For the love of garlic

The infatuation with garlic continues.  It's everywhere.  Not only bulbs, but the papers. Everywhere.  He has taken a bite a few times, and he'll cry a bit, but he still goes back for more.  

Such a dignified pose.

Entering Retirement

Fredrik has outgrown the best darn shoes ever. They stayed on, they looked darling, they were soft, they were warm. We will miss you, sweet shoes. Now the quest for another pair begins. The Hanna Andersson Swedish Moccasins seem to be pretty nice so far. But still, we will miss you, little football shoes.

A Visit to Macy's

Fredrik met Santa today!  We were at Macy's to check out the 8th floor animatronic Christmas display and at the end was a line to meet and greet Santa Clause himself.  It was a fun family outing, we all had a good time.  Fredrik did OK with Santa, they snapped two pictures and then he burst into tears.  It was short-lived- as soon as he was back into my arms he was fine.  He had a lot of fun in line for Santa, there were many shiny big ornaments for gazing and playing not to mention a lot of kids.   We even had a delicious lunch in the Sky Room.  Quite a day.  I think we just might have found our official Christmas card family picture, too.

Fun at Gma and Gpa's

Fun was had at the Larson Residence this weekend. Tiny plaid chairs, Christmas decorations galore, a cousin, and plenty of play time. What more could a boy want?

Scooter

Fredrik LOVES this little scooter. He crawls over to it and hits it until we put him on top and cart him around. It's quite adorable. He's hamming it up a bit in the pictures, but usually he's very very serious while he's ridin'. It's a good workout for us, too. Down the hall, through the kitchen, around the dining room table..down the hall...
Notice the one blue mitten. What a circus.

Thanksgiving

These pictures are in reverse order! Oh well.

Eric snoozing after dinner:


Cute little Jonah:


Fredrik at the table:


Madi smiley and messy:


The pie course, nice touch with the pastry cookies, Bev:


The bird turned out well. Go Organic, Free Range and lots of butter basting!:


We had so much food. Our kitchen was overflowing, and so was the table, notice the doubling up of bowls:


Jonah and Fredrik play a duet with assistance:


Tis Peter and I in the kitchen:


G June and FGH:


Playing in the apt. full of tables:


The table before it all happened:

Auntie Anna

Anna swooped in for a little SAHM pick-me-up this weekend. She arrived from Boston on Thursday and stayed until Sun. morning. We had a blast, chatting, going out-and-about, and eating along the way. Peter and I even went on a date on Friday night. We traveled all the way to Brasa in Mpls. Thanks for everything Anna!!!