Christmas Morning

Christmas morning was really fun. I got to open a lot of presents. I started off the morning opening my stocking (custom made an sewn with my name on it!). There is always fun stuff in the stocking plus the traditional mandarin orange at the very bottom.
Here is a picture of me outside with Papa using my new present a miniature snow shovel, something I really needed in Canada!
More shoveling...
Everywhere I went Gracie (Uncle's dog) was only a few feet behind me. Probably because there was a pretty good chance he would be fed if he was in my vicinity. There was always lots of food available at Nana's house!

Christmas Eve

Here's a picture of me all dressed up with someplace to go (Church). We went to Christmas Eve service on Sunday morning. For some reason Nana had to take me out of the service because I guess I was talking to loud.

I also went to visit Nanny (my Great Grandmother) at the old folks home. I was a big hit with the ladies there.

Momma and Me Snuggling

One of my favorite things is snuggling with momma especially when my teeth are bothering me or when I am using stall tactics to avoid going to bed. No one can resist my snuggling so I can stay up a little later.

Minot, North Dakota

There was a lot of snow in North Dakota. After we got here it snowed for three straight days and made a mess of the roads. Grandpa and Grandma have a water dispenser I used the fullest extent. I was the official water filler for everyone. I even let water out even when I didn't have a container.Dirk and Amber got me a really cool John Deere tractor for Christmas. Really cool. I got more pictures and presents too but the pictures are on other cameras... more to come!

Skating

Mom and dad took me skating in Winnipeg on Christmas Day. It was pretty fun. We had one of the three outdoor rinks all to ourselves. It was really fun. Daddy would skate really fast. I would roll around on the ice and shoot the puck.

It got dark pretty early because we are a lot farther north than Minneapolis and the workers were still on vacation so the lights weren't turned on. The weather was pretty nice. We could have stayed out all night. It was really fun.

P.S. - Mom was there but she was the photographer today.

Winnipeg

Today we arrived in Winnipeg, Canada and there is more snow here than I have ever seen. Papa and Nana took me to a sliding hill where Daddy took me down on an orange sleigh. We went really fast! After a while I got tired of sliding so I would push the sleighs down the hill and make Daddy chase after them.

There was so much snow I just wanted to roll around in it. There was way more snow here than in Minneapolis. I even like to eat snow although Daddy tells me only to eat the really white stuff.

We came to Winnipeg just after the winter so the shadows were really long. I had never really noticed shadows before so I spent part of the morning standing in Papa, Nana, and Daddy's shadow.


I like going up and down the hill but I when I got tired I made Dad carry me up and down the hill as necessary.


In only one morning I became a leading authority on sleds. Here's a picture of me explaining to dad how to operate the breaking system.


The hills we were on were not that big but I could see really really far. I hadn't been this high since the being on th gondola in Colorado!

Momma was there too but she didn't dress warm enough so she spent a lot of her time in car warming up. She doesn't have Canadian blood in her like I do. I think it makes me a lot tougher. My nose and cheeks were red by the time we went home but I still didn't want to leave. I can't wait to go again!

White Socks!

Here's a picture of the crew during our trip to Colorado. Yes it took three hands to keep me still and yes dad is wearing white socks with his dress shoes! Mom didn't you inspect his attire before letting him out?

We took this picture right outside of Kirby's restaurant. We were all so stuffed we could barely move. Dad ate a pork chop that was almost as big as I am.

Christmas Tree

Today Daddy and I went to the tree store and got a really big Christmas tree! After we set the tree up I took a nap. While I was sleeping dad put all the lights on the tree. When I woke up the tree looked amazing. As you can tell by the photo, yes, I just woke up.


I was pretty good at decorating the tree. Mom was pretty picky about what colors I put on tree but I think I did good considering I am only two.


Not bad eh! I can't wait to see the trees at Nana and Papa's house and Grandma and Grandpa's house!

Mom, Call The Cell Phone

This weekend mom went to Las Vegas for an all girls weekend so dad and me are bacheloring it this weekend. Today we to 50th and France in Edina to see Santa. He was telling stories to a bunch of children. Actually it was just two children (me and one other boy). I was pretty scared of Santa since I had never really seen him so close before. I'll be more prepared with my Christmas list next time. The cat sort of had my tongue today.

After that dad and I went to Target where I was reviewing the toy department. I was pushing some of the buttons on the trucks that make noises with signs that say, 'Press Here!'. I pressed them so much that some of them ran out of batteries. Sorry Target!

While I was playing a made a big mess in my pants and since dad was not prepared like mom would be for this situation we had to go home early to change my diaper. By then it was time for supper and we had spaghetti. Dad should no better. I think I had more spaghetti sauce on my face then ended up in my mouth. Thankfully there are no pictures since mom took the camera to Vegas.

All this excitement and we are only half way through the weekend! Mom if you see a mushroom cloud in the direction of Minnesota you might want to call the cell phone. It could be us!