Maria - "Saint of the Month"

Maria was voted "Saint of the Month" by her classmates. She was very surprised at the all school Mass when the announcement was made.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0MaZH_-tqY

Maria's First Trophy

Maria scored her first basket and received her first trophy at her last basketball game. Kent was her coach and team sponsor.

Cousins and Uncle Kent

Doug in the News

Doug was in the news. A friend of Bob's from California read this article in Wine Spectator and wanted to know if Doug was his brother-in-law.

http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/41737

Nothing like having your name as the very beginning.

Throwin' in some Hoop

OK, I apologize for the corny title. It's just been a while since anyone posted, so I thought I'd put up something fresh. Here's what's been going on lately:

1. Taylor plays in the snow for the first time. (January)

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2. Ben struts his stuff on the runway at the Bridal Extravaganza at Notre Dame. (January)

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3. Uncle Nat buys Taylor a horse. (January)

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4. Ben gets stuck being the designated driver. (January)

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5. Taylor keeps getting prettier. (No particular time associated, although this particular photo was taken in February.)

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Christmas Pictures!

I finally got through the 80-some pictures I took at Christmas! Here are some of my favorites:

Here is a link to see a slideshow of all of them (it's Shutterfly): http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=2Bbt2bRw3ZMOw

or you can see them in an album on my Web site: http://www.hooplah.shutterfly.com/

-Amelia

First-ever Minkerfarm Nighttime Sledding Extravaganza

Rick and crew worked hard to put on a really cool nighttime sledding party! They strung Christmas lights along the side of the sled hill, added a guide rope up the path along the side, put old tires around the bases of the trees to act as bumpers (this after an unfortunate incident last year where Max's face met a tree), set up some floodlights, and even busted out the hog roaster for heat and a handy cooking surface. He grilled hot dogs and burgers, while Mom had chili and hot sandwiches, hot chocolate and cookies back at the house. Everyone had a blast, and there's been talk of making it an annual event, so maybe you can all join us next year! I'm posting more pictures over at my blog if you want to check them out.