NWTF Calling Contest

Today, Christopher and I (Adam) went to the Hunting and Boat Show
downtown for the turkey calling contest. We had a great time - it was
fun to hear him gobble back to some of the first competitors. Here
he is pictured next to his favorite part - the turkey. We also got to
see a hunting dog demo.

Hair Tut

Clara has taken it upon herself to cut her own hair. It was inevitable. Her hair was admittedly long and she did receive a pair of scissors for Christmas so you could easily see where this was going. But - it wasn't until push came to snip and then...

As Annette tells the story, she said Clara came out after an extended period of working on her crafts at the table and said, "Mama - We need to trim my hair..."

That's when the gig was up.

Today she had her hair trimmed so that it wouldn't be too noticeable. If you know what to look for, though, you'll see a shorter layer on her right side. Why her right side you might ask? Because that's the side you cut when you're holding the scissors with your left hand. Duh.

Visit to the North

So Adam and the kids weren't the only ones to get out and do something memorable this weekend. Sabrina and I headed to Minnesota for a visit with Nonna and, as luck would have it, a whole bunch of aunts, uncles, cousins and second cousins too! Nonna was busy in the kitchen (as usual). This time she was frying up her famous 'rice balls'. We had a great time at the graduation party... Congratulations Tina. Nonna was even kind enough to sit for me to capture a portrait or two. I think, "I've never had so many pictures taken in my life!" were her words. I was so excited to be able to capture some images of my dad and his mom -- and have so many of his siblings willing to have their pictures snapped as well. Thanks everyone for a great weekend!

Sledding in Louisville

This is the video I was looking for. Yesterday Christopher, Clara and I went sledding at Cherokee Park in Louisville with Todd, Heather and Dave. Todd and I rode one of the sleds. At the top of the hill, Todd says, "The safety word is banana." Then at the bottom of the hill, you can almost hear Todd screaming "Banana!"

Good times...

Sledding in Louisville

Christopher, Clara and I (Adam) went sledding at Cherokee Park in Louisville. We got down there around 4 o'clock and didn't pull off until close to 6 p.m. I'm looking forward to hearing the kids' stories after they wake up in the morning. Clara was so tired she went straight to sleep without her nuk and blanket. How 'bout dem apples?