Aunt Laurie finally meets Lucas

Auntie Laurie (my step Dad Randy's middle daughter) had to wait the longest to finally meet Lucas. Laurie tends to be... oh... in Iraq... whenever big things happen in our lives!! It wasn't EXACTLY her idea, that's just how the timing works out. We got married in 2003 when she was in Iraq... she came home for a few years.. and then went back just in time for us to get a baby!! Hee Hee.

She waited SO patiently over there in Iraq and finally got to come home and meet the little boy everybody has been talking about for the last few months.

She had planned a very big road trip all over the US.. and even totaled her car during that road trip. We were so excited that she was still able to make a 16 hour drive in a rental car all the way to St Paul. She got to us at 3:45am in one piece on 12/9/08.

Here are a few highlights from our trips downtown for Christmas fun :-)



Laurie and Lucas in the "Day in the Life of an Elf" in the downtown Macy's. He was way too interested to nap that afternoon....



And Lucas got to meet Mrs. Claus herself!







We also spent some time getting pictures with Santa, but that is a different update that will wait until Christmas time!!

We also enjoyed some time at Brit's downtown for dinner that night. It wasn't too busy when we were in there, so Lucas was able to dose a bit.



"Really guys... it's no big deal that you are totally eating yummy food in front of me..."

It was nice to enjoy a little extra time with my sister for the holidays :-) We were able to travel down to Grandma Holl's the next weekend for the Holl family Christmas. We hope we can see her again very soon! Perhaps next time in her native land of warmth... Arizona... which sounds AWESOME today as it is -30 wind chill.