December | 2012 | The Burlingames

For a number of years, the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Friends in Need Food Shelf have teamed up to bring a special show to Cottage Grove. The train is all gusied up in lots of Christmas lights and decorations. There are tours available and an awesome Christmas concert. One rail-car has a drop down side, where the Holiday Train Band (I have no idea if that’s their real name) performs lots of Christmas songs. It was a cold night, but we had lots of fun!!

Much to our dismay, Dave was unable to join us (he had to work), but we were joined by some friends and her family. Katie and her sweet babe, Caleb, braved the elements to come dance and hang out. Caleb brought his Grandma and Grandpa with to see the train. Katie’s Aunt Kathy, Uncle Dave and sweet, little cousin Kylie were rocking out to the Christmas music too.

The Holiday Train concert. Lots of fun Christmas music to dance to!

The Holiday Train concert. Lots of fun Christmas music for singing and dancing!!

We were cold but having lots of fun!!

Katie and Noah getting some warm snuggles in before the show started.

Mommy and Noah snuggles!

The boys got glow sticks. Eli was dancing with his glow stick and “sword fighting” in the air.

Mommy and Caleb snuggles. Caleb was all smiles for the camera and loved watching the lights on the train.

More sword fight dancing to the Christmas music.

Quick warm up snuggles!! Gotta get back to dancing!

Grandma Kim and Caleb snuggles. Grandma wanted to keep holding Caleb, I think she just wanted to be warm.

We went from coworkers, to near neighbors, to dear friends. Love my Katie Rose!!

Noah didn’t want to be down, he wanted to be held. When he was down, he kept wandering away and asking others to hold him. Oy!

He decided to be the “King of the Mountain”. Well, until another kid pushed him down, that is.

We had a blast, but our toes were getting cold fast!! One last picture before we left.

Here’s Caleb with his mommy and Grandma and Grandpa. He likes them!

December 10, 2012

First Snowfall!!

by Megan

We were blessed with our first snowfall in Minnesota this weekend. We had a light dusting on Friday night and a much heavier dusting on Saturday night into Sunday. And by “much heavier dusting”, I mean we got about 12-15 inches. Yay!! Here are some pictures from our winter, wonderland, snowy fun!!

Saturday morning walk through the woods. Noah was getting tired from all the walking in the woods. So, he found a stump, brushed it off and sat down.

Saturday morning walk through the woods. Eli was having so much fun leading us around the woods. He’s a natural born leader.

Saturday morning walk through the woods. Our fearless leader, taking a break to say “cheese”.

Our snowy backyard.

Snowy backyard

Snowy backyard. The bird bath is overflowing with snow.

Snowy backyard. Look at all the snow on the bird feeder!

Snowy backyard. The bird bath was not on, if it had been, the snow would not have been piled so high.

Snowy backyard. An empty bird feeder, piled high with snow. There was snow settling everywhere, even on the shepherd’s hook.

Snowy backyard. Snow covered bird feeders. Poor birdies! They are cleaned off now, but need to be filled.

Noah trudging through the snow. He was struggling. The snow was so deep and his little legs are short.

Noah loved watching all the vehicles go by, especially the trucks with plows on the front.

Mom’s memorial tree. It looked beautiful all covered in snow.

Mommy and Noah snuggling in the snow. We had fun playing outside.

Our woods, laden with snow. So beautiful!

The woods across the street. Simply beautiful!

Snow flakes!

A close up picture of Mom’s tree. It looks amazing!! I love all the snow clingy to it’s branches.

Eli and I had a snowball fight. Neither one of us could hit the broad side of a barn. :-)

Eli and I had fun with our snowball fight. No one was hurt, because no one could hit each other. :-)

We had a blast enjoying our first snowfall. We are going to go outside again today to enjoy the snow some more. Maybe there will be more pictures later of our day 2 fun!

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December 8, 2012

Crochet Items — For Sale!!!

by Megan

I have been a crocheting “fool” since Mom taught me many, many years ago!! I love crocheting things for other people. I have finally decided to sell some of my crocheted items. I’m going to give it a whirl, if it doesn’t work…it doesn’t work, but I won’t know until I try. I’m in the final stages of starting an Etsy shop with a few other crafty friends. I’ll let you know when the launch date of that will be. But for now, here are some of the items listed on the Etsy shop, please let me know if you are interested in purchasing any of these items. Happy shopping!!!

Large, continuous Granny Square Blanket. Pale blue and white. $30

Small, continuous Granny Square Blanket. Tan and Cream. Perfect size for a doll bed or a bassinet. $20

Large, continuous Granny Square Blanket with a small green row in between the blue rows. Blue and green. $30.

Sick of having plastic bags all over the place? Sick of having plastic bags in unsightly containers? Here is a beautiful blue holder with pink flowers. $15.

Sweet, little hat for that sweet little baby girl in your life. Pale purple and pale yellow with a pearl colored button in the middle. $12.

Sweet, little hat for that sweet little baby girl in your life. Newborn size. Pale purple and pale yellow with a pearl colored button in the middle. $12.

Sick of having plastic bags all over the place? Sick of having plastic bags in unsightly containers? Here is a lovely green specked holder for all those plastic bags. $15.

All items can be shipped, but please note there will be a $3-10 shipping charge, depending upon the item. Thank you for stopping by and feel free to pass this along to others who might be interested. Happy Shopping!!!!