Jeni's Dad, Jim, her brother Joey and her Mom, Michele came to insulate the crawlspace in our guest bedroom. It is much appreciated and the room and the house feel warmer already. Thanks a ton!

Boy was it dirty down there.

Jim's foot. You can see how small the crawl space was, he could hardly fit under that beam.

Joey running insulation back and forth.

Our house. I have not posted anything myself for probably a year or so. Jeni has done the work. Here is my attempt at a post.
Jeni and I on the porch.
David mopping the floors. The sea green walls are no re painted in the living room. Thanks to Laura.
Deanna and the crew working hard. Thanks again.
David clearing snow while I eat a slice of pizza on the porch. I will post some new pics when I get the chance. Furniture is now in place and we are pretty much moved in. We are still working on some lighting and wall art to spice it up!

The ice pack at McCartey's cove is beautiful this time of year. We've walked down there a few times and the views are stunning. Shelves of clear ice, almost like tablets bunch up and thrust out of the ice pack.

The ice shelf is pretty amazing.

For the second year I headed to Ashland, WI for the annual Book Across the bay 10K event. Jeni went to ski as well, her first ski race ever. Here we're riding the bus from Washburn, where the race finishes, to Ashland, where it starts.

Biggest bonfire ever. It kept everyone warm until the race started.

Where did we put our skis?

The sun was setting as the race started. We skied the race by luminary lights, placed in ice bowls along the course. Every kilometer there was a roaring bonfire and refreshments. But we didn't stop, pressing on for a 21 minute and 1 hour and 13 minute finishes.

Post-race picture. Jeni's pretty excited with her finish in her first ski race.

The after-party was a blast. They fed us hot chili and cocoa. The band was great, and everyone was a jovial mood, dancing and having a good time.

We went for a walk out on the course the morning after the race. The wind was blowing so hard across the bay, that it felt like we were in Antacrtica.

This is how Jeni looked skiing (plus skis). Notice how icy the trail was for the race. There wasn't any snow on the bay, so the used an asphalt grinder to grind up the ice and set a track.

What's Christmas without a little friendly competition between brothers? After scraping the hockey rink on the pond, we scraped a skating lane on the other side, creating the 2010 short-track speed skating rink dubbed "The Death Course." And it lived up to it's name as you can see Dan almost face plant in this video. Ultimately, Jonathan kept his cool and holds the course record at 30 seconds.

I did a little better, coming in at 31 seconds. Kept my balance, finished strong.

Jonathan makes it look easy.

Sam, Amanda, Jeni and I visited Washington, D.C. for the day. We took in several sights including the U.S. Supreme Court, which faces the Capitol building.


















Standing in front of the U.S. Supreme Court... it towers over us.























The United States Capitol Building.







We took a capitol tour...the south side of the building.























We the people....
























What a couple of nice looking guys.



































Our future house....wishful thinking.


















The World War II Memorial.







Made a few stops on the National Mall, including the reflecting pool and Lincoln's memorial.















































The statues are part of the Vietnam Memorial Wall.


















Jeni standing in front of the Vietnam Memorial Wall.