Lenna & Our Tree

Our present "under" the tree with her presents "above" the tree.  Lenna's Mommy doesn't remember having a real tree before so we went all out this year with a 9 foot frasier fur.  It is not prickly at all.  Notice the lack of ornaments on the bottom section?



"Rocking aka toddlering around the Christmas Tree"



Our cutie in her pretty dress

"I know I am going to cause lots of trouble, but I'm going to be darn good looking doing it"

Santa Claus Day & Happy 11 Month Old Birthday Lenna

Lenna & Santa 12-11-10

Lenna attended her first Christmas play put on by the Watkins Community today.  She was such a good girl and gazed intently at all of the action going on.  Our little bundle of joy is now 11 months old today.  Lenna is walking good now.  She blows kisses, gives high five, waves, claps and giggles all of the time.  Last weekend we put up our Christmas tree.  I will post pictures later of Lenna and our tree later.  The bottom part of the tree is 'all natural' due to a little walking baby.  Having Lenna surely gives us something to look forward to on Christmas day.

Yeah! Snow!

If we have to have the winter season, we may as well have snow, right Lenna?  I think she agrees:

Thanksgiving Weekend

Lenna celebrated her first Thanksgiving this past weekend. We had a lot to be thankful for in our 4 day weekend. We had planned to visit the Crotteau's in Illinois (they live west of Chicago). My Dad didn't have too much going on and Tony's brother and sister in law invited him to come with. The forecast was looking like we were going to have some bad weather so Tony and I decided to take off early on Wednesday to 'outrun' the storm. Well outrun was the word for it. He picked Lenna up at daycare and they picked me up in Minneapolis at my office at 1 p.m. It was starting to come down and it appeared we were out running the storm until we took a break in Tomah, Wisconsin. Then the weather appeared to be getting worse but we drove out of it. Lenna was a great traveler! She and I hung out in the backseat and played 'peak-a-boo' with me and her blanket. She also got to hang out with Sarge her puppy who snuggled with her while she was napping in her car seat.
Lenna also got to meet Tim Jodie's new puppy.  His name is Dozer and he is a bull-mastiff 8 week old puppy.  He was so cute!  Lenna also go along great with Harley, their 10 year old boxer.  She actually went on a "Harley Ride". 

We had a delicious Thanksgiving dinner and had lots of fun. Plenty of food was eaten!
 
On Friday Lenna got to hang with the 'guys' while Jodie and I shopped.  On Saturday we took Lenna to the outlet mall and got Lenna some new clothes and shoes.

Lenna 'Sharing' her snacks with Sarge




Sarge and Lenna snuggling



Lenna & Dozer

Harley Ride

Lenna having dinner

Lenna hanging with Grandpa

Aunt Jodie, Uncle Tim & Lenna

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone

As we begin our Thanksgiving weekend celebration Tony, Lenna, Sarge, the horses, the kitties and myself wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! It is going to be so great to share with Lenna her first Thanksgiving. I am sure many photo opportunities will be had. We are so thankful and blessed to have such a happy, healthy wonderful little girl and great friends and family in our lives.

Just an update to those who did not know it Tony and I have set a date for our wedding. We will be getting married and having a small ceremony/celebration on April 8, 2011 in Sedona, AZ. Lenna's Mommy & Daddy will finally take the plunge!

Enjoy Thanksgiving everyone!

John Deere Tractor - Farmer Lenna!

Andrea handed down a little tractor from her son Alexander and Lenna sure likes it. There is one downside, she can't quite figure out how not to run her feet over. As soon as she figures this out she will vrooming around. She's even got the sound effects figured out. Just a little side note, Lenna loves playing with tractors. When I picked her up from daycare today she was playing with a John Deere combine and flatbed wagon. Is she taking after Grandpa Farmer Lenny (if she is that is scary, LOL)! We are so blessed!

Lenna is my name!

Lenna sure knows her name (or seems to - it sounds like it!) - one of her first words besides Mama, Dada, Grrr, Vroom, grampa and Yah.