Crockett's first visit to the Dog Park

Puppy training class starts on January 9, about 9 days too late to help on this outing!

Multitasking

Shawn plays a little guitar while watching the Sunday afternoon fishing shows.

Last Sunrise of 2006

Salty Dog

Gone Fishin'

Shawn's Fishing Buddy

Shawn took Crockett out on the boat this afternoon for his first fishing trip; he tells the full story over on Chesapeake Life. From the looks of the pictures he brought back, we have a water dog!

Jacob Spends His I-Tunes...

... and loads my computer up with a lot of angst-ridden metal. Needless to say, the I-Pod Shuffles were a big hit with the boys.

Big Blue Eyes

Christmas Party Poker

Cory won the annual Kimbro holiday poker challenge, but Brent got the last laugh -- he accidentally (yeah, right!) left with the pot!

Leah loves her cousins

It takes Leah a minute to warm up to her cousins, but only a minute. After the slightest hesitation, she pretty much hung out with Cory and Jacob all day.

Baby's First Christmas

.... unless, of course, she was helping Ella open her MANY presents!

Tonya & Her Guys

Michael and Fanny

Deep Fried Turkey

Crockett and his Uncle Brent

Granddad gives Ella some sugar

Little Kimbro Girls

Look what Santa left under the tree -- Leah Morgan and Ella May!

Christmas Fitness

With my baby and my grandbaby

Cutie Pie

Christmas Kitty

Fannie poses for the camera while perched on Daniel & Tiffany's new Christmas couch.

Daniel & Tiffany's Christmas Decor

We spent Christmas Day at Daniel & Tiffany's new house in Knoxville. They did a great job putting together a celebration for the entire Kimbro clan.

Tiffany told us that the pressure of hosting a family gathering was great motivation to get boxes unpacked and settled in quickly. Her efforts paid off!

On the road.... again

We're on track to log more than 1,800 miles in the big red truck this Chirstmas. We left Arnold on Friday and drove twelve hours, mostly through pouring rain, to Michigan. Crockett did pretty well on his first big road trip, though we made some adjustments on the second leg of the journey to Knoxville. As you can see from the picture, he liked riding in the back seat, with his bed on top of our luggage.

Breakfast at the Depot Diner

We met Judy, Suzi, Mitch, Freddie & Milty for breakfast at the Depot Diner in downtown (ha!) Leslie before we took off for Tennessee.

Fred has some fun behind his dad's back.

Suzi and Freddie get silly for the camera.

Not to be outdone by his brother, Milty hams it up.

The Smith boys are much more entertaining when they work together!

Milty and Freddie gang up on Uncle Shawn.

Turning the camera around on Judy and myself.

Freddie and Milty pose with Shawn and Crockett outside the Depot.

Christmas with the Wollets

We caught up with Dann & Lisa Wollet when we were in Michigan. Harold & Sandy Metler were gracious enough to let us crash their family Christmas in Brooklyn. Thanks!

Crockett and Benson Play Nice

Crazy Christmas

Setting the table at Bill & Lee Miller's house in Swanton, Ohio.

Cheryl Horak with her daughters Adrea and Erica.

Freddie and Jake ham it up while Grandpa Miller watches.

Lorenda, Suzi, and Freddie show off for the camera.

Shawn and Benson.

Jake with Freddie & Milty.

Great Blue Heron

Shawn made friends with this heron last summer, when he was fishing from the dock. He still hangs around, hoping that we'll throw a perch or two his way.

No such luck this morning....

Happy Holidays from Arnold