Getting warmed up for Christmas

It's been ridiculously cold here the past week so we've been encouraging exercise to keep the blood pumping. For those yoga-folks out there, I must say - this is a nice down dog, huh? Up on the toes so not to strain the calf muscle, relaxed neck, and nice movement of breath. I'm impressed!

I found the greatest mittens ever at Scheels. They are called paws (hmmm, clever name), but they are perfect for young kids because you don't have to work to get their thumbs and fingers in the right spot. Plus, as you can see, he actually likes to wear them.


Rrrrooooooaaaaarrrr.


Gus received a gift in the mail from the Tufto family in Chaska who we miss dearly. At first rip, he knew it was a book and he was super excited.

He kept feeling it as if to say, is it real?


On a separate occasion this weeked, he got luck and received a matching gift from Josh and Christy. Curious George the monkey. He likes basketball.


After all the fun and gift excitement, Gus was exhausted and crashed, big-time.. Too bad he was so tired because about 15 minutes after he fell asleep, we received guests for the night. Paul, Jaime, Carson, Ashton and the doggie Copper stopped for the night, en route to Minot.

Gus woke up this morning extremely confused. All of the sudden he had 2 brothers and a dog.

Ashton thought his bottle looked tasty. Gus was not impressed. See what I mean about the sharing?

Merry Christmas to everyone! Have a good week. Stay warm.