Batman!

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A Batman Christmas

Batman and his parents joined us for a wonderful Christmas this year - yes, Benjamin was disguised as Batman for the holiday (Santa gift). After a fabulous meal that included Jessica's homemade pierogi, which would have made Grandma Andrews proud, we settled down to open the overwhelming pile of gifts! Everyone was extremely generous - Benjamin was thrilled with all of it! I'm not sure which was his best gift, the Batman mask and cape or the camera! He was actually overheard telling the camera that he "loved it" - yes, he's an unusual little boy. Next we will be celebrating New Year Eve with Benjamin - probably on London time! Happy New Year to all - health and happiness in 2009!

It takes a village....to catch a fish!

Each weekend, small villages pop up on Lake Minnetonka - this one was noteworthy, notice the satellite dish - wouldn't want to miss the Vikings game!

Busy Weekend

We had what we like to call a "Schmitt Weekend" - not only were we able to spend some quality time with the Schmitts, we were as busy as all get out! We took Benjamin to Hidden Pond tree farm to cut down our own Christmas tree. It's a little lopsided but has tons of character!

On Sunday we went to Macy's to have breakfast with the "BIG GUY" - Benjamin was totally aglow with excitement at seeing Santa! He told him he had been good and gave him his list. After that we decorated our new tree and watched the Bears win...

But before that, we were fortunate enough to be able to spend Thanksgiving with Mom down in Florida (she is doing fabulous and we couldn't be more pleased and blessed). We had a wonderful dinner with Mark, Debbie, and several special guest stars.

We are looking forward to spending the holidays in our new home and getting used to the Minnesota winters!