Christmas 2009

Hard to believe that Christmas has come and gone already. We had 5 distinct Christmas celebrations...
1. With Grandma and Grandma Schwartz and a house full of cousins












2. With just the 4 of us at home








3. With Grandma and Grandpa Knutson, Erik, Chelsea, and Laura

4. With Grandpa Knutson's extended family








5. With Grandma Rita, Katie, Albie, Amanda, and Frank and the 4 cousins












We're still trying to put the Christmas loot away - the kids were very blessed! The basement is a complete and utter mess as it has become the temporary dumping ground. Oh well - it's a project for 2010!

Need to update

Making a note that I know I need to update the blog, esp. with Christmas pictures. Will work on getting pictures downloaded from my NEW CAMERA! and get this blog updated. Thanks for your patience!

Happy New Year!

First (and probably last) dance recital

Madeline took a 8 week jazz/tap/ballet class through the Maple Grove parks and rec department. So, a great class for a very reasonable price, but definitely not top of the line dance instruction. That probably is a good thing. I think she liked it, but it took forever for her to warm up to it. At the end, I think she had a great time, but I'm not so sure another dance class is in our future. We're probably going to sign up for swimming lessons again this winter...

Hard at work

Henry has been putting his new tool bench to good work by "fixing" his little 4-wheeler. He always makes such a dramatic show of flipping his 4-wheeler over and then getting all the tools he needs to fix it.

Our terrible Christmas card photo shoot attempt

Starting to think about Christmas cards. I have one shot that my friend Heather took of the kids a few weekends ago, but they aren't in their Christmas outfits, so I thought I'd make an attempt at a mini-photo shoot for a Christmas card picture. Wow. It is NOT EASY to get them to simultaneous 1) smile nicely, 2) look at the camera, and 3) stop moving. I think you can see that the main issue was Henry...

So enjoy. These are the pictures you will NOT be seeing on the Knutson Christmas cards this year.

Henry's 2nd birthday!

We celebrated Henry's 2nd birthday with a little party and then trick-or-treating. He got so many great gifts, including a tool bench, Thomas trains, Geotrax train set pieces, truck books, superhero t-shirts, and a basketball hoop. What a lucky little guy! We are so blessed and grateful to have him in our lives. I am shocked that he's 2 - where has the time gone?












At age 2, here is a little glimpse into Henry's world...
1. Favorite shows - Thomas the Train and Bob the Builder
2. Favorite food - mac and cheese and hot dogs (and that's about it on a regular basis)
3. Favorite songs - Baa Baa Black Sheep and Old McDonald
4. His name for Madeline - "Man-it"
5. His name for a fire truck - "wee-oh"
6. Favorite phrases - "I can do it" or "whatcha doing?"
7. Potty training yet? Nope - not even started yet.
8. Favorite toys - his trucks

Fall pics of the kids

My co-worker/friend/fellow Bible Study member took pics of the kids last weekend - for Henry's 2 year birthday especially, but also because I never really got pics of Madeline when she turned 4 this summer. So here they are (or a few of them anyway). Thanks, Heather!