A Visit To The Science Center......

...........sparked a good bit of interest in.....guess what.............

..........a Black Rat Snake..................

.............who for our benefit spent the whole time we were there climbing up this tree.......then trying to hide from us......

We Learned About Turkeys...

.......how they look up close.....

....and then made a couple of turkeys......

....of our own......

It Was Really An Adventure In Discovery....

.....as Alyssa learned about the Praying Mantis....... She kept asking, "Is it real, Grandpa?"

.....The two of them discovered the mysteries of what kind of animals make their homes in trees.....

..........and Hailey pretended to be a deer......

We Woke Up To A Temperature of 3 Degrees This Morning....

..........so the ice was on the waterfall.......

.........and these were scenes around the garden....

Hailey Spent the Day Today...

The View Out Back..

....as the sun glints across the back of the house...

.....a nuthatch shimmies down the tree.....

......turns upside down for some suet....

............and a chickadee munches at the back window. Life on Pleasant Chapel is good.....

In Small Group Tonight There Was A Special Visitor....

Santa Clause showed up.......

......to the delight of all......

.....with special gifts for the children......

........and stories for young and old......

Santa of Course Had to Hear What Youngsters Wanted For Christmas.....

........Nathan......

......little Ian.......

..........Zack..........

.......Abby.......

......Gloria.....

.....Jennifer.......

.....Dan.....

..........and of course.......Mrs. Clause......with a special gift for Santa!

Christmas Cookie Time

Pat has been busy baking cookies for the upcoming church Christmas concerts. This cookie sheet has held a lot of cookies over 41 years!

........and of course who better to help clean up than our little neighbor and two day a week visitor...Alyssa Jean!