Madeline Rose: Family Time in Knife River

Maddy with Grandmom and Granddad - and the gift of her Art Book

What a wonderful beginning of Christmas in Knife River! It was so nice to have time to spend with family over the holidays. Steve and I commented afterward that this was the first time where we were in the same place as Maddy but we barely saw her all day! She was busy playing with her cousins and having a great time and this made us happy. We celebrated our Sebastian side family Christmas on Wednesday, December 21, 2016. Mom created a feast for dinner with pork roast and our traditional pigs in the blanket (beef, pork and rice meatballs wrapped in cabbage and cooked in sauerkraut and gravy = YUM!), freshly made lefse, cheesy potatoes and a beautiful salad. And pickles of course! We exchanged gifts and hugs and just enjoyed our time together.

Maddy had lots of cousin time and also had special time with Grandmom and Granddad. Reading is one of Maddy's very favorite things, so she spent reading time with each of them. Maddy also made pancakes with Granddad, and took a trip to the local yarn shop with Grandmom to pick out yarn for a scarf Grandmom graciously offered to make for her. This spring Maddy will be spending a week with Grandmom and Granddad without us - and we're excited for this special time they will spend together.

We loved spending time with Joel, Silver, Anali, Jon, Amy, Benjamin and Gabi. We did miss Mila, Mark, Aidan and Nolan but we hope to see them this summer at some point.