Week #48 (Part 1): Gearing up for Christmas

Christmas is forever, not for just one day,
for loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away
like bells and lights and tinsel, in some box upon a shelf.
The good you do for others is good you do yourself...
- Norman Wesley Brooks, "Let Every Day Be Christmas," 1976

Our Christmas Party (take deux).   We had to reschedule our Christmas Party do to the massive snow storm last week.  It was so great that so many people were able to stop by despite the crazy busy holiday season.  We had a wonderful time kicking off celebrating the Christmas season.  We had so much fun seeing all the little ones hanging out and running around together.  Hazel didn't want anything to do with Santa. Santa got a high five but that was it for this year.

Invitation

Beverage Station

Kido Muchies

Food & Muchies

Santa brought "Reindeer Food" for the kids to sprinkle on their lawn  Christmas Eve!

Papa gearing up for the Party!

Character artist- so fun!

 

 

 

Sitting for the Character Artist......

Finished drawing... loving Hazel's lip!

 Adorable Grant with Rudolph's nose done from the face painter

Story time with Santa's Elf preparing for Santa's arrival

Visit for Santa

 

 

 

 

 

Mommy I don't like Santa today even if you sit on his lap

Clinging to Mommy for dear life.. not liking Santa

Mommy & Daddy tell Santa what they want for Christmas

Favorite Things This Week:

• Helping host my first Christmas Party - getting to see many friends!
• Visiting Macy's Santaland "A Day in the Life of an Elf" - Loved every minute of it!
  
• Finishing decorating our house for Christmas and wrapping the presents



Here we go through the Macy's display!

Loving everything about " A Day in the Life of an Elf"

Week #47:Massive Snow Storm

Favorite (or not so favorite) Things This Week:

• Getting sick and throwing up in the car down at St. Mary's when visiting Great Grandpa Walt in the Hospital.  Scaring mommy and going to the Mayo ER.  Good thing Nana & Papa were along to grab a new set of clothes at Target for the ride home:)
• First Christmas Play at school - I loved clapping to jingle bells in the stroller with my friends!  Mommy didn't realize it was a whole school thing and neglected to dress me in cute Christmas attire like my friends. I had fun performing in front of Mommy, Papa, and Nana.Daddy had to watch me on video tape cuz he was sick!
  
• Massive Snow Storm - snow up to the stop signs and having to reschedule our Christmas Party with our Friends. (12-18 inches)
• Walking backwards to get Mr. Lion unstuck

I am in the back row on the right next to Miss Wendy!

Week #46:FIRST STEPS TAKEN!!!!!!!!!!!

 On December 2nd Hazel official took her first steps....5steps in a row 
"WO WO WO"

Favorite (or Not so Favorite)Things This Week:

• First bloody lip (ok so this wasn't really one of my favorite things but mommy felt terrible)
• Decorating our Christmas tree with lights - I can't get enough of the tree mommy creates on our dinner room light either "baBa, baBa" is what I call it.
• Holidazzle with the Boado Family - great to meet their newest addition Brenna

Maddox and Hazel watching Holidazzle

Hazel & Teya

Hazel giving kisses to Teya

Don't know what we were looking at but it must have been pretty cool!

Week #45: (Part 3) Getting Ready for Christmas...

Lindner Family Tree

Bryce helping....

Me helping...

Jennifer helping.... what a great sport!

Mom helping..........

With everyone's help, the Lindner Family tree was cut!

Our Tree

Crazy tree but we loved it! (yes, that tall center branch is apart of the tree)

Helping Daddy cut the tree

Just hanging out...

Great work Daddy!

Cutting down our Christmas tree...

Week #45: (Part 2) Oh so very thankful ...Happy Thanksgiving

I have been told to work the camera so that is why I am doing mommy

The Family .. Danny where are your tassels??

Finny let's play ball

Love the back bow...great work Nana!

Jennifer are you hiding anything in there!

A good snooze after a belly of turkey

Favorite Things This Week:

• Having Thanksgiving at Nursery School with Mommy & Papa
• Standing up by myself for 5 seconds and taking 2 steps
• Clicking my tongue
• Hearing the different sounds I can make when I pat my hand over my mouth
• Wearing my ruffly dress that Nana made me for Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving Celebration... let's jump for joy!

Yummy cranberries, I am yet to try a food I do not like.

Week #45: (Part 1) Celebrating Uncle Bryce & Jennifer's Engagement

 We are so very excited for Bryce and Jen on their engagement.  So when they flew in for Thanksgiving we just had to do a little something to celebrate.We had a  special  engagement cake made at Queen of Cake. Since they got engaged in Hawaii we had to stick with that theme including the yummy pineapple filling!!  

Jennifer's ring is absolutely stunning.  Way to go BJ, you did a wonderful job of picking it out!!!  We are all so very excited for the up coming wedding.  

Cheers to an amazing couple!

Week #44: Visit from Grandpa & Grandma Morris and Thanksgiving Celebration with Great Grandma Ringen

Riding on Grandpa Morris's leg is fun!

Let's go Great Grandma Ringen

You will never catch me in that skirt....

dang... you are almost 80 years young and can still keep up with me!

  Grandpa and Grandma Morris brought pork sandwiches for dinner on Friday night and they tasted great.  It was nice to spend time with them. On Sunday we drove down to visit Great Grandma Ringen for a early Thanksgiving meal.  It was really yummy and awesome to hang out with Grandma. It was a fun packed weekend and so great to get to spend it with family.

I am really looking forward to  celebrating my first Thanksgiving next week. It will be extra special this year getting to spend it with Uncle Bryce and his fiancee Jennifer as they will be flying into town from California.



Favorite Things This Week:

• Enjoying the first real snow fall of the season
• Grinding my teeth - yes, my top teeth are coming in and they make funny noises when they touch my bottom teeth.
• Sleeping (almost) through the night.  A couple days I only got up once through the night and mommy was so happy.
• First Conferences at Nursery School  - Asked Miss Lynn for one word that describes Hazel "Sweet"
• Accomplishments:  walking around furniture, playful/social, affectionate towards teachers
• Goals: walking by self, standing by self, eating table food



WOW.. I love the snow