Mandi's Birthday

Mandi opening card and gift.

Curling iron holder as seen in video. Made with pieces of Grandma Courtney's favorite top, pieces of her white sweater and the button from her sweater. Thanks Tracy - great job!!!

Front side of the curling iron holder.

Inside of the curling iron holder. Notice the "Love you Mandi Sue"... cool huh!


The curling iron holder, holding a ...... curling iron... :-)



Sunny playing with the wrapping paper - check out those eyes!!

Courtnee and Kitty

Mandi, Courtnee & Sunny - wish Amber could be here too...

Mandi holding the blanket she crocheted for me.



Amber - this is the yarn Mandi picked out for your blanket - do you like it? It's very soft.

(Click on the picture to make it bigger so you can see the colors better)

Yellowstone Snowmobiling 2009

Following are pictures and some videos of our trip to Yellowstone 27 Feb - 1 Mar 2009. Click the arrow on the videos to see them. To see the pictures bigger, just click on them.

These are some of the smaller snow vehicles that take people around the park.

This is a coyote next to the river.
This is the coyote stalking a trumpeter swan.


Bison on the road.
Bison and a calf.

Video of bison walking by our snowmobile group that was pulled to the side of the road.

Firehole Falls

Terri at Firehole Falls

Bill at Firehole Falls

Terri & Bill at the falls.

Firehole Falls video

Here we are along the Madison River.

A Yertz at Old Faithful.

And of course, Old Faithful being... well..... Faithful!!

On top of the world - or should I say - Two Top!! Absolutely beautiful!

Alaska - Pics by Sterling Rasmussen

I went to Sterling's Facebook and stole more pictures of Alaska from him, since Amber isn't updating her blog. She doesn't mind - she said I could.

Waves hitting cliffs

Ocean tide rising - ice chunks

More tide rising

Looking out to sea



Amber & Sterling - freezing!!