Waiting for the Jul Nisse - Christmas Eve 2012

My Little Love of my Life

Look at more adorable granddaughter-Ellie. I met her at the airport and was totally taken back . . What an absolute doll.

Won't Be Long Now . . .

Christmas is 2 days away and we are going to have a full house.  I am so looking forward to it!!!

Timmy and Jessica, Kyle and Kristian, Tracy and cute Ellie will be here.  We have always celebrated Christmas Norwegian Style.  The Jul Nisse comes on Christmas Eve.

  


Then on Christmas Day we would go visit Grandma and Grandpa and see what Santa brought.
It was GREAT . . . . two big celebrations.

Will be fun . . . this year will bring a lot of Great Memories.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, GOD JUL AND have a WONDERFUL NEW YEAR!!

We have been waiting for some real action for a Long Long Time

Timmy and Jess are married!!!  YAHOO!!!  They make the best couple.

It was a very nice wedding and reception.  The day was perfect, the weather was beautiful, and the family and friends were FABULOUS!!!

Our family just got bigger.  The Bators are such nice people.

  I think we are going to have a lot of fun times ahead.

At the Reception

Little Ellie enjoyed herself too!

NOT TO FORGET THE CAKE!

and then they DANCED

I HAVE A GRANDDAUGHTER!!!!

On September 6, little Ellie was born in Los Angeles, California.  She weighted 7 lbs 6.9 oz

What a wonderful day it was in my life!!!!  

My oldest son, Kristian and his cute wife Tracy had this adorable healthy little girl which was a wonderful addition to our family.

I LOVE BEING A GRANDMA!!!

Just call me Grandma "B"

B is for Barbara or BADNESS!!

Here are the proud parents

Not to forget GRANDPOPS

He is as happy as can be to have a little girl in his life.

This was truly worth waiting for

We were able to go and see her blessed.

It was a day to remember!

Timmy, Jessie, Tim and I celebrated the 4th of July at the Tetons.  I had no clue of what was in store.  Big surprise for me.  The weather was perfect, besides all the buffalo, elk, deer, moose, marmots and bears, there was an engagement ring.

The first day we arrived we canoed down the Snake River.  We witnessed an Osprey diving down and he caught a fish in its claws.  He wanted to show off so he flew right over our heads with his prize.

The next day was a little rainy so we decided to drive to Yellowstone to see the animals, the waterfalls and geysers.  We came across a herd of buffalo charging down the mountain headed for the stream.  We were right on the other side and were able to get some good pictures.  As they came across, we rushed up to our truck so we wouldn't get trampled.

The third day was the BIG day.  We canoed String Lake (Tetons) and portaged over to Leigh Lake to have a picnic at the bottom of Mt Moran.  The stream that flowed into the lake was quite cold. After doing a couple of push ups in it they swam in Leigh Lake for a bit.  The lake was so calm  we could see the reflection of the clouds on it and it was breath taking. We returned to String Lake so Tim could show Jess the famous "Rock", a favorite place of the boys from their childhood.  That is where Timmy popped the question.  Tim and I were canoeing around and taking pictures.  I had no idea was was going to happen.  It was delightful.  What a time to remember!!

The next day we took the hike around Jenny Lake up to Hidden Falls.  I felt like I was in the Garden of Eden.  We saw a lot of animals on this trip.  Driving up Signal Mountain to ride our bikes, there were two baby black bears on the road.  By the time I whipped out my camera the Mamma bear had rushed them away down the hill.  DARN . . but we were able to get a picture from a distance.

Headed to Jackson, we drove through Moose . . and guess what we saw . . 3 MOOSE!  They were feeding in the stream.

What a GOOD TIME . . I never get tired of this place.  Always something new to see and always beautiful!!!

THE INVASION OF THE 'MARSHPILLOW'

I bet you can’t eat just one . . .

I was grocery shopping, getting ready for our camping trip and I was told to be sure to pick up some graham crackers, chocolate bars and marshmellows. . ...Well, while I was at the store, I just about tripped of these HUGE marshmellows that had fallen off the shelf . . . I could’t resist . . I bought them.  This will be a SMORE to remember. .