On new years eve almost everybody drops something. New york city drops a glass ball, Lebanon, PA drops a Lebanon bologna, and this year we went to the first annual Beaver Drop* in Beavertown, PA!!! That is the beaver up at the top of the fire truck!!!




Uncle Dean says it was better than Times Square!!!
And he has been there on new years eve!!!







Jesse-JRE-Zach-IWE+Glo stick



The beaver after the dropping. Partially squashed!



Here we are trying to line up by height.




*I personally did not want to call it a beaver drop, and instead called it a beaver lowering, because they did not actually drop it they only lowered it from a fire truck. : )

Bekah

More on the hike...

While we were on the hike, we went sliding on the ice!!!

Here our cousin Isaac was sliding!!!



There goes Jesse!!!



Another Beautiful sunset!

Ice!!!!!

We decided to go up to Tall Timbers, one of our favorite mountainy spots in PA! Well, we started driving up the mountain, but it was to Icy! We couldn't drive without sliding. The same thing happened to our aunt and uncle several months ago!!! So we all got out and started walking up the mountain! Right here was a LOT of ice!!!




Some places on the road had a lot of ice!!!



Some places didn't have so much.






And of course there was tree climbing!!!

Christmas in PA!!!

On Christmas day in Pennsylvania we went to Grandmas house for lunch! There was also Uncle Dean, Grammy and Pappy, our great Aunt and our Grandmas friend.





Out the kitchen window. The sunset and barn!!!

birds and birthdays...

Early in December, dad had his birthday, and his sister and her family were in town!!!!

Here is his birthday cake! Nice candle!!!


This is our cousin. Maybe he had too much cake!!! : )


And...this is who has been in our tree! I think he is wanting some chicken for dinner!

This is what I left...

This is what I left...













And this is what i came home to!!!





















They got so big while we were gone!!!!!!

Kids vs. Wild

If you have seen the show Man vs. Wild on the Discovery Channel or the rerun DVD's, then you will recognize this video. We made this in Pennsylvania soon after watching Man vs. Wild.

We decided to have lots of fun with it and make fun of Bear's mannerisms. We also added in a silly side-kick.

Do not try this at home. : )




Here are some extra clips...




Zach R.

Sledding Adventures!

Jesse found a Little Kiddy Tube (LKT, for short) on the mountainside. So we used it to slide down the hill, these video clips were captured when I was going down the hillside. I hope it gives you a little taste of what we went through on an ordinary day in Pennsylvania. Enjoy!



This video is a combination of clips to make an instructional type video, just in case you go sledding! So learn from our experiences, and have fun!




Zach R.

This is a movie made in Pennsylvania, and my Uncle D. was at the camera. I hope you enjoy it!



Zach R.

PA fun!!!!

In Pennsylvania, at our grandparents house, we went sliding and sledding down the hill!!
Here is Jesse the professional slider!!!

Don't worry!!!

We are still alive and well!!! We will be leaving PA tomorrow (Friday) morning. We have lots of stories to tell and we'll be posting soon!!! I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and a happy new year!!!