Hello, All! This first picture is a little flashback that Harper chose. In Libertyville house, Harper 4/5 mos. and Finley 2. AHHH...SISTERS!
School Pictures 2015-2016 - Harper 5/K and Finley 7/2nd
Matt and good buddy, Mark attend the Notre Dame game at Fenway. It was chilly but not for these two! Mark is really from Canada, and Matt just pretends that he is when it is suits his purpose!
Girls had a Holiday recital - Finley's class!
Sisters with makeup on - you go girls!
For Thanksgiving, we hosted for the first time ever! My Dad and Sam also hosted in our house. We could not have done it with out them! Dad made a turkey, Matt made another turkey, I mashed 10 lbs. of potatoes for the first time, and Aunt Sammie cleaned places in my house that I know I have never cleaned!!! Obviously, all of this work and all of the smells wore Montana and Oliver out!
Early morning on Turkey Day! Thank goodness it was a beautiful day - in the 60s, and some of the party even ate outside!
kids table inside
Matt's turkey in green egg - during
and after - ta da!
Look closely...that is Finley and Oliver sleeping side by side in Finley's bed!
Hawkeyes won, too, over the turkey break - GO IOWA!
Ice Skating outside on Turkey Break at Avalon!
Our elf, Sparkle Bell Cadence made it back! Here she is getting bit by Stompies - as seen on TV.
PJ Day at school - waiting for bus in the AM.
XMAS fun at the club - yes, that is Santa in the back!
Sparkle Bell Cadence - relaxing as usual!
School art show where I purchased the girls' framed art for a rather obnoxious fee and then gave it to Matt for Xmas.
Sparkle Bell Cadence - She gets around by horse,
with Ken,
and with Hunter Huntsman
I babysat kids, so Shae and Lisette could celebrate their anniversary.
Rehearsing for Christmas pageant - Harper was an angel - in the play!
We traveled to Nashville one last time before Aunt Sammie, Maverick, and Oliver moved back to Iowa. This is the ice slide at ICE - Nutcracker at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel.
Cousins in a bulb - so cute!
with Grandma Susie
One last cruise on the boat through the hotel!
9 degrees in the exhibit - brrr....Grandma Susie and kids! 
Ready for the real pageant!
Xmas morning - her Truly Me American Girl - I think she likes it!
Dixie Dog possessed by the Christmas Spirit - Happy Birthday, Jesus!
More ICE and hotel - farewell Nashville!
Finley singing in choir, and Harper playing an angel in the pageant. They were so excited that Uncle Shae, Grandma Susie, and Teddy came to watch them Christmas Eve.
Christmas morning - thank you, Nana Pat - now she can shoot arrows at your son!
We, once again, were able to have Grandma Susie with us on Christmas morning - so fun!
Day after Christmas Flood in the basement - not so fun!
Dixie Dog is displaced from her basement due to flooding and forced to go to groomer for her New Year's bath! Poor DD - she hates that bow!
A beautiful January Day - we walked to ice cream to celebrate Finley's first confession the night before! I would have loved to be a fly on the wall for that!
Finally, a small snow fall in Georgia - most of the flakes are on Montana!
Chucky Cheese Bday for Harper's classmate, Sebastian - today - how is that for service!
On happier note - more flooding pictures. The carpet is now gone. 
Boxes and trash from flood - Happy 2016!
