It's That Time of Year...

When the guys go ice fishing. Isaac caught this nice 37" northern today - it was in the slot limit so it had to be put back down the hole.

Silas got some gorgeous scenery pictures on the lake.

God's awesome creation is everywhere we look!

And the frost is about an inch high. That's suppose to mean something but I can't remember what - some old weather saying.

Look at the snow sparkling.

Almost looks like a sand dune in the Sahara or something.

Caleb J. got a nice walleye.

One of the plowed roads on the lake. Looks to me like a person would get stuck out there! I guess there's about 18" of ice according to Isaac.

Johnathan J. went trapping with Isaac. Here he's baiting a trap.

But first they had to dig in the fresh snow and find the trap. Arthur did an object lesson for VBS one year with a trap explaining how sin can look so harmless, even very tempting, and how Satan uses things to trap us, and then he stuck a stick in a big bear trap letting off this huge snap and everybody jumped. sticking close to God is the only way to avoid those hidden and sometimes obvious traps that Satan sets and baits for us.

Isaac says trapping is good exercise - looks like it too!

Nathan, Caleb, and Jonathan J. - thought those of you out east in PA would like to see them all bundled up to keep warm. This was taken before the big Christmas snow.

Arthur drilling holes. No extensions on the auger yet!

And back to Christmas - Priscilla made a cute gingerbread house with a kit Silas gave her.

We got together with my side of the family for gifts, fellowship, food, and games. This is Priscilla's new Apples to Apples game.
The grandaughters each got a nice birthstone necklace among other things. My dad also made a cute Illinois shaped wooden box for Rebekah and Tennessee box for Aaron.

Aaron and Naomi look cute in their new John Deere hats don't they?! Aaron bought them. Naomi says it's only 10 more days!