The Danes of Morrisville

December 31, 2008

Welcome 2009!

We are wishing you all the best for the new year, where ever you are around the world. (Be safe.) Here are some pictures from Christmas at Cousin Sarah's in Highlands, NC.

Decorating the tree at Cousin Sarah's

A finished tree.
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Red Cardinal topper.

Tobais, the Christmas kitty.

Warm by the fireplace.

Rex on the pond.

Rhonda and Sarah on the pond bridge.

Sarah's piano.

Beautiful tree.

Three short holiday stories by Truman Capote.
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Pretty view.
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Tobais jumping for his toy.

Rex and Tobais playing.

Happy Holiday Buddha.

December 21, 2008

Well, I'm sure few could be happier about Google Earth and global positioning satellites than Santa Claus himself... except for maybe Rex, who got a GPS for his birthday & Christmas. It's calm, robot voice has been guiding us around our area of North Carolina for three days now and it's great. We are discovering parks and restaurants we didn't know were so close. What a great device.

We are traveling up to my Mom's cousins house in Highlands, NC in the Appalachians Mountains for Christmas. She has a cozy mountain cabin with a warm fireplace. It's the closest thing to being home (without acctually being there). We wish we could be in Provo Canyon with the family this year. We will miss you, but maybe, if we can get the internet where we are, we can Skype in for a visit. We look forward to pics.

Christmas came early for baby girl Nielson. She got a very pretty six drawer dresser with the shower money we got. I'm sure she'll love it. I know mommy does.

Be safe where ever you are. Merry Christmas to all our friends and family!

Piglet waiting for baby girl in the top drawer of her dresser.

December 15, 2008

Boxes and Postage and Shipping Oh My

I'll just take a moment to wish everyone a happy Monday the 15th. I'm zipping out to get a few extra things and then I'm going to rush over to the post office to stand in line. You're probably doing the same. Be safe!

Rex and I went on a hike to an old mill this weekend, but the camera ran out of batteries right away. Oh well. Instead of pictures of the mill, here are some bonus pics of a pioneer trek I took with my friend Cheryl in June of 1985. Enjoy!

Coming down the trail - Tooele, UT Desert (sooo hot.)

The wagon train (hand cart train rather)

Resting on the first day (6 days total)
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Me with my water cup tied to my waist
(Maybe I should go back to this hair style.)

The road that lay ahead. The mountains we trekked up.

An evening rest.

December 08, 2008

So Much to be Thankful For

We had a wonderful thanksgiving trip. 6 fun filled days of visiting with family, eating ourselves silly and recieving every cute baby gift you can think of. Thank you Melissa for such a wonderful baby shower! It was perfect. We loved staying with Mom and Dad in "the Dell" and playing with all the nieces and nephews. Most days we took some fun hikes and most nights we fell asleep watching movies by the fire. What could be better? Here are some photos from our trip. We love you all very much!