J.T. Discovers Bowling is Fun!

Our Praise & Worship Choir had a bowling outing at the Mermaid on February 17th after church.  I had to use a handicap ramp because of the herniated disc in my neck.  I had J.T. help me & he loved it!

Todd's 45th Birthday

January 22nd was Todd's 45th birthday.  We had a very delicious dinner at Chianti Grill.  :)

Christmas 2012 #3

We celebrated the Lane Christmas at Sonja's Mom's house on Sunday, December 30th.

This is probably the best picture I have ever taken of our nephew, Alex.....he really liked the little snowman popping out of the big snowman's hat.  :)

J.T. enjoying a Christmas snack.

Mom's new calendar with all of the grandkids. 

We gave all of the kids "coal" for Christmas, which they were very excited about because it was chocolate with crispies in it.

Evan, Nicholas, J.D. with J.T., Justin, Andrew

Luke, Brenden, Maddie, Tyler

Maddie & Tyler made ornaments for me this year.

Maddie made Nana (me).  :)

Tyler made a star.  :)

Christmas 2012 #2

We had Christmas Eve dinner at Todd's brother, Kevin's house and watched the traditional Christmas Eve movie.  This year we watched the 4th Ice Age movie......Ice Age Continental Drift, I think.

Emma, Mike, Todd's Mom, Todd's Dad, & Todd

Kevin

Kevin, Todd's Dad, Emma, Mike, & Todd

Sonja, Todd's Step-dad, & Todd's Mom

Emily

Sophia

Christmas 2012 #1

Since we went up to Duluth a couple of days earlier this year, Todd & I celebrated our Christmas together on Dec. 23rd at Pizza Hut in Duluth.  :)

That night we bundled up & went to Bentleyville because we haven't been there since it moved to the lakefront.

The Entrance to Bentleyville.

The Aerial Bridge

Todd with some of the lights.

The canal with the lighthouses at the end.

Lights with the bridge in the background.

This is where kids can see Santa.  There was a long line.

Sonja with some of the lights.

Andrew's Pre-school Christmas Concert

Mom & I went to Andrew's pre-school Christmas Concert on December 18th.  It was really cute & Andrew did a good job.  :)

Andrew is on the top row in the red sweater 2nd from the right.

Andrew playing his drum for the song The Little Drummer Boy.

Everyone had fun with the flashlights for This Little Light of Mine.

Anthony was getting Alex to laugh for us.

Alex found a very fun shovel in the hallway when we were getting ready to leave.

It's a Wonderful Life 2012

Our Christmas production at church this year was It's a Wonderful Life The Musical.  It was really fun doing the show.  Todd was Potter's Goon & had a grand time with facial expressions since the goon had no lines.  Sonja tried out for dance hoping to be in one simple dance.  She ended up in 4 dances!  It was really fun!

J.T. checking out the Christmas decoration.  He wore a coat that Mom made for the boys to wear when we were little & a hat that they wore, too.  :)

Uncle Todd & J.T.......my favorite picture from the show.  :)

J.T. enjoying a banana off stage.

"Gotta go out for my scene."

Everyone loved the look that Potter's Goon gave George Bailey when Potter told him that it was all around town that he's been giving money to Violet Bick.  :)

Uncle Todd, Nana, & J.T. 

I wore one of Mom's hats.  We found all of the pieces for J.T.'s outfit at different thrift stores.

It appears that J.T. has stolen Potter's wheelchair and his goon.  ;)