LPPS and the Xmas party for 2011

Preserving Lake Pelican is our name

but tonight eating is our game

Santa is not real picky about his friends

Food and Friends always a great combo

waiting for this table to finish before we White Elephant

Ryan would have knocked this out in an "iron skillet"......

Go stainless and you never go back!!

Hash browns/ sage sausage / onions / scrambled eggs mmmmmm goooooood!

We came back from SF after Thanksgiving to find the wind had pushed this thing over 100 feet towards the house. Gotta love those South Dakota winds!!

We spent Thanksgiving at SF with all kinds of relatives but only a select few make the cut for this media!

Skip, Jennifer, Liz (under the weather this T-Day) and Luther

Robin with Crystal and Karl all feelin good about Turkey Day

Check out this Trick.....

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Sweet Girl Emma

New house, new Emma, its all good....

We had a really fun time with you guys.

Mother Nature challenges me to a late season pick up game!!

Mother Nature LOSES in overtime!!

Adam and "friend"

Adam roasted a pig to celebrate his graduation as a Green Beret

carving with the " Yarborough"

with Shawn and Adam

Liz and Steph

Real men roast pigs and talk football

Steph Liz Brandi Julie Robin

Grampa with Emma, the smiliest little bundle I've met yet

Willa sees a chance to get in a quick call on her mom's phone as grampa prepares to translate a language only she knows!

Floatilla 2011 Hungout in the middle of Pelican for a few beers than met over at Bill and Jeanettes for the great food, more beer and bonfire ( click= LARGER)

Gramma, wanna see inside my head??

could be about anything up there huh Willa

Willa and her "what Grampa?" look

Sails Call just waiting for some attention from the captian and 1st mate.

We StayCationed it this year due to low water again on Superior.

Pelican was just fine with nice southerly winds during the day and this way in

the evening.

Not ready to take down the sails quite yet, nice little SW pusher

Saw this in a thrift store over a month ago and passed it up. Stopped again and it was "gone". You Snuz U Lose right?? Wrong !! I stopped again today and it reappeared in an out the way place hardly anyone could have seen it...

The handwritten "label" inside called it an Appalachian Dulcimer. Handmade rosewood/cedar by David Field for someone named Kit Holloway. Aint she Purty?

Robin and Matt had their St Pattys Day Party and the singalong was Da Best!

Cakes and Boats...

Family and Friends...

Great Food and Wine... All waiting for me to turn 65! (I did it)

Wine tasting at Past Times Cafe. We like the Cab's better but my personal rule is to always drink whats put in front of me "no matter what"!!! Oh, you noticed the tapping on Liz's shoulder! Might have been an S.O.S. (next post tells it ALL)

Wine tasters also at our table; LuLu, Dixie, Lois, Arlene, Janet.

Added this skidsteer to our snow removal program this year. With 78"+ snow fall so far it "saved me lots of time" (exact words used to convince Liz that we just had to have it.....

Mom and Uncle Ryan used to lay claim to this chair back in the day.
Now she's MINE , ALL M I N E !!

Did anyone LOCK THE DOOR?!?!?

MOM!!.... how 'bout warmin' this up alittle.....Gee Willickers Lady!!

Flat Lined.... Willa looks for something more interesting across the room.

Daily visitor right outside the DR window. Sometimes up to three more of his(?) friends join in the crab apple feast.

Grandma's little Angel?

Parents just having fun

Crystal and Karl playing "Smash Face" w/Willa

This is the Sisters Weekend.
Robin, Sandy, Lou Lou, and Liz got together before Christmas and took the town by storm visiting the Zoo(?!?) , the Goss Opera House , the Loft , then back to our house for Kings Korner and some vino.

These days are just around the corner Dear!

Don't know who is having more fun....