Winter Wonderland!

We're getting some snow this year. :)

Mr. Potato Head

Theo has a new favorite past time...crawling up into the chair with his book- Mr. Potato Head. He's growing up- sniff, sniff. :)

Hadley gone fishin

Here is some pics from a while ago. We have a small creek in back of our property that Hadley liked to practice here fishing skills. :)

Hike!

We have a treasury of trails behind our house. For a few weeks we were going on regular hikes. Here is a pic of Hadley and Theo having lunch next to Amity Creek.

Andy

Fall play

A few weeks ago we were able to get in some playing in the leave piles. Here are some pics.. Theo looks like he's under arrest! :)

Andy

3 year old stories

The other day Hadley sat down to lunch and told me this story:
"Mom, did you know that Jesus made me? He did, He brought me to you and daddy in the living room and then he drove away."
So, I asked, what kind of car does Jesus drive?
Hadley replied, "a cookie car."
Andy and I laughed and laughed....

Summer fun

On one of our only 90 degree days this summer, we decided to head to the lake. This is Brighton Beach, one of our new favorite hang outs! Theo was looking for rocks to suck on and Hadley was incredibly brave as she went into the chilly water as far as we would let her!

We moved in...

Here are a few pictures of our new home. We also purchased a new computer...and I am having some difficulties getting the pictures where I want them. :) But you can get an idea of our new place.

New Home!

We have signed a purchase agreement for the above home.
If all goes according to plan, we'll be moving in the beginning of August.
In the first picture, you see the front of the house and where the garage will soon be (in front of the house to the left. The second picture is of the back yard...lots and lots of woods!

Summer Time!

It's finally summer time in Duluth and Theo is loving the nakedness!

Window Washers

This spring we got to watch the window washers right outside our window! It was pretty fun to watch them work!

Graduation Parties

We had the unique opportunity to go to some graduation parties this spring. We attended parties for Russian and Iranian students (with some very interesting food) as well as this party that was at a lake cabin. Hadley loved wading in the lake and got to use an outhouse for the first time.

Ballet

Hadley took a beginning ballet class earlier this summer called Creative Movement. She LOVED it and we hope to get her involved more this fall.

Daddy Time

After a long school year we've all been craving a little more of this!

This week

It's an eventful week in the Larson household...
on Tuesday evening Hadley was running across the living room floor excited about an upcoming playdate with a friend...stumbled a bit and twisted her ankle. :( When she was still not able to walk on it the next morning we went to the Dr. The Dr. poked and prodded and showed Hadley her blue toenails (Hadley's toenails are pink). She took some Xrays and determined that there was no break. Today (Friday) Hadley has been able to walk on it without any pain of hesitation.
We still went to the playdate on Thursday...Hadley crawled or got around on her knees most of the time. :)

Today, the house that we are very interested in is on the market! It's MLS 140763 if you want to check it out. We are in the very long process of paperwork and etc. More to come...

Tomorrow is graduation at Harbor City International School- where Andy has worked this year. I think we are all glad that summer's coming (not really here yet in Duluth)
and we'll be able to see Dad a whole lot more!

Finally, today is Andy's parents 49th Wedding Anniversary and Monday is Lisa's parents 35th! WoW! We praise God for these marriages!

Almost forgot....Theo's update. He is pulling himself up onto everything and causing Hadley to be a bit more cautious with where she has her "things". He is eating almost everything we put in front of him and still a smiley little sweetheart!

Big Boat

Another sign of spring in Duluth...the big boats are back!
Today, Hadley and I went to the youth symphony. It was great. Hadley commented that the music was both "pretty" and "scarey" at times. She really liked the opera singer who accompanied the musicians in one of the pieces. We'll have to get her to an opera!
Anyway, on our way out of the performance, we peeked outside and saw that one of the big ships had stopped right outside. Had to get a picture....

First picnic

Last week the Canadian equivalent of the Air Force did a free show over Lake Superior. Hadley, Theo and I along with about a thousand other people had a picnic on the lakeside and watched the show. Theo had a great time eating cheerios and checking out the grass. We sat in the rose garden...if you notice in the picture of Theo, the rose bushes are still covered from winter... hopefully they will be uncovered soon!

New Friends

Earlier this winter, we met some new friends at the library....
Andrea just turned 3 and she and Hadley love to play pretend and shout and dress up like princesses. Andrea's brother, Ty, is just two months older than Theo- so Theo has someone to play with too! (Sorry about the sideways picture....I'm working on a new computer....:)

Brother & Sister

She Sang!!

Hadley and her classmates gave a spring concert on one of the last days of CBS and Hadley sang! She smiled and seemed to really enjoy herself this time! Next time you see Hadley, ask her to sing one of her CBS songs for you.