Rosettes and Krumkake...oh my!

After Henry's appointment yesterday, we went to Laura's house for some holiday baking. We took on the challenge of the Thorkelson traditions: krumkake and rosettes. Yum!

We fried up some rosettes in lard (mmm....lard). Pictured below with us are John, the chief quality inspector, and Laura, the hostess with the mostess.

Mia helped out with the Rosettes when she got home from school. And let me tell you, her rosettes were the best looking out of all of them. She's a natural:

Henry supervised from the chair:

Eric was the master krumkake pastry chef (notice his fine technique in how he prepares to scoop the batter...no one can compete with that...well, okay...maybe Laura could do better ;):

Some of the most fun yesterday came from the one and only Hoken. He was rather mesmerized by Henry. His first question when we walked in the door was whether or not Henry had learned any new words. Not yet...he's still working on holding up his own head! Here's an adorable photo of Hoken, Trygg and Henry:

Two months and counting

Henry had his 2 month well check yesterday and everything went as expected. He was alert the whole time and was quite the trooper with the vaccinations (although, it was the first time we actually saw tears come from his little eyes...poor thing). The only somewhat unfortunate news from the ordeal is that the little red spot above his left eye is here to stay for up to 3 years and that we are battling quite a bit of eczema. But, all in all, we feel blessed that these are the only two "issues" as it could be a heckuva lot worse.

Now for the stats...he is quite the big boy! His height is currently 24.5" (90th percentile) and his weight is 12 lb 14 oz (75th percentile).

Here is a photo of him before the big event...

In preparation...

...for Henry's 2 month vaccinations tomorrow, we dressed him in his "tough" shirt. We're sure this article of clothing is just the thing he needs to be strong for the doctor (although, the look in his eyes tells us something different...We believe he is saying, "Something fishy is going on...."). Stay posted for an update on where he stands in regard to his height and weight percentiles.

The Nutcracker

Ah, 'tis the season... Eric and I went to The Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker last Friday. We were a bit naive and thought that we could just waltz into a restaurant for dinner before the show. Oh boy were we wrong! Everywhere was absolutely packed! We were looking at a two hour wait at most places, or we could have hovered over someone's bar table to wait for them to leave and then snatch their spot. Since we were both in an optimistic mood, we continued to search for someone who would let us in (we thought this was also very Christmas-y as it resembled Mary & Joseph's story where there was no room at the inn...;). Anyway, we walked into McCormick & Schmick's to find that they were booked as well...oh wait...no! they had a table! Yay!! Thank goodness. The best part is that we were able to watch the Holidazzle Parade go by as we ate. And let it be said that the Alice in Wonderland this year was definitely not as lively as I was last year. Seriously, she needed to put some oomph into her walk. After our dinner, we hustled over to the show. It was great to see so many people dressed up for the holidays. It really put us in the Christmas spirit.

Photo of us at dinner...

Brrr...it's cold out there

Another fairly eventful week in the Thorkelson household. Not only did Henry grow out of all of his 0-3 month clothes, but we also set up the Christmas tree. Both are clearly very big events. ;) But really...the last week was fun-filled with....

...a visit from Lacey and Colin. Brunch, a walk, and great conversation. We miss you guys! (By the way, Walter would not leave Colin alone and was quite sad when they left).

...Nana and Grandpa T brought us some yummy Thanksgiving leftovers for lunch one day. Henry wasn't cooperating with the camera and thought it would be best if he kept his eyes closed...now only if he thought that during nap time...

...Northfield's Winter Walk. Oh man, it was coooold outside. We had to get Henry all bundled up for the occasion. He wasn't too fond of the million layers his over-protective mom put him in under the snowsuit (note his stressed out face below). He looks kind of like that kid from the Christmas Story, doesn't he? Anyway, the Winter Walk was great. They had the street lined with candles, Rudolph and Frosty running around, carolers, and the shops were packed full of people. This definitely is going to be a Thorkelson family tradition for years to come. One of my favorite parts of the evening though was when a random woman saw we had an infant and she (a) advised us on every thing we can do to soothe him and (b) proceeded to try and sell herself as our nanny. Um, no thanks. :)

...another bath, which is one of our favorite activities. His face was so sweet in this photo...I had to share it.