Christmas in Wisconsin

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We made our most exciting, exotic voyage yet....Wisconsin. It was wonderful to spend the holidays with friends and family at home in the USA. We spent time in both Waukesha, WI (outside of Milwaukee), with Nate's family and in Cataract (yes, like the eye disease...about 1 hour west of Madison) with my family. It was a snowy, beautiful wonderland. The girls spent their days sledding and playing in the snow. Teagan, our beloved hairy wolf hound, is in foster care with YaYa and Papoo in Cataract and we were so happy to find that she did not forget us!

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Photos

puppy love!
the reunion with with our baby, Teagan..kisses, kisses!

entrance to the cottages
..2 miles down the road from Papoo's house.

playland at the cottages
tree house and the "Gracie Mae" play ship

The lower cottage
The original cottage.

Mr. Bones
He lives at the cottages...why?...I do not know, but he is a friendly skeleton.

outhouse
isn't it cute? (no worries, there is indoor plumbing)

mohawk family
...ahhh, Uncle Tedd, Thadd, puppies and a mohawked Teddy (yes, he wore that to Christmas eve church)

Farm girl Abigail
Abby riding on Uncle Tedd's tractor...the girl belongs on a farm!

crashed
Bella finally wore YaYa out.

Abby on Sugar
Abby riding Aunt Janell's, Sugar, her first real horse riding
experience.

Abby and Aunt Nell
horse riding at the cottages in the snow

Ab and Aunt Nell
Sugar and Huckleberry (Uncle Tedd and Aunt Nell's horses)