Germany News ~~~

I am a Grandma, by the way of our German exchange student we hosted 5 years ago..Glad to introduce you to "Charlotte", born December 5th in Berlin Germany...she is so cute !!

Animals ~~~

Jigger

Zip, Jigger and Shot 

 Shot                       &                    Jigger

Shot

These are new additions to our family. We have had Zip, the cat, for a while now and about two weeks ago went and picked up our border collie / blue heelers puppies.

They are about 7 weeks old here and full of energy and growing !

I take the puppies for a walk in the snow and Zip follows along too, it is kind of funny !

Blizzard Warning !!

All these are taken from inside the house ! With 40 mph wind gusts and vertical snow, who wants to go outside? Not me. We are under a blizzard warning from the national weather service and I can tell you it is ugly outside ! Will make for some pretty pictures once the wind quits blowing, sometime tonight ! Then it is turning bitter cold for a while ! Daytime highs predicted to be 1 degree? Got'ta love Idaho winters !

Look at this Sunset ~~~

I have been moving into a "new" house to us over the last few months. But this is what I get to see at night as the sun sets. Isn't it peaceful ?

Farm Fields, Flowers & Rachel

Rachel and I drove around the farms fields and this is what happens . . . 

we sure have fun together !! 

caught the sprinkler spray . . . how cool is that !

Potato Fields are blooming everywhere. . .

this is what happens when Rachel and I do "goofy" things when we both have our cameras !

Window Display . . .

Isn't this a pretty window display? I thought so. . .

Wrap Up of Junior Rodeo Action . . .

Here are a few highlight photos from the Junior Rodeo's this season. It is really neat to watch the kids progress each year. I take pictures for three families and each of them have two kids. A lot of hard work and practice goes for June and July events, and don't forget the parents who get them to and from rodeo's !  High

to everyone !

Smoke in the Air . . .

There was a desert fire about 70 miles West of where we live tonight. On the six o'clock news they said around 15,000 acres burned. Heavy smoke was in the sky and made for some great picture taking. It was amazing that the smoke was way high in the sky and did not smell like smoke at all on the ground. It was also very dark because it was between us and the sun. Made for some great lighting to play around with my camera. I like the first picture of the Grand Teton Mountain, about 55 miles to the East of us, where the sun was shining on them, smoke in the sky and dark where I was taking the picture from. It is so fun !

**Update** the fire was reported to burn around 170 square miles ***

H-family . . a few more

Just a few more...

H-Family

Sunshine and no wind for family pictures on Saturday ! Angela, Cody, Maddy and Harisyn and of course Grandma Lori ! Thanks for lettting me be a part of your family for a few hours.

Flying Low . . .

Could hear the crop duster close by at around 7:15 in the morning, and then right above ! It was pretty cool and the sound is awesome . . .

Junior Rodeo !

Barrel racing, pole bending, break-a-way roping and goat tying are a few of the events for the Idaho Junior Rodeo Association for girls and boys between ages 0 to 16. I have a couple of families that I take pictures of and seem to learn a few things here and there too...

Relay for Life

Went to my first Relay for Life event on Friday and was a moving experience to see those in our area who are survivors and those who are still fighting! Great event for awareness of cancer ! My blessings go out to all who have endured cancer and continue to fight back, they are an inspiration for all. . .

Beautiful Bride !

Went to a wedding and was able to get some photos of the beautiful bride and of course my favorite cousin Chuck. It was a perfect day to celebrate ! Congratulations to the Griffin's !

This made me laugh !

Oh My Gosh this made me laugh! I was driving home one of the back ways tonight and found this "OPEN RANGE" sitting in the middle of a little field, that the owners take very good care of, and they have a very good sense of humor too !!

More Flood Warning !

Just a few more pictures of the high waters in the rivers around our area...it is very pretty, but also dangerous !