Pizza--Machine

Love this determined look!!

Frog Hopper

One of the ways to "catch" your teenage boys for a picture!!

The Wild Ride

Mini Golf

Our kids had a day off from school on a Tuesday which is Bryan's day off and so we headed to Omaha to the Piz*za Machine!! Our kids love to go there, the boys like the games and the girls like the rides. The food is not great but they LOVE the slushies!!! Its one of the few places that we can go with a 5 year old and 16 year old and have something for everyone to do. I think they had a great time there again.

Snowmen

Chelsey and her snowman

Brittney and her snowman

It was a really warm day great for making snowmen and so Brittney and Chelsey decided to make their own. I was pretty impressed with their snowmen!! I went out and helped them make one also.

Brittney's 4th grade Field Trip

The whole class ready to eat

Making candles

Brittney's class visited the Stuhr museum for their field trip this year. They learned what it was like back in the "old" days and what they had to do to keep warm, eat, etc. They started out by bringing in the water and the wood for the stove. They then started making dinner where they had to peel the potatoes and carrots and cut the ham for the stew. They got all the done and the put in the stew to start cooking on the stove. They then shucked the corn and ground the corn and added all the ingredients for cornbread. They also had to churn the butter which they found out takes a long time. Finally everything was cooked and it was time to eat and they were able to eat the food that they had prepared. They also had to wash all the dishes by hand in a metal tub. They found out that it took a long time to make dinner back then and I think are very thankful for our modern conveniences. They also were able to dip wicks in to wax to make candles. A fun day was had by all.

Piano Recital

Brittney
Courtney
Dylan
All the students
The kids had their piano recital at the nursing home. They each play the piano and played 2 songs. Afterward they were treated to ice cream from the ice cream machine there. The kids all did great and had a fun time despite the blizzard going on outside!!

Sledding Fun & burning the Annie-I-Over building

Brittney, Chelsey & Courtney

Courtney & Jace

Brandon & Chelsey on the 4-wheeler

Chelsey & Jace

Us and our snowman

Courtney & Chelsey

Brandon & Jace
Courtney, Dylan, & Brandon

All the kids on the tube

Burning the building

It was a sad day on the Niehs farm when dad burned down the Annie-I-Over building. We have played that game every summer for a long time but the building was about to fall over so it needed to go. The kids spent a lot of time outside despite the bitterly cold temperatures. They spent a lot of time on the tube behind the 4-wheeler. Brandon pulled mostly but Uncle Don & Dad pulled some and it was pretty scary when they did.

Christmas 2010

Brittney reading the christmas story


Courtney reading the christmas story

mom telling the kids a story

Chelsey & Kailee matching

Chelsey opening her stocking

Chelsey modeling her new present

Matching girls

The girls

All the grandkids

We spent Christmas in North Dakota this year with my parents and brother and his family. We spent the first part with sick kids and Chelsey woke up Christmas morning sick. We had a fun time after they started feeling better. Grandma usually has a story for the kids which is always neat. It is fun to be able to spend the holidays with family.

MS/HS Christmas Concert

The older kids had their Christmas concert. Courtney sings in the 7th-8th grade choir and plays the Saxophone. Brandon & Dylan are in the high school band and Brandon plays the Saxophone and Dylan plays the Trumpet.