Ready for Christmas...

Here's Eli sporting his Christma tree hat made especially for him by Grandma Larson...

Thanks Grandma! :)

Snug as a Bug...

Out and About

In this crazy Minnesota coldness it was nice to get out of the house today! Never thought the day would come again when 20 degrees seems nice! After seeing Grace's buddy Santa...we brought her to the indoor play area at our gym!

Giant play area = fun!

Tubes!

Climbing all over the place with daddy... Going down the slide...
Fun in the ball pit!

Picture with "Santa"

This is what Grace thought of Santa and Mrs. Claus....

Future Cofffee Addict?

Here's Grace taking a swig from our (empty) coffee cup!

Cute and Cuddly

Eli's Baptism

Today we celebrated as Eli was brought to the waters of holy baptism! Dave's parents, sister, and brother-in-law were able to fly in for the weekend. We loved having them here for the weekend...although their time here went by so fast! Heather's parents and three of her four siblings and their families were able to come celebrate the day too!

Gracie and baby bro Eli :)

Us with Grandma and Grandpa Larson

Eli with sponsors Aunt Eden and Uncle Larry...

Wonderful to celebrate Eli's baptism with so many family members!

An Early Christmas Celebration

Today we celebrated Christmas a little early with the Larson side!

(Minus Dave's brother Danny and his family...)

Grace loved listening to Grandpa read stories!

Grace was very intrigued by the musical Christmas toy...
Grace was very excited to see her new baby from Aunt Eden and Uncle Larry!

Taking care of her new baby! :)
She loved her new book too!
Dave with his new toy... :)

Grandpa giving Grace some tips on how to take care of her new baby! :)

Family is Here!

Today Grandma and Grandpa Larson, Aunt Eden, and Uncle
Larry flew in for Eli's baptism weekend!

Happy Birthday Auntie Eden!!

She celebrated her day with a long day at the airport...and ended the day with some cake!

Eli wasn't sure what to think of these people... :)

Jusy kidding.... of course he loved them!! :)

More Sibling Love

Grace was eager to hold her baby brother again today!

Sibling Love

Grace got to hold her little brother today and absolutely loved it!

This is what happened when we took Eli away...

All smiles again...

Our Little Man...

A glimpse of his little smile!

18 Months

Our "baby" Grace is already halfway from one to two!! Grace seems so big now compared to her little baby brother! She's talking more and more! She's coming up with new words all the time now. Her latest words are football and doctor! She still loves to read and page through books. She counts one...two...three...two...three... :) She's adjusting well to being a big sister! Haven't noticed any real changes in her since bringing Eli home... She's still our sweet little Grace! :) She likes to blow him kisses, give him his blanket (or take it), and just looks at him a lot. The latest stats show she's 75% in height and 50 % in weight.

Tummy Time!

Here's Eli's first experience with tummy time!

Before I could even get a picture he was back to sleep :)

1 Week!

Here's our little guy at one week! He's been a great baby and has made our transition into a family of four a great one! Eli's first night home was one of our longest...(Grace's first night home was the other!) His second night was better. Since the third night...mommy has been having to wake him up to eat at night! He loves to eat! (Unlike his sister at this age...) But does not like to take baths! :)

First Haircut!

Grace got her first little haircut today! :) She sat on the counter, enjoyed a little rice krispy treat, and Aunt Kari gave Grace's hair a little trim!

Trimming a little in the front...
All done! :)

The Life of a Newborn

The cute baby face...

The old man wrinkled look...

He's learning to pose even in his sleep! :)

Being a baby is tough stuff! :)

Sleepy Guy

Eli is finding his new home very cozy...