The Super Bowl Party was Super! It was lots of fun to have a team to cheer for and it's great that Baron's Green Bay Packers won...31 to 25 over the Steelers.
Baron went to a lot of work with the party decorations...balloons. crepe paper streamers, and the big banner. There were a few good commercials, the half-time entertainment was lousy, but the football was exciting down to the last minute.
Airie did a great job on the cake for the cheeseheads...it tasted great, too.
Donette did a great job on the "pigs (plain and cheese-filled) in a blanket" and the baked beans were scrumdiliumcious.
THE FOOD(!) included veggies and dip, chips and crackers and 6 kinds of Wisconsin (of course) cheese. Note the yellow plates and green tablecloth. Everybody wore green and/or yellow.
MacPuddy was part of the party.
Baron...is into it.
Mom's havin' a good time.
Airie and Abram enjoying the food and the fun.
Autumn..."What's a first down?"
After the final score was posted, we were all smiles.
A Farmington winter sunset taken by Mom off the back deck. It's all about the lucky timing.
My Christmas cactus that blooms in January...last bloom.
Close-up of the bloom.
The cut-leaf philodendron. When I brought a start home from Grandma Russell's house 16 months ago, it had 3 leaves. Now it has 20! You probably can't tell, but it's snowing while the sun is shining.
A well-camoed sharp-shinned hawk in a tree on the berm, taken by Dad with his new telephoto lens. We often see hawks on this level branch.
Sharp-shinned hawk fanning his tail...showing off.
Hungry visitors...2 house finches and one goldfinch. Haven't seen too many gold ones this winter.
Good shot of a flicker with a floating puffball chick-a-dee in the background.
Oh no, look who's butting in.
This guy got relocated.
Here is a short video showing how the little birds take turns. They fly in, in "waves," from the staging area (atop the mughos), take a quick bite and exchange places.
On Presidents Day we drove out to Farmington Bay. Saw a number of Great Blue Herons in the Rookery.
About 2/3 of the 150 Bald Eagles were gone, but we managed to spot at least 6.
Saw a couple of kestrel falcons on the telephone wires. We also stopped in at the small visitors center.
Colby and the classic old Nerfuls. (Baron, I found the green head later.) Sydney's "Thank You for the birthday presents" note is on the refrigerator.
Baron and Colby were out for a visit and tax prep session. Grandma and Colby played Walt Disney's Adventureland. Grandma made 5 dozen Snickerdoodles. 
Dad and I went to Provo to visit the Carl Bloch paintings displayed at the BYU MOA. The huge "altar pieces" from Denmark and Sweden were impressive. This one is doubting Thomas.
We enjoyed Airie & Abram's company, went out for Pho rice noodles and summer rolls and played a rousing game of pinochle. Dad and I both had lay-down Shoot the Moons! Oh, and thanks to Autumn for telling us about the amoeba rug!
