New Year's Eve

My cousin Wyatt and Aunt Jess came up to our house for the big New Year's party! Well, there wasn't much of a party, but we had fun with our hats even though they didn't stay on real well! Mommy and Jess watched Sound of Music while daddy did some work. He just couldn't see it twice in one week since he and mommy went to the Ordway Theater just the other night. I heard that the lights went out at about 10:30...so no one rang in the new year.

But shortly thereafter...well let's just say I joined many other people around the world by getting sick on New Year's Day. I woke up with the flu and it wasn't pretty. I just couldn't keep anything down. Daddy went to Cub at 4:15AM to get some Pedialite and that didn't work either! Even thought I felt miserable, I would still sit up and smile in between vomits! I am truly a happy boy!! I am finally sleeping for a little while now at 11:00AM. Hopefully Wyatt didn't take the flu home with him this morning!

A New Lodermeier

We traveled through crazy rush hour traffic today out to Waconia to see Chris, Alice and new baby Jacob!! He was born on December 26th and is doing really well. His older brother Noah is so proud and happy as are mommy and daddy. Too bad Noah wasn't at the hospital for me to hang out a bit with him, but atleast I got to see my Godparents Chris and Alice. We are so excited for the Lodermeier family!!

Christmas Day (Mommy's Birthday)

My First Official Christmas Day (and mommy's birthday of course). I got lots of nice things, but through it all, everyone could have saved money on great toys and clothes and just given me a bunch of paper scraps, ribbons and bows. They all fit so nicely in my mouth and keep my so pacified!!

We spent the morning and early afternoon with the whole Lunde Family at the farm and then went to Gma & Gpa Addington's in Rochester for spaghetti, birthday cake and presents. It was a full house with all of us and Sogn, Ben and Lucy running around too!! It was a fun, fun day and I am so thankful for all the wonderful family that I got to spend my days with.

Christmas at the Meerkins'

We went to the Meerkins' in Mazeppa for the annual (again insert my disclaimer from previous "annual" claim) Tacky Christmas Sweater party. I had a matching sweatshirt with my cousin Wyatt which said "Christmas Rocks". We had a great time with Gma and Gpa and all the other relatives at Steve & Leann's. It was pretty much a blizzard outside, but we were having a great time inside with our funny sweaters. Many more photos are in the 2007 Family Christmas II gallery.

Bowling

Well this is the start to a three-part Christmas Blog for me! We had our annual (everyone-else's-annual-up-to-this-year-and-now annual-for-me) Addington Bowling Extravaganza in Rochester. I thought all the lights were pretty cool and of course there was lots of action and people to pass me around.

Mommy and daddy both had strong showings on the lanes winning the couple's total grand prize. It was only slightly marred by mommy using an illegal six pound ball which was against lane policy for anyone over the age of ten. She claims that she was unaware of the sign boldly hanging above the ball racks. Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are both making similar claims as to their sports achievement exploits...

Oh well, it was a fun time and I think I may roll a ball or two next year.

Out of the Tub

The days really seem to be flying by! We are running around a lot from the U of M to Kenyon to the farm and Gma and Gpa's. I stayed with Aunt Jess for the day on Thursday which was fun too! Daddy and I stayed at the farm while mommy had to get ready for an FFA event. We had a good time. I rolled off the air mattress bed and woke up in the night. Just layed there and looked at daddy until he woke up and put me back!!

I just LOVE LOVE LOVE the bathtub!! Daddy took some great shots of me tonight in the tub and then a couple like this one right after I got out! I pretty much splash until all the water is gone and then it's time to get out! I am pretty smiley too now with my third (on top) tooth coming in! You can see my other ones really good in some of the photos. They are in the MY LATEST PHOTOS gallery

12.10.07 NDSU @ MINNESOTA MEN'S BASKETBALL

Okay, I did have a vested interest outside simply shooting this game between my two favorite college hoops teams...NDSU'S point guard and the nation's 5th leading scorer, Ben Woodside is a former player! I relish each opportunity to see him play and always nice to have the camera along.

Speaking of camera...this was my first shoot with the new Canon 40D. Got it just in time. I love the bolstered speed and viewfinder is impressive as well. There are a lot of new features which I loved immediately and will spare you the technical details.

12.08.07 DAVID & JENNY

A wonderful Saturday in Anoka, MN. David and Jenny were married on a cold, cold day in Minnesota. It was a very spacious church which allowed a lot of room to roam, especially during the ceremony.

The reception was tastefully decorated with a Christmas feel, but not too over the top. I had the opportunity at the couple's request to set up and shoot family portraits near a large Christmas tree. It was really fun to get to know a lot of the folks at the reception. So often, you are on the move and constantly looking for that next shot. This was nice to slow down and visit with many of the guests.

Overall, a really beautiful wedding and a happy couple. I look forward to staying in touch with them and appreciate the opportunity to capture their day for them.

Gopher/NDSU Basketball

My first basketball game!! I went with to watch my buddy Woody and the NDSU Bison play against the Golden Gophers at Williams Arena. I wore my Little Bison Hoopster #10 shirt and everything. I stayed awake for whole game and really loved watching all the action under those bright lights. The only time I didn't like it was when the Gophers made a three-pointer at the buzzer to end the half and the crowd went crazy...I started crying. Maybe partly because I wanted NDSU to win!!! I fell asleep after the game, but Woody held me for a minute and a couple photos. We'll have those in the NDSU gallery under sports!

It was a great night and my first of many basketball games. I am excited to see the KW Knights play on Friday night.

Teeth

Since my dad has been so lazy in helping me update the blog, we had to include two photos in one! The big news (color photo) is that my teeth are finally starting to come through. Amidst the drool and giggling, maybe you can see them. I am also loving to be on my feet (b/w photo). I may just skip the entire crawling thing. Who needs it anyway?? It's just hard on the knees and elbows. Much to daddy's enjoyment, I am also loving to play with the remote control. Daddy never dreamed that amidst his Tivo'd hunting shows and basketball games would be Sesame Street in high definition! It's awesome and I laugh continually throughout the show!

I had a great week this week too. Spent Wednesday with Gma at the farm. We played all day long with Wyatt. Friday, I hung out with Gpa Gary.

Yesterday, I woke up from a nap and there was all this white stuff outside! It was crazy, but it looks like it could be a lot of fun! Sogn thinks so too.