Minneapolis

This morning we left for Minneapolis. I surprised Todd with tickets to the Vikings game with his brother Justin for Christmas. With the help of his mom and Justin we successfully pulled of the surprise. So this morning when we woke up to leave Todd thought we were headed to his Mom's house in South Dakota, but we really were headed for Minneapolis. He was very excited because the Vikings are naturally his favorite NFL football team, being a MN boy, and he had never been to the Metrodome for a game. Unfortunately, there is a blizzard in the Midwest today and the roads were really bad from Des Moines to Minneapolis with strong winds and sometimes white out conditions. We were determined to make it to the cities tonight because we had a non-refundable hotel room that I had booked. After 10 hours in the car we finally arrived safely in Bloomington at the Staybridge Inn and Suites. We love that hotel because they have awesome prices, 2 room suites(perfect for a baby that goes to bed early), and a great hot breakfast. I had arranged for Ashley and Justin to stay with James once he went to bed so Todd and I could enjoy an evening out. Originally I had planned dinner had a nice Italian restaurant in downtown Minneapolis but because of the bad weather we decided to find a place close to the hotel. We ended up at the Cheesecake Factory and enjoyed a nice dinner out, just the two of us! That never happens and we really enjoyed it even though we were only gone about an hour.

Justin reading James a bedtime story

Brrrr..... It is really cold and snowy here!

Christmas at the Henson House

Since Todd and I will be gone over Christmas this year we celebrated Christmas today! James got his first truck from Uncle Seth which he LOVED as you can tell from the pics. He got some cute clothes and pj's from G-Ma and Papaw, some books from Aunt Abby and Uncle David, and some fun toys from Jack and Gillian! You can tell from some of the photos that James doesn't like to stop for a picture. He is too busy crawling everywhere to stop and smile.

Some things are just so funny!

James opening his first stocking.

All ready for Christmas

James recently went to visit Santa. He was really intrigued with Santa's beard.



We are all ready for Christmas at our house. The shopping is done, presents are wrapped, and the tree is up. James isn't very interested in the tree, but really likes the presents. He especially likes to eat them. Some of the presents now have James' signature drool marks!

Our little Beaver, part 2

This morning I came in James' room to find him standing by himself in his crib. So now he can once again chew on the top rails. This evening we lowered his crib to the lowest position. He can still pull himself up to stand but to chew on the rails it is a little harder and I haven't caught him doing it since. Unfortunately, all of the crib teethers I have found are too thin for our crib and his crib is not straight across. I guess we didn't think of these things when we picked out the crib!

Snow Day with Daddy!

No school today for Todd or James due to the snow and ice last night. I went to work while they stayed home for the day. James loves the dishwasher! He spends lots of time climbing on it, standing by it and opening/closing the detergent dispenser. Too bad he can't load and unload!

It's been a long day.....

Celebration

Tonight we celebrated Mom's birthday at our house!