May God Bless You Till We Meet Again

Springtime Snow at the Hodge Podge Lodge

 

Snowy day means a fire roaring even if it is Springtime.

 

Time to call for a family visit.

 Fun making snowmen, walking up the road, riding a scooter at 25 mph down the road, and most of all enjoying showstopper pancakes completely made by Robin!!

Oh how fast the snow melts at the forest home - the hodge podge lodge!!

Family Fun at the Hodge Podge Lodge

Hiking in the forest, the kids were excited to find bits of pottery!!

 Gigantic marshmallows made the yummiest, gooiest, funniest, messiest smore's of all!!!

 One can always just sit on a tree stump and enter the world of make believe.

 What a fun time to ride in Grandaddy's new garden wagon the Jensen's gave him for his birthday!

 Swingin' times at the Payson Lake playground. Unfortunately, the camera did not capture the feeding of the ducks which seemed to be a great adventure until the bigger ducks became very aggressive.

Making Easter chickies with Aunt Beth was a highlight to these creative little people.

Random Stuff

My dearheart artist/farmer harvesting sweet potatoes at the cabin.

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Jilly, ready for Oktoberfest (wearing Gramie's dress Opa bought 40 years ago in Hamburg)

Eric and Alice December Carousel Adventure at the Railroad Park

Christmas Moments

Moments made sweeter as every member of our family (about 40) gathered to celebrate.

Home for Christmas

What a joyous reunion as Jared arrived home from the L.D.S. Church mission in Durban South Africa!!

It took 4 days to locate the luggage, but that did not diminish the fun and happiness at the glad family reunion and 4 days of family gatherings and even a Christmas party. 

Together Again in 2 Days!!

At midnight tonight here (December 12)  Elder Jared Leonard Bielefeldt will be boarding a plane in South Africa for the long journey home. He will be surprised to see how tall the nieces and nephew are now.Two years of his life has been dedicated to the Lord's work. His parents are so proud of him!