Who can name this beautiful 12 year old?
Kate thinks she might be ready
to meet her baby. You think?

John and Gwen are ready to become new
GRANDPARENTS!

Well they all got their wish.

Welcome to the Hussong - Darden family

Lou West Darden

Born 12:52 p.m. April 10, 2009

7 lbs. 3 oz. 20 inches

Mom, Dad and baby Lou doing great.

The last of March and thus far in April we

have gotten the most snow we have

received all winter.

The grand kids, with Maggie,

take advantage of this special time.

Maggie and Jaden cool it by the new rocks.

We then had a week of sunny and warm weather,

but it started to cool down and the birds

were thinking of moving south.

These Black Birds are fun to watch, but really noisy.

This is Dale, who plows

our driveway every time it snows just

because he is a Great Neighbor.

Our newest snow started Friday the 17th

and we have over a foot and it is still coming down.

It is a wet snow and is packing down more

than usual. We expect another 6 inches

before it stops tonight.

Our bird house, built by Bob Duval, is providing a home

to a new family, but they are staying inside today.

We will cancel all BBQs until further notice.

The horses, not being the smartest animals

spend most of their time outside

even though their barn door is open.

This is Jenny and Scott's patio this morning on the 18th.

And, this is Jenny and Scott's street today.

Good news is it will be in the 60's tomorrow and

in the 70's all next week.

So family snowmobiling is on for tomorrow! yea

I got Doug's cool surfboard mounted on top

of our Woody Golf Cart just in time for the snow.

Whats up with that?

Obviously "Surf" is not "Up".

But, before the snow came we were ready to go.

We had a great visit with Peter, Pauline and Maggie.

They stayed with us a few days and went to

Taylor and Kim's cabin for a few days.

And, yes they got snow!

Besides looking great in that pink cowgirl hat

Maggie did a great job riding Cochise.

Speaking of doing a great job riding, Nic has

become a fine rider. She and Dandy had a great time.

Pete gave Maggie some driving lessons in the

golf cart.

And it wasn't long before she had it all figured out.

Good job Maggie!