Skiing in Mankato

Barry, me, my dad & Brody, ready to hit the slopes.

Brody & me

Brody gets ready to get on the lift for the first time. On the ride to Mankato, he was telling Omi & Papa all about chair lifts.

The handle on his backpack is perfect for getting him on the lift.

Success as Omi looks on. Side note: On the last chair lift ride of the day, his skis got stuck under him and they popped off. The chair lift guy had to stop the lift to run give them back to Brody. I was very happy that Brody didn't freak out at all.

First run down.

If I'm being honest, the chair lift was Brody's favorite part.

Barry & Brody ready for their last run, which turned out to be a bigger hill than we thought.

Whoops...probably should have saved this hill for next time.

To finish out the day, we all went tubing. Brody had a BLAST! Those tubes go flying down the hill, I was surprised that he wasn't scared (cause I was a little bit).

We went skiing at Mount Kato, Brody's first adventure at a ski hill. He did really well considering it was his first time, he's not even four yet, and how long we kept him out there.

Christmas with the Parks

Steve & Cindy spent Christmas Day at our house. The boys enjoyed having three different gift opening sessions!

Christmas Morning

The boys woke up on Christmas morning to find their stockings full and a big package from Santa. They were both excited to open their loot, especially the kitchen. Brody has the best reactions when opening gifts, he jumps up and down with joy!

Christmas Jammies & Books

The boys got matching jammies from Omi. Here they are with the books from Omi & Papa that have Omi & Papa reading to them.

Farm Fun

The weekend before Christmas we spent some time at the farm to enjoy a bunch of outdoor activities. Brody went skiing down the driveway and sledding down the hills, but his favorite was the snowmobile ride. Maverick enjoyed the fruits of our labor inside; the krumkake.

Docken Christmas 2013

We hosted the Docken Christmas this year. We were able to get a nice photo of the four of us and one of the whole crew. Mara and Mav wore matching Santa diapers. The look on Mav's face when Mara has on the elf headband is priceless!
Award for most enthusiastic reactions while opening presents goes to Brody. He was particularly excited about the combine. We passed them every other day this fall on the drive home and he really really want a great big one!

Jammies!

Brody wanted foot pajamas and Omi found matching ones for the boys, score!

Brody was cooperative in taking a nice photo in his new jammies.

Book time before bed with daddy.