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

Week #43: Visit with Great Grandpa & Grandma Hinsch

Great Grandpa Walt tells me this was his high chair when he was little

Great Grandpa Walt was in the hospital for the week so when he got out we went down to Red Wing to visit. It was great to spend time with Grandpa Walt,Grandma Shirley and of course Poko. Hazel had to show of her new skills of walking behind her lion.

Grandpa check out my walking skills

Not a bad ride...actually I kind of like it from up here

Nana is so comforting

I could sleep here all day

Helping Mommy with the laundry

Favorite Things This Week:

•  My 9 month check up - Doc says I am looking good
•  Weight: 21 lbs 4oz  - 85%
• Length: 28 3/4 - 85%
• Head:  45 cm - 75%
•  Hearing about my Uncle Bryce & Jennifer's engagement!!!
• Walking behind anything
• My new dolly from Great Grandpa & Grandma - I love putting her in and out of her box
• Still loving clapping - "If your happy and you know it clap your hands"
• Welcoming more teeth - fangs are poking though on the top

Week #42: Little Miss Halloween

Little Miss Halloween

 Favorite Things This Week:

• Using her heals to spin around on her butt
• Finally saying "Mama"
• Getting pulled in the laundry basket around the house
• Nana's amazing ability to whip out a halloween tu-tu

"MAMA".....was finally said and my heart melted!