The Winter Carnival Parade

Yesterday was a perfect day for a parade. Matti actually lasted for almost an hour. This is about 59 minutes longer than the other parades we have been at where we have had to make quick exits after gun salutes. Ella just slept the whole time.

Daddy and Matti pants. She could see better from his shoulders but the people walking and handing things out didn't see her very often because she was too high up

Had to take a picture of the gnomes in honor of our resident gnome, Ella

Mommy and Ella

Matti getting vulcanized by an official vulcan. She spent a lot of time looking in

the mirror at the "V" on her nose after we got home.

Grandpa and the Girls

Grandma and the Girls

We went down to celebrate Grandma's 60th birthday with her

Smiles from Ella

More Pictures from the Brandenburg Christmas

Ella was able to meet many of her relatives for the first time!

Ella with Great Uncle Everett

Ashley, Ella, and Justin

Ella and Great Aunt Jan

Lynette and Ella

Ella and Great Aunt Audrey

matti and ella hanging out. ella doesnt know what to think of her big wild sister.

steve and ella hanging out while steve reads testimony. another hot friday night at the nyhus house!

Sweetest

We went to Chanhassen for mom's birthday

First haircut

Matti's first real haircut

More Newborn Pictres

Here's the beautiful big sister

More Newborn Pictures

Ella's newborn pictures

These pictures were taken when Ella was 12 days old. We are a little delayed in posting them. We had her two month check-up two weeks ago. Ella is growing fast - she is now 23 1/4 inches and 12lbs 8 oz. I can't believe how fast the time has gone and that I am already headed back to work in a little over a week.

The January Birthdays

Lynette, Jan, Gary, and Mom

The Brandenburg Christmas

Back row: Dianna, Joe, Marty, Larry, Pam, Dave, Steve

Middle Row: Dana, Ella, Everett, Marlyn, Gary, Audrey, Lynette

Front Row: Jan, Aubrey, Ashley, Justin, Lori

New Years Day

Liz and Andrea got to meet Ella!

New Years Eve continued

I do it myself and if you try to help I will get really mad and kick off my boots and throw off my mittens and then cry because my socks are wet and my hands are cold, but really I can do it myself.

All the girls

Daddy and Matti by the bonfire on Snelling Lake

New Years Eve

We had pancakes on our new griddle. Went to Happy New Year at Como to see the balloon drop at noon. Early evening we headed to Fort Snelling for the luminary walk. We brought the sled for Matti to ride on or the backpack for her to ride in, but she would not have any of it. We were told "I do it self!" So, she pulled the sled a good portion of the walk. Ella was along for the ride snoozing in her sling.