Elsie in her Christmas dress
This blue velvet dress was made by Grandma Larsen from an old Luther College Nordic Choir robe!
Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa Newburgs'
Enjoying the traditional Newburg Christmas meal of Lapskous (Norwegian dish of meatballs, gravy, potatoes and carrots). Gravy is a great hair gel...
Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa Larsens'
Katie and her big dog Jake
Preparing to carve the turkey with Daddy
Notice the apron? That was Jennie's when she was a little girl!
Yum! A turkey cookie! This was Elsie's first cookie; it was made by Sue Knutzen.
Thanksgiving Feast
with Larsens, Randy, Sue and Nick Knutzen; Laura and Julianna Diddle; Brian, Chris, A.J. and Beth Hildebrandt; Eileen Bell an
Julianna and Elsie in the kitchen
Time to carve pumpkins - all decked out with a pumpkin hat and Halloween pants
We carved pumpkins with Grandma and Grandpa Larsen and Randy and Sue Knutzen
separating the seeds from the mush
Scoring the design in the pumpkin
Eating squash (my favorite!) by Sue
Sue
Randy and Sue brought our pumpkin carving to a new level with their pumpkin carving kit.
Preparing the seeds for toasting
The Jack-o-lanterns
As created by Pete, Sue, and Randy
Trick-or-treating at Grandpa's office
With Marilyn Foerster at Fergen's
Helping Grandpa make a fire for the annual hotdog and smores feast
Brushing teeth after our treats
Reading a Halloween book with Grandma
Laura, Brian Beth and A.J., came over to trick-or-treat, giving the little caterpillar a chance to show off.
Emerging from the chrysalis/costume
