2010-1-27: David D..playing house...

As David and his Mommie came to my door he rang my door bell, and when Gumma opened it he walked in with these sunglasses on saying, "it's sunny outside! I need my sunglathses (sunglasses) on!.. Gumma: "Really?... "Yeth!"

Recently I've noticed some of the toys I have here, David seems to have outgrown so into our crawl space we went to look for some "old" toys. Found this cupboard Grandpa Eastvold made for Kari and Julie many years ago when we would visit at Ray & Mil Trochmann's farm up in northern MN. WE also found some former dishes, etc. plus this play apron. David seemed to have a great time making food! He could really stir!

then it was to watch a Veggie Tale movie-"Madame Blueberry"

eating raisins for a snack.Babysitting Dolly

It has been such fun to have David be part of our lives & family!

His vocabulary is increasing every day. The best is receiving that tight hug

around my neck and the kiss on my cheek!

I can't believe he will be 3 years old March 8th!

2009-12-17&18: Visit from Lane S. family plus David D "helping" Penny make lefse

Thursday after work I picked up Chuck & Penny at the airport. They will spend Christmas with us plus visit their daughter, Sara, who is in nurse's training in Rochester, Mn. Friday I took as a vacation day so we could make lefse. A couple days ago Penny's nephew, Lane, called to ask for an overnight stay at our house for he, his wife and baby daughter. I knew how much Penny would enjoy this oportunity to meet her Grand-niece, Hannah (about 3 months old) and parents. We had a grand time enjoying such a little one in the house!

no lack of arms to hold & cuddle baby Hannah!
the happy family

Lane & Hannah

mommie-Christina & Hannah

Penny & Chuck

Lane, Hannah, Christina

2009-12-18: Baby Hannah Sunwall enjoying the hanging toys #1 from Margarethe Swanson on Vimeo.

2009-12-18 Baby Hannah Sunwall kicking at the toys #2 from Margarethe Swanson on Vimeo.

Did we wear her out?!!"
So sweet!

That same evening Chuck peeled the 10 lbs of potatoes
Penny and Lane riced the potatoes before the mixture

went into the fridge over night to cool off.

Breakfast time the next am... Lane did not wish to

leave until he got to try a piece of lefse.

Grilling the first pieces.

(My grill didn't work well so Chuck went

to Fleet Farm to purchase a new grill for me.)
Sampling a few!

The grill "Master"!

The "rolling" master--Penny!

her "apple"

little David wanted to roll some lefse..

He wanted to flip the lefse over to roll some more.

He felt he learned how already to flip it...

"I fips it!"

2009-12-18: David D "helping" roll lefse & "I 'Fips' it!!" from Margarethe Swanson on Vimeo.

more rolling..

"I fips it"... to the grill

2009-12-18: David D "grilling the lefse" from Margarethe Swanson on Vimeo.

Again...this is fun!

Clean-up time

being distracted...playing with the flour

'sweeping' up the flour

2009-12-18: David D cleaning up the flour mess after making lefse from Margarethe Swanson on Vimeo.

"Cheese"
We ended up making 52 lefses to enjoy for Christmas. Yummy!

Along with much fun & laughter had by all the helpers.

2009-12-12 : Christmas concert @ Hosanna "A Night of Hope" with the Olson family

When we arrived these two cousins were sitting at a table in the foyer waiting for the

concert to start. They were "reading" the Bible which was laying on the table. They were so excited to walk and see David's Sunday School room down several hallways.. holding hands as they walked (so cute!),,.buddies!!

But when we got to the SS room the door was locked! David was so dejected!

And yet proud to 'show' us his SS room!

The huggin' cousins

There were many muscians plus an adult choir and children's choir.

The whole group presenting

Thank you, Julie & David, for the enjoyable concert!

We also enjoyed seeing David's mother, 2 sisters & niece.

2009-12-4: David 'helping' G-pa with the Christmas tree

We were babysitting our grandson, David, last Friday. It was time to put up our Christmas tree. Doug was getting "help" from David but when G-ma came with the camera guess whose legs are hiding under the tree!

OK, here are the workers..
So busy helping with the lights

those lights get so mixed up quickly

so keep your arms apart!

Enough helping...G-ma 'built' a tent over several chairs

Such fun crawling back and forth!!

the tree with it's lights.

Now the ornaments need to be hung
G-pa & David did an excellent job

2009-11-1: Raking leaves with David

David wanted to 'help'G-Ma with some raking. These leaves were dry and easy to rake up as they had fallen straight down from their tree and not blown all over everywhere yet. they quickly made a large tall pile.

The great 'raker'. Often one can hear, "I do it!"

He loved falling back into the leaves

"Hi, Dat one"!

(That is our names for now.)

He loved diving into the leaves and hiding

2009-11-1: David diving into the fall leaf pile from Margarethe Swanson on Vimeo.

"OK, I'll stop moving so you can take my picture!"

G-Pa let him help put leaves into the paper bags for disposal & pick-up.

12 bags plus the brown garbage can

2009-11-1 David & the fall leaves from Margarethe Swanson on Vimeo.

The brown garbage can was also full.

Then David got placed in it to push down the leaves

only then he thought it was fun to play

Afterwards was bath time...!

2009-10-31: David--" Trick or Treat"

David and his Daddy came to G-Ma's house for the evening as Mom had to work. G-Ma got to go with to go Trick or Treat while G-Pa manned our doorbell at home. David is in his "Ruffy" outfit as he calls it rather than 'puppy' outfit!

walking down our street..
After walking a ways around our neighborhood (less than 2 blocks) he sat down at this house but quickly got up to 'ring' the doorbell to get more candy when he was reminded what to do...maybe a little tired of walking?! When back at our house he played with the candy but didn't eat any. He really doesn't eat candy--his parents don't give candy to him. I think he likes chips better!!!

After getting home we enjoyed some chili over white rice and topped

with cheese. Yummy!! Warmed us up too!

2009-10-28: PPK-Toddler Rm Halloween party

The PPK-Preschool room had their Halloween party Wednesday at 3:30pm. Various ones (teachers & students)were dressed up but by the time I arrived David D had already removed his "Dog" costume as it made him too hot!! There were children around another table frosting Halloween cookies and David D at a table all by himself but he was 'very busy" coloring. I asked him if he wanted to frost a cookie but he said, "No" and kept on coloring.

His T-shirt would flash red lights in the "ghost" area.

Here he got his Daddy to read him a book...

and to color...

his classmates enjoying frosting their cookies

G-Ma and grandson

The treat bag...

checking out the treat bag with his friend, Ryan

The "Loot"

"anymore in there?"

showing Mommie his 'Loot"

Time to go home!!.......

A fun party!