Over Christmas break, we had Christmas Eve and Christmas with Chris' parents and Sara. Then we went to Brainerd and had Christmas with Derek, Melissa, Julia and Brian, Kendra and pending baby Roberts. While in Brainerd, we did some sledding at Big Sieve. It was pretty cold, really bumpy, but a good time was had by all. -RLEthan and Chris making the hike back up.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Emma as Mary
Emma played Mary in her Christmas program at church. (Yes, Mary had glasses. And she apparently wore Uggs.) She had to sing a solo which was really beautiful. I videoed it so quick and tried to get the best picture I could with the legions of people in front of me blocking my shot. Unfortunately, my best shot was holding my camera sideways, forgetting that I can't rotate it once it's videoed. So, I apologize for the video, but hopefully you can hear her solo. We all thought her voice sounded so pretty and clear, and we were all a bit misty-eyed. -RL
Oh Tannebaum...
We got our tree up the first week of December after a long debate on real or artificial. We went with the real tree and it was one of our best ones. Ethan was really excited about decorating the house and the tree. Elliot was excited to take down the ornaments, which got to be frustrating for my type A Ethan. -RL
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Halloween Part 3: Trick or Treating & Pumpkin Carving
I loved that Halloween was on a Saturday this year. It gave us time for 2 parties, pumpkin carving and trick or treating and we didn't feel rushed. Halloween just might be my favorite holiday, so it was nice to have a full 2 days of fun. -RL
Halloween Part 2: Our Party
Our Halloween party for adults was a ton of fun. We spent most of our time laughing and playing Rock Band. We were all planning to dress as Harry Potter characters, but I procrastinated too long and was the only non-Potter costume. I vow to have a better costume next year! -RLI was Teen Wolf, but didn't have the time or energy to work on the fur. It was just glued on in one big clump. I did have some sweet tube socks, hightops and awesome dance moves.
This was originally my costume, but it didn't quite work for me. Chris, the trooper that he is, threw it on with a wig and went as Bellatrix LeStrange.
In the greatest entrance ever, Duval and Lisa came in as Dolores Umbridge and Argus Filch. Their costumes were amazing and they had several props. We were all in awe and I thought I would never stop laughing. -RL
Halloween Part 1: Kid's Party
Here are Ethan's friends dressed up for our Kid Halloween Party. Emma also had her friend Lana over, plus her other siblings, India and Jude. I love Halloween and go all out on the food. Here are a few pics of what we made. We also had our standards that are not pictured Mac n Sneeze (green mac and cheese), Yummy Mummies (little hotdogs wrapped in dough), Pizza Snake, chocolate chip cookies in various spooky shapes, green punch with gummy worms. -RL
Random Elliot
Here are some random photos of Elliot, apropos because Elliot is the most random 2 year old I've ever encountered. He does and says things purely to make people laugh. He is such a clown and I love his totally weird sense of humor. Lately, he's been very into pirates and Peter Pan the musical. He walks around with his pointer finger bent and says he's Captain Hook. Awesome. -RL
Thanksgiving: The Kittleson Edition
For the first time in my life, I spent Thanksgiving away from the Mallinger side of the family. It was very strange to go elsewhere, but I had a blast with Chris' family. We had great food, lots of laughter, a piano sing-along and an accordian concert, thanks to Mike. What I didn't have was my camera out. I took several funny pictures of Sara that if I put on this blog, she may disown me. I love this picture of Paul and Elliot and am so glad that I snapped it. -RL
Singing!
Football w/ Ethan
Ethan is a conflicted little man when it comes to pro football. He is loyal completely to the Packers and always wants them to win. But, he also wants the Vikings to win, except when playing the Packers. His Boppa Dale has made him love the Packers, but Chris is a Vikings fan. How he deals with this internal struggle, I'll never know.
When the Vikings lose, Ethan is a bit disappointed, but he shrugs it off. When the Packers lose, it's a full meltdown, on the floor, bawling his little eyes out. Then he calls his Boppa Dale in Florida to report how the game went. I always imagine that my dad has just had a temper tantrum too. -RL
When the Vikings lose, Ethan is a bit disappointed, but he shrugs it off. When the Packers lose, it's a full meltdown, on the floor, bawling his little eyes out. Then he calls his Boppa Dale in Florida to report how the game went. I always imagine that my dad has just had a temper tantrum too. -RL
Weekend with Dave and Bonnie
This goes back to October, but I have to start somewhere since I haven't blogged in 4 months. We went to Minneapolis for my cousin's wedding and stayed with Dave and Bonnie for a few days. It was so much fun to hang out with them and see my family and sister Sara.
Dave had a lot of fun playing games with Ethan and Elliot. You know, normal games that every child plays growing up like "Power of the Mongoose", "Grond" and "Danger Ball", all the classics. These games all consist of a lot of energy from Dave: picking up one kid, spinning him, holding him upside down and then smashing him into something/someone else. They love it. Dave and Ethan also spent a lot of time doing wizard duels Harry Potter-style. I've been unsuccessful posting videos lately, so I hope this one works. All in all, a very fun October trip. -RL
Dave had a lot of fun playing games with Ethan and Elliot. You know, normal games that every child plays growing up like "Power of the Mongoose", "Grond" and "Danger Ball", all the classics. These games all consist of a lot of energy from Dave: picking up one kid, spinning him, holding him upside down and then smashing him into something/someone else. They love it. Dave and Ethan also spent a lot of time doing wizard duels Harry Potter-style. I've been unsuccessful posting videos lately, so I hope this one works. All in all, a very fun October trip. -RL
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