As you can see, the older D-boys and Lance enjoyed shot at prairie dogs on the plains of Colorado. Damon was involved at first until he decided it was just too cold. They swear the prairie dogs were "giving them the bird" as they dived back into their holes after each attempt! They had a good time trying out the new rifle they got for Christmas. (Thanks Garn!)

We did the urbanite thing and took the boys and Dillon's girl friend to ride the train into downtown Dallas. We toured the 6th Floor Museum (where Oswald shot Kennedy) and Dealy Plaza where the grassy knoll was. Then we ate at the Spagetti Warehouse and went ice skating in the Galleria Mall. The boys had a great time soaking up the city culture.

Damon has a love for soccer of all things. He finished the fall season as a strong goalie. No fear when it comes to fast soccer balls kicked at his face! This is a difficult sport to support after 6th grade (no local school teams) so I am encouraging him to work on basketball also. The two older boys have been working with trainers to improve their b-ball skills for a couple of years now. Seems like the older two have developed a passion for the game. Dillon is enjoying is freshman year in a bigger school (3A) and playing lots of b-ball on the starting five freshman team. His goal is to make varsity next year but the bigger school comes with more competition so he is working hard to improve. Devin is trying to get through his last year at the 1A school with a clueless coach. He is high scorer and playing hard but he is anxious to get to high school to enjoy the b-ball knowledge that Dillon is surrounded by.

We are up in the great white north of Colorado visiting family for the holidays. Mom, Paul and Gary have cut, split and sold 34 cords of wood this winter. Mom and Paul have twin teenage boys for the holidays, Gary aged 16, who has lived with them for 2 years and his brother, Jimmy, who is visiting for Christmas. Gary is a very hard worker. He is the one pictured splitting wood. His brother Jimmy was splitting too but I didn't get his picture. Jimmy is enrolled in the Job Corp. and needed a place to go for Christmas. As you can see, Mom is still the ultimate life-long environmentalist, hanging up clothes when there is snow on the ground! Mom's kitchen is "Crockpot Center" with tortilla soup, potato soup, turkey stew, and chili all bubbling hot and ready warm in cold boys. The D-boys are enjoying the high temp. of 40 degrees and white stuff on the ground. Stay tuned for more on the D-Boys.