The Zoo

For our December field trip we went to the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha. We stopped in Blair to pick up Leah and we met Trina and her kiddos in Omaha.  

Little Daniel loved it. He could barley move from one animal to the other. He really wanted to get his hands on this bird that was walking around in the jungle. He almost did but it got away just at the last second.

While we were picking up Leah I was giving her a hard time about how I wasn't on her wall. And she told me that we didn't have any nice pictures of us. So I got Laura to take this picture. Now Leah will have me on her wall. :)

Such cute people!

Lexi loved the aquarium. We didn't get any pictures of her but she loved it.

Trina and the kids left early because they were tired, but we were so glad they came. :)

After Trina left we hiked down to see the giraffes.

Being fascinated by the giraffes 

Photo-bomb 

The traditional picture for Mom.

We had an amazing time. :)

Well Project

Our well stopped producing water quite a few weeks ago but I am just now getting around to blogging about the fixing of the problem. In order to get out well going again we had to dig a whole new trench and lay some pipe. The whole process took about a week.

We rented an excavator and called Michael to come and run it. He came and was here for a day and a night.

Micheal did a really good job and got the job done well. 

John

Even though there were a lot of very excited things going on outside we still had school that need to be done. We did get a break to go out and watch the work, when we brought the boys lunch.

After Michael finished the trench we had a cave in. Dad and Ben thought up a plan and the next day they set to cleaning it out. They ended up attaching an old flywheel on to a long board and pulled it with the tractor. It worked but it took a few tries.

Our cousin Aaron was up for the visit and was great having a few more hands to help.

Part of the trench

We had to speed up when this beautiful storm came up. 

Working together to get stuff up before the rain.

The pipe laid and the rock down.

We got it done and we have abundant amount of water. Praise The Lord

I never really thought about it.....

Well with Christmas around the corner and all the bustle about the tree, ornaments, manger scene, where the third wise man should be placed, lemon or holly for the table decoration. and in all that stuff we tend to forget the real meaning if Christmas... Jesus was born into a living form for us. Us. that's something to think about. he came for every crooked slime-ball sinner just as much as he came for me and you. i tend to forget the little clay form laying in a clay manger on a little table. when the more "Pressing" matters arise. I find it easy to forget that Christmas is really a miracle. when excepting Christmas has a babe been born from a virgin? I don't even know where to start looking for such a miracle! so this Christmas forget abut the placing of the : tree, ornaments, and the third wise man, and remember the real meaning of Christmas.
P.S i chose holly ;D merry Christmas!!