December fun

 First of all-- Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We spent our first Christmas away from Iowa, but we will be headed back tomorrow until January 6th!! 

We have been waiting for more snow and FREEZING in negative temps this month.  We have gotten a few ice fishing trips in and welcomed some fresh snow last night!

 Our transportation to stay the night and ice fish on Figure 8 Lake.  We rode 14 miles and set up camp with our ice hut and Buddy heater.  Unfortunately, either the ice hut, the heater, or both didn't perform as expected.  It was a COLD COLD night...... let's just say we always saw our breath and the snow we brought in the hut on our boots DIDN'T melt!  We got MAYBE an hour of fishing in- but it was so cold the next morning we were outta there!  Fun though!

 The view from the lake

 Sunset!

 bye bye sun!  Hopefully the machines start in the morning!

 Pics got mixed up... of course.... Adam and I in Vegas!  He had a conference there and my brother and sister-in-law were there for the National Final's Rodeo.......PLUS his sister and brother-in-law came to join the fun, so I got to go for a few days too!  It was SO MUCH FUN! 

 The dogs were very good this year!  Chena spent Christmas with us, so Tundra got her some presents!

 Tundra was obsessed with his stocking and liked it more than his presents!

 Angel wasn't enthused.... at ....all!

 Fishing on Christmas day! 

 Hawkeye Santa drilling a hole!

 The first... and only trout of the day!  They kept gettin away from me!

 Tundra... teh big baby!

 Tundra loved sledding with the neighbor boy!

 Getting ready for a night out in Vegas--- my sister-in-law and me!

 Adam with his 3 yard, triple shot drink!

 BEGGARS! 

 The catch for the day when Adam went out fishing with our neighbor.. in negative temps!  I opted out due to the first experience in negative temps!

 Vegas!

 Some other pharmacists from ANMC went as well!  We had a great time! 

 Who knows what Jess and I are saying to the security guard--- but he was smiling!

 We whooped them ;)

 My breakfast one morning-- apple tart a la mode!

 Coyote Ugly!!

 wish the flash woulda worked!

 Belagio's fountains were AMAZING!

Tundra all bundled up on the overnight trip!  We snugged in my sleeping bag on my cot all night! 


Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!  I was happy to know you Iowans got some snow this year!  We hope to see some of ya on our trip back!  If not--have a happy New Year! 

PEACE and LOVE