Knute had a fun and successful hunting season. Hana was a fairy this year for Halloween and walked with a bunch of friends from the neighborhood for the first time. They had a blast and a LOT of candy by the end of the night! In fact, I think we still have some in the house!!!
This year brought our first birthday with my mom in many years. She's enjoying her "new" apartment and really loves it when Hana and/or Lucy comes to visit. I actually think she likes the dog visits better than any human visits! Lucy is a good girl!
We made the trip to MSP/IA for Thanksgiving again. It's turning into a tradition, I think. Aunt Gayle & Uncle John drive us to WI to meet up with Knute for lunch and we're off to Decorah. We had a lovely time with the family. We were quite proud of ourselves, as we made a gift for Knute's dad and we all helped out!
When we returned, Hana had her first ever daddy-daughter dance and the Glenmoor Country Club. I volunteered (couldn't miss it!) to take pictures. The theme was Candyland and it was a blast. I think all the girls (and dad's) had a really good, sugar-filled night!
After that, we met Aunt Gayle in Orlando, FL for a (relaxing?) week of fun and rides. We went to the Wild Animal Park the first day. There was only one roller coaster and Hana (my little adrenaline junkie!) was "bored", so we spent the other 4 days at the Magic Kingdom riding every roller coaster over and over! After days of trying, I finally got a reservation for breakfast in Cinderella's castle!! Hana got to meet Cinderella (again!), along with Snow White, Ariel (twice that week - the other time was in her grotto, where she was in her natural state - fins!), Aurora and even Jasmine! I think Hana had a good time.
Last weekend brought our annual trip to see The Nutcracker downtown. Hana got all dressed up and we went to lunch downtown (via the Lightrail) and then off to the show! Our seats were right in front this year and Hana seemed to like it better than any other year!! Not sure if it's her age or just liking the show more! She wants to go to another show again soon!
The annual picture in front of the sign! She's getting so tall!
We look forward to Christmas with my mom and the rest family over the next couple of days. It's really been a magical year!! :-)
