calm

Two fierce thunderstorms ripped across the city Sunday, bringing flooded intersections, toppling trees and tree limbs and causing spotty power outages across the county. It was certainly a freaky day. The National Weather Service said it was a T zero tornado with winds up to 70 mph.

Here comes the sun...

On a clear day...

I love when the air clears and the mountains are so close it feels like you can touch them.
Now if only the sun would just come out... (view from where we live)

The Three Amigos

Hot Shots

Emilia

Aiden

Seth

Happiest Birthday Patty

Still in your Easter bonnet...

Easter 1954
Jackie Ann, Betty Lee, Patty and Bonnie, ?,?

Happy Birthday Nicole, 8 years old

There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child.
There are seven million.

Pork & Sauerkraut on January 1st!

Dinner at Mike and Nell's...

According to Pennsylvania Dutch tradition, pork and sauerkraut will bring good luck to you and your family in the year ahead, if it's your first meal of the new year.

(Nicole, Nathan, and Shannon)

Midnight 1/1/08

Sandy, Chris, Nathan and I outside celebrating the New Year, the fireworks are lighting up the sky and all the neighbors are out celebrating. Sandy and Nate are banging the pots and pans!!!