January

We spent Christmas and New Years in Montana and drove back through Minnesota for a few days.  While in Minnesota, Tuff went ice fishing with my sister Dana's fiance Greg and our friend Brad.

Tuff, Brad, Greg

Greg cut the fishing holes for the eager crew.

Tuff had two lines in and caught these two at the same time.

 A few Northern Pike from the day.

Fish inside a fish

When we returned to Pittsburgh Tuff bought a juicer and has been juicing everyday since.  It actually tastes really good!  

The pulp from the first juicing experience.  We are finding ways to use it....in omelets, smoothies, breads, etc.

Tuff celebrated turning 29 January 23rd.  Lucky for us some friends of our were already getting together for dinner so we were able to celebrate with them at Nicky's Thai Kitchen on north side Pittsburgh.

Until next time...

Christmas Extravaganza

Here's a short review of some Christmas gatherings we enjoyed:

Small Group Christmas Party in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Decorating Gingerbread Houses with the Voorheis Family in Wheeling, West Virginia

Order of houses below is Tuff, Mary, Mike and Leslie. 

Couples Cooking Party at our Apartment in Pittsburgh

Christmas Gathering in Staples, Minnesota at Grandpa Hasselberg's

Christmas Gathering at Ted & Gen's in Aldrich, Minnesota

Christmas Eve in Colstrip, Montana

Christmas Day at Watson's in St. Xavier, Montana

Tuff's Niece Shawnee's 13th Birthday in Billings, Montana

Birthday girl Shawnee

Tuff's sister Jeri Lyn and little Kaydee

Tuff's sister Toni and little Amara

Senior Pic Remake
Please scroll down to view the senior pic and the senior pic remake.

Making and Mishaps of Christmas Card

We love making our Christmas (or if we are procrastinating, New Years) cards.  Enjoy a look into the making and some of the failures of this year's card.

First take a look at our actual card for Christmas 2011.  Below is the selected photo in original form.

Then we doctored it up a bit for print.  The final product!

SanTuff getting ready.

SanTuff's Helpers getting ready.

Clearly this photo below was not working out.  We were going for "SanTuff got ran over by a reindeer."
 

Then we tried some action shots.

The neighborhood kids loved seeing SanTuff ride around on the Scooter.  All they asked for Christmas is a ride on SanTuff's scooter sleigh.

Our accomplice photographer Anne

Our inspiration for this year's card.

Signing off for the New Year,

SanTuff and his Helper(s)