After-Christmas Post #2

We had a great time over Christmas. This year we spent Christmas at my parents', and on Christmas day Scott's parents came over for dinner and a visit.

It is a Hauner tradition to open gifts on Christmas eve, and this year was no different. After a Christmas-eve dinner of Chicken-noodle and potato soup, we settled into the living room to parse out gifts and begin the festivities.

Lincoln stole a peanut cluster before we could stop him. Don't worry - we didn't let him keep it! He had to go to bed before the gifts were all opened, but he didn't seem to mind much. He received some nice books, toys, and clothes - all in all he got pretty spoiled!

Mary and Randy also joined us for the holiday so my mom had two Grandbabies to spoil! Here she is with Everett and Lincoln.

My mom made turkey *and* ham for Christmas dinner, plus every side dish and desert we could hope for.  It was all delicious and I'm pretty sure I gained about five pounds that day.

On Christmas day, Lincoln wore his brand-new Christmas outfit (thanks Grandma!), and was extra-spoiled with *both* sets of grandparents. Here Scott's mom is reading him the book she brought him.

Overall we had a great Christmas and as always it was way too short. I'm already back at work and Scott's been spending some bonding time with Lincoln while Lucy is on vacation. See you all next year!!

After Christmas Post #1

Well, we're back from the holidays and here's the first of many pictures/videos that we've got to share.  I hope you all had a great time with family and friends.  I know we did.

Lincoln got some books for Christmas, and here's a video of him sitting down to enjoy one.  He's got a short attention span, so he generally only makes it through the first page or two (unless Mom or Dad is helping).

Daddy's little helper

This weekend we got our first real snow of the year, and Lincoln and I got a little father-son bonding time doing some household chores.

First, we shoveled snow off the driveway. Lincoln wouldn't keep his gloves on so his hands got cold, but it was otherwise a good outing.

Next, we swept the kitchen floor (Note Lincoln's little broom on the floor).

Finally, Lincoln picked up the magazines in the living room under the light of a half-moon.

Lincoln learns to babysit

Last weekend Mary and Randy went to a holiday party and asked us to watch Everett. Lincoln knew this would be an excellent opportunity to practice his babysitting skills, so we let him start by feeding Everett some bananas. He still has a lot to learn - he had a habit of eating the bananas himself - but we predict that in a couple of years the boys will be having lots of fun together.

A lazy Wednesday evening post

Linda is off knitting with friends, Lincoln and I are just hangin' out, so I figured it was a good time to update the blog.

There's not much to report except that Lucy (Lincoln's day care provider) had her appendix taken out on Monday (it was unexpected).  Lucy's daughter and friend have been taking care of the kids.  Lucy's surgery went fine and Lincoln is having fun, so everything turned out fine.

This picture isn't really relevant to this post and it's a couple of weeks old...but it is cute.  In case you don't know, this is Linda spending some quality time with Everett and Lincoln.