Cue the Christmas Music

Thanksgiving is over...and that means one thing: the Christmas season is finally here! Not only is the Christmas season here, but it's Black Friday. I remember the days of fighting the crowds and getting all of my holiday shopping done in hours and at a deep discount. My elbows were always sore afterward from nudging my way through the deals and lines. But that's the price you pay for an insurmountable shopper's rush! This year, I'm fully taking advantage of the 2009 technology and shopping online for the deals. I'll miss the competition to get that last cashmere scarf that's 99% off, but it's much more fun cruising for deals in my PJs with my coffee in hand. Ahhhh...coffee. :)

In any event, Henry and I had a great time at Bubba and Ya Ya's yesterday celebrating Thanksgiving. We went non-traditional with the food and dined over Italian (lasagna galore!). Eric, on the other hand, had gas station nachos. Poor guy. I'm sure if he closed his eyes and thought hard enough that they would have turned into a turkey dinner.

Mini Santa Clause

Here are the twins: Bubba and Henry

Six Weeks

Six weeks already...yikes. Time just flies by with this little one (although, we are definitely singing a different tune in the middle of the night...those don't seem to go by fast enough!). Henry has been getting weighed each week when we go to Northfield's Baby Talk (the first ECFE class) and it's always a fun guessing game. Will it be just a couple of ounces? Half a pound?! Ooohhh the anticipation!!! :) This last week Henry weighed in at 11 lbs 10 oz! Keep in mind that this is with his clothes on, but that is still not too shabby! Ahh...they grow so quickly...it's so bittersweet.

Here are some more photos from the past week or so....

Molly holding Henry: Doesn't she look like a natural?! I think Henry kind of looks like a doll in this photo...freaky.

Grandma Kathy (a.k.a. Ya Ya) and Henry: Biiig yawn! That yellow mitten has his 6 wk weight on it.

Dad's plane (too bad you can't see the winglets). Watch out for those mountains! ;) Wish you were home!

Mom and Henry: He's wearing the adorable outfit that Mary bought him (thanks, Mary!).

We'll miss you, Gigi

You'll always have a special place in our hearts. We'll miss you.

Northfield's Annual Winter Walk

Just wanted to let everyone know about Northfield's Winter Walk. The annual event will be held on Thursday, December 3. We've never attended, but we hear awesome things about the festivities -- meet Rudolph the Red-nose Reindeer, live snowmen, and Santa. You can also see a puppet show, listen to carols, watch an interactive nativity, and experience a chocolate tasting! Talk about getting into the holiday spirit... :) Check out the link in the title for more details. Let us know if you'll be in the area for this fun and we'll try to meet up with you! Check out the link for the schedule of events and details: http://www.northfieldchamber.com/living/2009WinterWalk.pdf

Say Say Oh Playmate...

Henry had his first play date today at George's house -- they were joined by Eleanor, Rebecca, and Zachary. Henry pretty much slept the entire time we were there, so you could say there wasn't much "playing" going on. Nonetheless, you can see from the photo that he is still all tuckered out. We look forward to many more activities like this in the future!

A Family Portrait

A lot has happened in the past month for the Thorkelson fam. Of course, I'm noting the addition of our beautiful son, Henry David, to the family. Life has definitely changed since we welcomed him into our home, but these changes have been nothing but positive. Every day we watch him do something new or develop a little bit more of his personality. We occasionally pinch ourselves to make sure this is real.

A family photo...look at that 10 pounder!

Henry getting fresh with KT

Vikings fans...go Favre!

Mom's little pumpkin

Off for a walk in our awesome stroller. We love our BOB!

First photo in the hospital

Father and son

Walter and Ardy feel cramped for space with Henry and all his stuff in the house...

Auntie Jes holding Henry

Finally...a blog!

After over a year of talking about starting a blog, we finally took the plunge and set one up for the family. We'll use this site to update folks regarding what's going on in our world, post photos, and for us to just have fun. We're excited to finally be part of the bloggers' world.