A Dyreson Christmas

The Dyreson clan got together at Great Grandma's place today. We had a wonderful time visiting with everyone and eating a very tasty meal together. This year Emma had a new cousin to play with...Tate. He is only 3 months old, so Emma's interaction with him is mainly saying "hi", and asking "where baby go?", whenever he is out of site. Tate will not be holding the status of youngest Dyreson for long though, as Ken's cousin Scott, and his wife Sonia also announced they are expecting their first baby next summer, so the family keeps on growing.

Goodnight Kiddo's

Daddy, Carter and Emma enjoyed a night at the movies...the special feature tonite was "choo, choo". It was a favorite of everyone's...especially Ken's!

Mama break

Grampy captured a little quality time between daddy and Emma. Yes Emma... daddy's ear is just as fun to pull as mama's hair!

Self portrait

Since Emma is not accustomed to the cold weather, she has been looking for more indoor activities to keep her busy. She has taken a liking to our camera, and her first self portrait is captured here. We also got a few pictures of the carpet, my jeans, etc...but I will wait to post more of her work until she has fine tuned her skills!

Christmas Thanks!

Emma was a little overwhelmed by the generosity of her family (and Santa) this Christmas. She enjoyed opening all her gifts this year, and was especially thankful for her older cousins' help in the gift opening department too! She's going to have so much fun playing with all her new toys and reading her new books over the coming year. So Emma has one thing to say to everyone..."Tank you!"

Brrrrrrrrr.......

Emma went for her first sled ride around the neighborhood at Grammy and Grampy's house today. It was a little colder than our little Emma is used to. Cousin Carter was a little more prepared for the snowy weather, and showed Emma how to relax on the sled while his dad served as their winter tour guide.

Now that's a snowblower!

Emma got a first hand look at snow removal on the farm. She enjoyed seeing all the snow that was blowing around, but I think she really liked waving at Uncle Nathan each time he went by the house.

You look FABULOUS, darlin'

Emma and Isabel are showing us how to accessorize their jammies with "pearls". These gems date back to about 1982...and we have grandma and grandpa to thank for having the good sense to hold onto these treasures. I'll have to be sure to school Emma in how to knot the pearls for a more sophisticated look though!

The three muskaTHIERs

Our precious little Angels....take 52! We had a Christmas miracle happen, when we got all three of the girls to sit still AND look at the camera. Emma and big cousin Haley were all smiles during their game of bean bag toss with Grandpa.

Christmas in Minnesota

We started off our midwest trip by spending some time with my family in MN. A splendid time was had visiting, playing, and of course partaking in some of Mom's christmas candy treats!

Just a Swinging!

Clifford and Cars

We went to the Children's Museum on Friday night to check out the Clifford exhibit. Emma enjoyed riding down Clifford's big red tail, and pretend driving. It was a fine evening indeed.