First time in a pool!!!

Kinley got to go swimming tonite for the first time!!  I wasn't a bit worried as she LOVES her bath....it was fun!!  What made it better as we met great friends there!

My disclaimer is for the below pics is that....do you know how hard it is to get to cute kids to look at the camera with all the distractions of a pool going on around you!?!?

Anyways....Kinley & Abbott

 Soren & Scott going down the slide!

 Holly & Alec!!  Alec and Kinley are the same age....but he's got a few cute rolls on her!!  I love it!

There aren't any rules against having your nuk in the shower are there!!?!?  When it's past bedtime, you haven't had your bottle, and you are getting a SHOWER....we decided it was allowed!! :)

Christmas

 This year Kinely was definately more interested in the paper and eating whatever was handy....so Soren got to *help* open most of her gifts!!  He thought that was pretty awesome!!

 Showing off his new tool set....a HIT!!

 When it's late a nite and you get a cute blanket....what better thing to do than snuggle up with it!!

 Merry Christmas!!!

 Loving his new Richard Scarry book!!

 Soren got to hold the candle during church....and did a fantastic job!

 Running off some energy with Aubrey after church on Cmas eve!!

 Love those smiles!

 Obligatory Cmas PJ pic!!!

Getting some snugs from Grandpa Gary after opening presents!!



6 months

 Kinley is 6 months old!!  WOW!!!  She weighs in at 17lbs 9 oz!  She is such a delight...we are well blessed this Christmas season!

 Random pics of trying to get one of her NOT attacking her buddy!!!

 "I don't know how that buddy fell over mom!!"  "Surely, it wasn't me!"

:)

Annual outing

This past week has been filled with many holiday events!  Some with great friends, others with family (extended and just ours!).  One of our annual traditions to go Lorie Line downtown Mpls with a yummy meal at a new place beforehand!  This year we at at Fogo de Chao!!  It was absolutely delightful but even-more-so because the Brandel's were there!  You see, had it not be for Matt & Nancy, Scott & I wouldn't have met & married!  We have a lot to thank them for!!  It was great to see you both (and baby#2)!!!



Giggling all around

This past week we were able to have two of our favorite kids stay with us!  Abram & Abbott came to hang out with us as their folks spent some time away.  I wish you could hear the giggling, pure joy, gut forming laughter that filled our house this week!!  It was a great week and we enjoyed every bit of their time here!

 The two little ones did well to hang out 'by' each other a giggle!

 Bath time is always better with a friend!

 We spent one evening caroling around town!

Despite the rather unexcited looks here...both Abram & Soren asked the next morning, "We can we go caroling again?"

 Glowsticks in the dark bathroom/tub were a HIT!!

 Making our homemade birdfeeders!!! 

 Decorating Cmas trees!

Pure joy!!!

I do have a feeling that when Monday afternoon rolls around and Mitch & Emily come to retrieve their boys'.....there will be some tears of sadness as the built-in playmates must leave!! What a good time we will have had!!

Misc. photos

 Our church Cmas program was this last Sunday.  Here is Soren's class singing their three songs!! :)

 When we were at my folks for Thanksgiving, Kathy (church lady/friend of my folks) gave us some tractor lights!!  Well, we 'gave' them to Soren on Dec 1st and he is/was beyond excited!! 

He spends many hours checking them out!!

Bath Buddies

Tonite Soren asked if Kinley could take a bath with him so.....why not, right!?!?!  She LOVES her bath time and enjoyed her time in the 'big' tub as well!!

Well balanced diet?

Last week Scott went to the Vikings game with my bro-in-law and his kids!  Of course, when he got home Soren wanted to know all about it.  The *most* important question to Soren was what did Daddy have to eat there.  Scott mentioned that he had a brat, pop and some nachos.  Soren then replied, "What about your fruit & veggies, Dad?"  Hmmmm.....they didn't have those at the game, I guess!!! :)

Kinley Violet

How our little babe is already 5 months old....I am not so sure!!?!?  She is absolutely a joy to us (we may be a bit biased, though!)!!!!  She is turning into a bundle of smiles.  She is *mostly* sleeping through the nite...from 7.30pm-7am.  With 2 or 3 naps per day!  She is loving eating her veggies, especially peas, and most recently pears & bananas!  We are blessed this Christmas season!

Christmas EXCITEMENT

There is RARELY a morning that Scott & I are here together.  This morning was an exception.  I got up to feed Kinley at 7am and then brought her back to bed to cuddle with us as we didn't have to get up and get going asap.  Well, it wasn't to long after I got back in bed that I heard some rummaging going on downstairs!  You see, we got our Cmas tree yesterday after coming home from Grammie Sue's and Soren was intent on it getting decorated before church.  After constant asking I finally got out of bed to see what all the commotion was about.  Well, Soren had gotten out all of the Cmas decor tubs and had hauled them to the bottom of the stairs ready to be carried up by an adult.  He had also brought the one tub up he could carry and had taken inventory of it's contents.  He could not contain his excitement as we MADE him eat breakfast and get dressed for church.  He is asleep now...... just waiting to decorate the tree after naptime. 

 He got to put ONE ornament on the tree before church....of course it was a tractor!!

 Inspecting the 'other tractor'.......making sure no damage was done from last year!

No damage...pure joy!



First snow.....

Soren was SO excited today as he looked out and it was snowing!   He spent a good hour 'working' outside today.

 Attempting to catch the first snowflakes in his mouth!!

Working on clearing the driveway for Daddy!!



Happy Kin~

Kinley LOVES, LOVES, LOVES being 'upright' and 'seeing' the action....therefore she loves her excersaucer!!  Here she is enjoying watching Soren play!

Comment by Soren~

Last nite as we were sitting around our supper table I commented to Scott, "What could be any better than playing Go Fish and Memory with our four year old?!"  Soren leans over to me and whispers, "We could go to Dairy Queen!" :)

Monumental Day

Two major milestones were achieved this morning at the Newberg house~

 Kinley tried rice cereal...and the jury is still out on it from her perspective! :)

 However, the cereal must've given her an extra burst of energy as she rolled over today!!  Maybe it was a fluk.....but she was a happy camper!  You can see her right arm is still tucked under her.

Soren sharing in the excitement of rolling over!



Halloween

 LarryBoy was a hit this year!!  Soren got to wear his costume to 4 different events and loved every minute of it!  Thanks Grammie Sue!

 Laura the Carrot!!!

The hayrides at the Schueler Pumpkin Party were also a hit with our 4 yr old!