Snowed In!

After getting 18 inches of snow we didn't get to make the trip to Uncle Curt's house to spend the day with family. We experienced the biggest Minnesota snowfall since Halloween '87! (Lucky us!) Others at church were snowed in as well...so we ended up spending the afternoon in Waconia with friends from church! I just took a few pictures... (shocking I know... :)

Dave enjoyed Rockband...

Jen and Eli!

Christmas Morning

We woke up nice and early before church to open presents...

Starting the morning with a kiss! :)

Grace was excited to open her presents!

Opening another gift with her new buddy Elmo!

Eli watching his sister and thinking how wonderful next year will be when he gets in on the action! :)

Playing with new toys!

Christmas Eve

We enjoyed a quiet and very snowy day here in Minnesota! After church we relaxed at home and waited for daddy to get home after his three services!

Ready for church!Making sure baby bro was ready too! :)
Eli chilling with Daddy as he goes over his Christmas Day message...

Snow Snow go Away...

Experiencing the snowiest Minnesota Christmas in decades...jealous?? :)

And it's still coming...

1 Month

Hard to believe that Eli is already one month old! (I'll probably say that every month!)

He's been a great baby and has started to sleep a nice six hour stretch each night! (YAY!)

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 :)