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Unrelated (but fun) photos

A load of hay

Carolina’s pretty hair

A nice deer out my window coming back from the mailbox

A wonderful box of goodies from Joe and Audrey in Germany

Stockton’s amazing apple cobbler he fixed one night

Marian about to destroy this tower made of cardboard bricks

Rogue gets warm by the fire on Stockton’s shoulder

Marian on her potty chair

Marian asleep in her car seat

Marian making biscuits

Stockton reading by the woodstove

Still making biscuits

Rusty on the rug

A heart-shaped biscuit

One of Carolina’s Christmas cards she passed out at church

Coconut on the couch

During their Christmas visit to Texas, Jordan and Atlanta still had to keep working on their home business. They make vintage-style metal doll beds and photo-prop beds and the mattresses and bedding for them. They got flooded with orders only a few weeks before Christmas. Here’s an example of boxes going out in the mail today.

Check out their business on the web and on facebook where you can find a coupon code good for 10% off through February 14.

Tongue River Ranch

Sunday, December 14 –
After church and lunch, Nathan took us driving around to see some country that we hadn’t seen before. We saw some beautiful places, some old houses and ended up near the headquarters of the historic Tongue River Ranch. For more information on this ranch, click here.

The Red Wagon

Tuesday, December 9 –

The weather’s been so fine and Marian enjoys being outside, so we’ve been giving her rides in the kid’s old wagon. The door is off, and the seats are cracked or missing, but with a few pillows, it’s perfect for Marian…and Coconut (who doesn’t miss a chance to ride).

To see Marian having fun in the red wagon and more antics, watch this video:

The Red Wagon from Shannon Ranch on Vimeo.

Figuring Out Christmas

Marian’s first Christmas gift was an ornament from great Aunt Debra and great Uncle Chris Shannon. We filmed her as she opened it.

Trip to Lubbock

Friday, December 5 –

A beautiful sunrise was in full bloom as we were loading up.

In the first valley we came to, a blanket of fog was hanging in the low spots.

Great Granny gave Marian a rocking chair.

Atlanta wanted Stockton and Carolina to pick out their own Christmas presents at Hobby Lobby. I think we spent 4 hours there and didn’t even make it to every isle. They had so much fun and got some real treasures.

Sunday Hike

Sunday, November 30 –

Marian after services Sunday morning

After church, we had a picnic lunch and then a little hike

Granny and the Tidwell’s joined us for the day, too.

They brought Marian the cutest Christmas gift, an antique toy ironing board.

First Thanksgiving at Grammie and Granddad’s

Thursday, November 27 –

Thanksgiving is always better with Christmas decorations up.

Carolina made this darling banner for the front entry.

We decided to use some of my vintage luggage for a fun new holiday look.

In the kitchen, our Christmas village lights up this green suitcase.

Thanksgiving lunch consisted of all the traditional Thanksgiving dishes. The turkey was wild and harvested by the boys.

It was kind of hard to concentrate on the food with Marian stealing the show.

Marian’s Here!

Tuesday, November 25 –

Late tonight, the Goodwins arrived from Tennessee. Marian wasn’t too sure about all the strange faces that she hadn’t seen in a while. We enjoyed watching her while mom and dad had some supper.