He is the cutie wearing the white shirt and suspenders in the front row. He and his class were singing Away in the Manger.
He spotted us in this photo so I tried to act like I didn't see him. 
After his performance was over, we had a tour of his classroom.
He wanted Grandpa to sit down at his table.
Shaelin and his teacher, Mrs. Sass. What a fun time it was to hear Shaelin and his entire school singing and reciting the Christmas story..all by memory!
Here we are dressed in many layers of clothing posing in Macy's.
One of the many many Christmas trees in the Museum of Science and Industry.
A quartet of German fellows entertaining the passers-by.
Macy's indoor tree reaching over 9 floors high!
The lights on Michigan Ave. were quite spectacular. It was a fun day in the Big City.
St. Patrick church with a magnificent backdrop.
Walking down a street we took in these lovely flowers.
Macy's at night.
We stayed at the Hilton and this was the view from our room.
Kim made use of all our manpower and quickly put them to "use." Her new condo looked great.
Here Kim & BZ are soaking in the sounds of the band...Mississippi Cactus. She flew the band members in just for her party.
A guest friend of the band, now living in San Francisco, sat in on a set playing a mellow sax.
Monica showing her talents on her accordian.
Heidi , Margaret, and their hubbies hamming it up for the cameras.
The book we chose to read was "While My Sister Sleeps"..and we were fortunate enough to have the author, Barbara Delinsky, join us as a guest speaker....
by phone! We called her personal cell number and she was gracious enough to talk with us for an hour! We put her on speaker-phone and the questions began flying. How fun it was to speak with a "real" author who sounded like she could fit right in with our group.
When the evening ended, we posed for a group picture that we will enclose in our thank you card
Here is a picture of "the apple of my eye."
Shaelin took my camera out in the yard to capture anything exciting or dangerous!
Here he found a very appealing catterpillar and snapped this great picture.
After running off a ton of energy outside, he and his dad relaxed..
Here is Ranger..a lovable black lab. He is barely 8 weeks old and just learning to walk. What a cutie he is!!
This ghoulish character popped up on our front lawn!
Here I am in my Halloween finery (3 layers of clothing underneath) getting ready to pass out the goodies to the "trick-or-treaters" brave enough to step up to our front door!
Of course we can't forget the "Master Monster of the House, who lives for this day every year. I think we get the biggest kick out of scaring the wits out of the adults who accompany the little ghosts and goblins..It's truly a Scream!
A neighbor's beautiful tree in full golden hues.
The woods just about a mile from our house with a creek running through.
I took my camera and looked up to peek through the leaves of this beauty.
The "carpet" of fallen leaves that had every autumnal color imaginable!
We were both in awe at the beauty that Mother Nature bestowed on us this day.
It's funny that none of us had ever really seen this magnificent structure.
We learned that the dome in the ceiling of the rotunda is the largest in diameter in North America.
One of the high courts inside the building.
Kim met up with a very good friend,Beth, whom she hadn't seen in many years . By coincidence she too was in Madison that day. We met her for dinner that evening and spend hours just 'catching up!' When we left for home, we felt it was a really fun day.
Diane became very teary-eyed through all of the festivities.
All together, I counted at least 60 friends who stopped by to wish the Ciras a fond Farewell!
Before boarding the boat, Bob managed to pose for a picture of he and the Fonz!
Here are Kristine, Brian, and Kim sitting up front enjoying the beautiful weather.
Mr. Shaelin acted as the ship's photographer snapping away at the scenery.
Here is a shot of just one of the many condo units along the Milwaukee River.
The skyline of downtown Milwaukee. It was a fun time on board the Edelweiss.
