Christmas 2009

Santa was good to the Heath girls
Mom's gift

Dad's gift

Courtney's book of animals from Grandpa and Grandma

The Heath family 2009

We had a wonderful Christmas in Jackson with my parents. The Methodist Church was cancelled due to the weather, so we attended the Presbyterian Church on Christmas Eve. The girls had a great time playing in the snow and building a snowman. Eric and I helped shovel the sidewalks and work off all the great food we ate:) We were able to make it safely home today. I think Skittles was happy to see us! Our friend Tiffany was not able to check on him until today, so after three days without food, he was a little hungry......Our neighbor was plowing out our driveway when we got home. It was a great Christmas:)

Busy Weekend....

Daddy and his girls
2nd Place Winner!

3rd place, 2nd place, and 1st place (left-right)

Mommy and her girls

We had a very busy weekend. Friday night, I took Kelsey and her friend to the basketball game at TZ while Courtney played at a friend's house. Saturday we had ice skating lessons and an Expo + Christmas play practice at church. Today was the church Christmas program, Courtney's hoopshoot competition, and our staff Christmas party. We are looking forward to Christmas break, to find some time to relax:)

Courtney competed in the regional Elks Lodge Hoopshoot in Watertown and placed 2nd! There were 10 girls in her age bracket and she made 16/25 freethrows. It was fun to watch her shoot!! We hope all of you have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We will be travelling to Jackson on Wednesday, and Shakopee on Saturday for our Christmas celebrations.

Merry Christmas!!

It's Cold Outside!

It has been extremely cold here lately. Our school was 2 hours late today, due to the cold temperatures. We are hoping that it warms up soon.....the girls are getting anxious for Christmas vacation. Courtney said to me today, "I can't wait to go to grandma and grandpa's house, grandpa makes really good food!" I thought that was pretty cute:)

Here's a photo I took of Courtney and Skittles the other night. He has been spending most of his days inside. Eric took him to the vet. for his shots today-so he is pretty sore-poor kitty......

Cookies and Snowboarding

Our church held their yearly Christmas cookie sale today. So, we spent much of the weekend baking ten dozen cookies to donate for the sale. The girls had a lot of fun baking:) We also have some snow, so they couldn't wait to try out their snowboards. I took some video for you to enjoy.....

Have a good week everyone:)

More Photos....

Ashley, Kelsey, Courtney, and Kyler
Kelsey Girl

Kelsey and Monte

Surprise!

Our Family

German Goodies!

Advent Calendars

Kelsey and her teacher

Today when I arrived home from school, there was a large package on our porch. The package was from Jason, Birgit, and Clara Smith-our cousins who live in Germany. The package was filled with German treats, presents, pictures, and 2 Advent calendars for the girls. It was such a pleasant surprise!!! We will enjoy the Christmas goodies all month long! Our desktop computer is not working, so if anyone has Jason's e-mail address-would you please send it to me so that I can thank him!

Kelsey had her school Christmas concert this evening and Courtney's is tomorrow night. Have a good week everyone!

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Thanksgiving 2009

We had a very nice Thanksgiving in Sioux Falls at Tim and Deb's house. Here are some pictures from the day....today we put up the Christmas tree and decorated the house. It was a nice relaxing day.

Happy Anniversary Dan and Laurie!

We'd like to wish Dan and Laurie a very Happy Anniversary!! We hope you had a nice day. The Heath family will be travelling to Sioux Falls on Thursday for the Smith Family Thanksgiving festivities. We hope all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with your families and friends.

Happy Birthday Jamie!!

We'd like to wish our cousin and nephew, Jamie a very Happy 16th Birthday tomorrow!! Happy Sweet 16 Jamie-love ya:)

Weekend

Eric's aunt and uncle, Jim and Nedra are visiting us this weekend from Greeley, Colorado. It is nice to have them here. They even got up early this morning to watch the girls ice skate! Have a great weekend everyone!!

Happy Birthday/Happy Veteran's Day!

We would like to wish our niece and cousin, Danielle a very Happy Birthday today! We would also like to wish our uncle and brother, Jimmer a very Happy Veteran's Day tomorrow. Thank you for your service to our country. We are having a Veteran's Day program tomorrow at school and making a human flag. I will try and post pictures. The school is holding a free meal for the community as well. It will be a busy day!!

Good Friends

Courtney and Kelsey's friends, Saheli and Hema were in town last Thursday night. The girls had supper with them at Subway.

Eric and I had today off from school to observe Veteran's Day. I spent the morning volunteering in Courtney and Kelsey's classrooms. This afternoon, we have been cleaning around the house. It is another gorgeous day outside!

Have a good week!!

Happy Birthday Matthew!

We'd like to wish our cousin and nephew, Matthew a very Happy 20th Birthday today!! Hope you have a great day........

Halloween 2009

The girls had a great time trick or treating last evening. They started the day at ice skating lessons, then attended the carnival in Sisseton, before venturing out to trick or treat. Since we didn't have any trick or treaters this year, they went over to the Hagen's house to help pass out candy. Mom and dad met us in Watertown yesterday and followed us home for the weekend. Courtney and Kelsey sang in church this morning and Courtney received her Bible. It was a very nice service.

Have a great week everyone!

Happy Birthday Mike!

We'd like to wish Mike a very Happy Birthday today! I'm sorry that Courtney and I missed having supper with you last night.

Kelsey was scheduled to have surgery this morning at 6:00 am, but the nurse heard her cough, listened to her lungs, and said it would be better to wait. So, hopefully we can wait and re-schedule during Christmas break instead of the two weeks they are recommending. She was a little trooper and pretty proud of her wristband:)

The girls are pretty excited for Halloween------Courtney hasn't really decided between the '50's girl, pirate, or vampire---while Kelsey will be a devil:) They have a party at the after school program tomorrow, another party at school on Friday, and can wear their costumes to ice skating lessons on Saturday---before the big night of Trick or Treating.

Have a good week!

The Weekend

Sandy, Me, Mom, Brenda, and Sue
Dorothy, Sandy, Mom, Brenda, and Sue

Sue's Home

Beautiful Trees

I had a very nice weekend in Crosslake with mom, Dorothy, Sandy, Brenda, and Sue. We met in Onamia at Julie's store and I got to visit with her for awhile. Sue's home is very nice and the location is beautiful. It was wonderful to spend time together and visit.

Enjoy the pictures and have a great week!

Happy Birthday Miranda!

We'd like to wish our niece, cousin, and Goddaughter a very Happy Birthday today! It's hard to believe you are already a teenager! Love ya and hope you have a terrific birthday:) Sorry no pictures----blogger is not letting me post pictures for some reason.....

Turkeys Anyone?

I am home with Kelsey today. She is running a temp. and has a pretty bad cough. As we were having breakfast, we noticed a flock of wild turkeys walking through our backyard.

Courtney and I did some yardwork yesterday and set out our pumpkins. It was a gorgeous day except for all of the Asian beetles. Does anyone have an idea of how to get rid of these bugs?

Eric is in Rapid City until this evening for a training. Our school is closed today for students as we have close to 50% out with the flu.

I contracted a staph. infection and am on antibiotics for that. I have a few sores on my legs that are finally starting to heal. We are hoping that everyone is staying healthy.

Have a good week!

Time Flies....

It has been a busy time in the Heath household the last few weeks. Eric took me on a

'surprise' getaway to Las Vegas last weekend, which was very fun! Mom and dad took care of the girls in Jackson-as the girls had a few days off from school. We saw "The Lion King," and also went to see Ray Romano and Brad Garrett. It was a very relaxing and warm retreat. The girls have been keeping busy with school and ice skating lessons start on October 23rd! It is difficult to believe it is time for ice skating to begin again! Courtney is also taking piano lessons this year.

Eric will be leaving for Rapid City this Saturday for a training. Next weekend, I am driving to Onamia to meet mom, Dorothy, Sandy, Kathy, Wendy, and Brenda---we are taking a roadtrip to visit Sue in Cross Lake-that should be really fun!!

Have a great MEA break for those of you that teach/go to school in MN:)

Happy Anniversary Warren and Ann!! We hope you have a very special day:)

Happy Birthday Nicole!

We'd like to wish our niece, Nicole, a very Happy Birthday today!! We hope you had a great birthday:)