Home for the holidays

We spent a very relaxing Christmas holiday weekend at home this year which mostly consisted of eating and playing with new toys (trains and airplanes and new toy kitchen supplies) as well as daily trips out of the house to the duck pond. We greatly missed being with all of our family in Michigan and Tennessee, but were lucky to be able to share a fabulous evening with some of our Minnesota "family." Henry had a great time trying out all of Colin and Nora's new toys and chasing around (aka terrorizing) Sadie the dog. We were even able to fit in a trip to the Como Zoo and Conservatory today thanks to the unseasonably warm weather (50 degrees F!)

Train crazy

Christmas came early for Henry this year. Oma and Opa came to visit this past weekend and Henry received his very own train table as a Christmas present! He has been quite excited about his new gift. Every morning this week he has been waking up saying "choo choo" and wanting to immediately go play with his trains. While Oma and Opa were here we spent a lot of time playing with trains, reading books and we even went to the train museum!

Thanksgiving 2011 in Michigan

We spent a wonderful Thanksgiving in Michigan. We were able to meet our newest family member, Henry's cousin, Elliot. Henry was very interested in Elliot, but not very pleased when either of his parents were holding him. Henry was thrilled to spend time running around with his cousins Oliver and Mae, see his aunts and uncles, Oma, Opa, Grandma and Grandpa. Henry especially enjoyed playing with his father's vintage Fischer Price toys and Oliver's trains.

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