Merry Christmas to all our friends and family, hope everyone has a great day.
Some Christmas-y pics to share
Jenn decorating the tree we brought home
And on Christmas Eve the three of us (and Farley) drove up into the mountains to go sledding and play in the snow.
The three of us drove to Horseshoe Bend on Saturday morning to watch Mom and Dad burn down the house on their property. It was quite a show. Photo gallery link to all the pictures here. Ava just couldn’t wrap her head around why someone would purposely burn down a house (to build a new one in the same spot in this case).
Here’s a few highlights. The fire department supervised the burning and was very helpful.
A few gallons is all it takes…
And let the games begin!
Started small in a corner of one room.
But after about 5 minutes it was a roaring fire.
We had to leave before everything burned down to the ground, but it didn’t take long to get this far.
It was a perfect day for burning, very little wind kept things in control.
Jenn and I visited Sisters last weekend. Left early Saturday morning with a fuel stop at Burns. Spent the day visiting all the little shops in Sisters, then departed Sisters Sunday morning at sunrise. Ava stayed with Nana and Grandpa. Jenn and I decided that Sisters was a perfect “1 day town”. One day is just about right to see everything in town.
Fuel stop in Burns, OR
“Your co-pilot on this flight will be First Officer Jenn.”
The two of us
I think this was over Redmond, OR
Jenn’s Lake Gallery
The old Cessna 172 has been parked…
… time to walk to town.
We checked in to our motel room so we could set our backpacks down and go explore town
A little art festival was the main attraction this weekend
People watching at the wine place
Have you ever seen someone carry there dog in a front pack? I thought it was hilarious.
There were a couple of knitting / quilting shops that we visited.
After a hotel-night’s-sleep, we woke up before sunrise, stopped at the local bakery to grab a muffin, and took off as the sun was rising to head back home.
Bye, Sisters!
Stopped for a bathroom break on the way home at Burns
And flew over Owyhee Reservoir, almost home.
