Smile!

Plugged in

Sleeping

Reading to baby sister

Merry Christmas!

Jasper digging into his Santa gifts

Jasper's first school program

Jasper's first school program

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Pink pants princess

Pink pants princess

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Bentleyville and Santa

Tonight we visited Duluth's huge light display, Bentleyville, and Jasper got to visit Santa there! He did great (first time seeing Santa and not being scared)! My camera battery died mid-Santa visit but I got a couple good ones...

(Reija stayed home with Grandma and Grandpa)

Catching snowflakes on his tongue

birthday cheer

Happy almost Christmas! We have been doing very well. Reija is doing great and doing all the things newborns do. Jasper continues to be a great big brother, though the reality of it all seems to be catching up with him a bit. Jim tells him a story every night for bedtime and every single night lately Jasper has requested it be about Lightning and Sally going to the hospital to have a baby. Yesterday during his naptime story, he insisted for the first time, that after they had the baby, they were to leave it at the hospital because the baby "cries too much." Hmmm...

We got out for our first trip to the woods in the snow as a family for my birthday on Saturday...

Winter playgrounds are fun...

And slippery!

Reija in her pouch...

Cozy warm

Birthday dinner at Grandma and Grandpa's house

Sleeping beauty

Sleepy

Sleepy

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miss blue eyes

miss blue eyes

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Siblings

Jasper reading a book to Reija

The whole family made it out today for a quick trip to the aquarium- I was just going to take Jasper but he insisted that his sister should come too.

I think he likes her.

enjoying new life

We are all enjoying life with our newest family member. Reija is doing great and Jasper is the sweetest big brother. He doesn't like when she cries and brings her his cars, trucks, and even beloved blankies saying, "Don't cry- big brother's here!" So adorable. We are loving this wee one and enjoying every moment with her. She spends most time sleeping or eating and loves to be cuddled.

Jasper and Eli and their snowman at Grandma and Grandpa's house

Pictures of the sweet girl