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| This is what we woke up to on Tuesday morning, December 20 - 11+ inches of snow. The prior day, Nancy and I drove to Dorrance from Manhattan and had the most white-knuckle experience I have ever had. The road was fine until we reached a few miles west of Salina when the ice, slush and snow hit fast. We barely avoided two accidents and I definitely needed a shot of whiskey we we arrived at Susan's house. As a reminder, you can click on any photo to see a larger version. |
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| After the snow, we spent lots of time enjoying the white Christmas. Garrett was sledding behind the four-wheeler and was covered in snow. |
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| Joey pulled the kids behind the four-wheeler. |
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| Sweet Anna |
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| The snow piles up in front of the sled and eventually covers the kid's faces. |
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| Sam helped in dad Joey pull the sled. |
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| Joey and Sam with the snow man in the background. |
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| Sharon and Avery - even though we had lots of snow, the temperature wasn't that cold. Sharon was sitting outside without a coat. |
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| Cousins Garrett, Avery and Anna |
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| Sweet Avery |
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| That is Anna under all that snow. |
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| Sharon, Avery and Kevin right before Christmas Eve mass |
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| Garrett, Anna and Sam |
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| Avery and Sam enjoyed a laugh together in front of the altar |
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| Two lovely Chickadees |
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| Joey, Kelly Sam, Anna and Garrett |
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| Sharon and daughter Avery |
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| Kevin, Avery and Sharon |
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| Brooklyn loved the snow - to play in it and to eat it. |
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| Anna |
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| Hallie |
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| How many Thielen boys does it take to fix the truck? |
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| Apparently, the Thielen boys needed help from the Thielen girls to fix things. |
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| Looks like the Thielen girls gave up on the Thielen boys. |
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| Anna, Sam and Garrett with their favorite great aunt. |
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| I'm not exactly sure what Hallie, Brooklyn and Anna were up to, but it looked like they were praying for more snow. |
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| Kevin |
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| Sam |
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| Hallie |
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| Hallie |
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| Matt |
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| Can you believe it? Another snowball fight broke out. |
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| Santa made an appearance and Brooklyn was eager to tell him how good she had been this year. |
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| Hallie and Santa |
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| Avery wasn't quite sure she wanted to tell Santa how good she had been. |
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| Grandma Siefers and Santa - there wasn't any doubt about it, Grandma had NOT been good enough to get a gift from Santa. |
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| Cousins Brooklyn, Sam, Hallie and Avery |
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| Anna and Grandma Thielen |
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| The Thielen grandkids - Brooklyn, Sam, Hallie, Avery, Anna and Garrett |
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| The residents of Thielenville |
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| Susan and her boys - Kevin, Joey and Matt |
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| Sam rode the trike off the edge of the porch. |
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| Matt and daughter Brooklyn |
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| It was such a nice day that Anna played outside without her coat. |
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| Greg seemed to attract the kids - Brooklyn (with her guitar around her neck), Sam and Hallie. |
