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Saturday, February 5, 2011

"Snowed In"

February 1st is usually cold......but this year for
Nauvoo it meant a big big snow storm

and not being able to get out of the drive way.

It also meant no school for a whole week,

until they could get the bus out to the

outlying area's in the county.

By the 5th, when the roads were safe, the children were
out to a local hill and went tubing. Robert went to pick them up,
and on the way home announced to the surprise of all,
that he was taking the family on a trip to the

Quad Cities, to go tubing. The have a small ski resort there
with a tubing hill that has a moving walkway to
take you back up to the top of the run.

The photo's below show how much snow we had at our home.

The snow was so high that we could

not see the two bottom steps.

The snow drifts came up to the back porch.

Roxi's dog run was full of snow,

and we couldn't get the door open.

Joseph quickly went to Roxi's aid,

and worked on digging her a path to get out.

He was exhausted by the time he was done!

Robert decided to take advantage of the

snow that had held us captive for a day or two,

and took the family tubing. I wish I had gotten

more photo's but alas the camera was out of

batteries. The children were happy about it however!

You gotta love Family Fun!--Even if it is in the cold...brrrr.

"Fun in the Snow"

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Boy Scout Troop 107-January-Court of Honor

Joseph conducts January 2011 Court of Honor
for Boy Scout Troop 107
as part of earning his Communications Merit Badge

Joseph receives the
Golf and Pathfinding Merit Badges
from Bro. Robert Northrup at January Court of Honor

Robby receives Carpentry Merit badge from Bro. Neil Campbell.
They did not have the badge at the Scout Store, so he
will have to get it next month. Carpentry was one
of the Historical Merit Badges brought back to commemorate
the 100 Year Anniversary of Boy Scouts.