Visit with Santa!

We woke up to a few inches of snow this morning! Ricky and Greta were very excited to help Daddy shovel it! That's going to get old really fast here in MN but it's a novelty the first few new snowfalls of the year.

We spent the morning at Mall of America watching Hannah perform with her middle school flute choir on a stage there. (Hannah is in the middle of this bad picture with red hat and shirt and grey pants on!) Then Peter and Mommy went to visit Santa Claus. I was sure he would scream and try to get off Santa's lap but he actually sat good and once I put my camera away, he even smiled at Santa!

This is going to be such a fun Christmas having Peter with us this year. We were sure he would be with us last Christmas but Guatemalan officials had other plans! Anyway, we are blessed to have him in our family now and we love watching his reactions to all the lights and sounds of Christmas all around him. Peter loves driving in the car after dark and seeing all the lights in the yards. He just keeps saying, "OH!" over and over! He makes us remember and appreciate more another baby that came to earth 2000 years ago on Christmas!

We Need a Blog FaceLift!!!

Okay, so I haven't updated this blog in a while as time just keeps slipping by. We are so busy with kids activities and preparing for the Christmas season. Hannah's hockey is a huge time commitment in itself!

I have been checking out different blog designers and I am very impressed with "Blogs for a Cause." Nikki is a young lady who charges a reasonable amount to design/makeover blogs. She uses a portion of the money to fund her humanitarian aid work in Ethiopia and Dominican Republic and donates the rest to various charitable causes. Please check out her site at www.madebynikki.blogspot.com . Also stay tuned to our blog to see the new and improved lund blog!!!

Sock Hop

Last night Ricky and Greta attended a Sock Hop at their school. They had a blast and looked so adorable in their 50's outfits! Peter loved the loud music and enjoyed dancing to it.

Halloween Photos

Fall Leaves

Sunday we had snow and cold blowing winds. Today is a beautiful sunny warm fall day! Only in MN can you appreciate this kind of weather changes!! Peter loves to play in the leaves and with over an acre of oak trees, we have LEAVES!

We have had a very busy late summer and early fall with kids activities. Taylor just finished tennis team, Hannah finished the volleyball season and then jumped right into hockey. Ricky played adapted soccer in the fall and now starts adapted floor hockey. Greta finished a fun season of soccer and now has started basketball. Peter loves going to all the various games to cheer on his siblings! His passion is hockey, though and he seldom is outside without a hockey stick in his hand. I will be very surprised if he doesn't play hockey some day!!!

We spend as much time as we can outside knowing that Minnesota winter is just around the corner! God bless....

Monster Mash

Peter loves this halloween decoration. When the button is pushed, it plays "Monster Mash." He looks like Frankenstein as he dances along with the music so I couldn't resist buying this Frankenstein costume for him! It's also appropriate for a little guy who wants to eat all day long! The pocket says FEED ME!" He is at such a fun age and we enjoy him more and more everyday!!

One Year Ago...

Wow! What a difference a year makes! Last year at this time we were anxiously awaiting news from Guatemala on when Peter's paperwork might be complete. Although we found out after he came home with us that he was officially our son on Oct. 3, 2007, we were not able to bring him home until Jan. 30, 2008. His paperwork was sitting on someone's desk one year ago while we were waiting and wondering why we weren't hearing anything from Guatemala! He should have been home with us for Christmas (and Halloween and Thanksgiving!). You forget all that however once your child is safely in your home! We are just so blessed to have brought him home at 9 months when so many others are still waiting for Guatemalan officials to release their files so their children can also come home. Please be in prayer for the waiting children and their families. We follow so many of their stories on their blogs and it breaks our hearts to see the pain they feel while waiting so long...it certainly could have been us too!

Peter is almost 18 months! The time has flown by. What a sweet little boy he is. He is all boy too. He LOVES airplanes, cars and trucks....anything that has wheels and makes lots of noise. He loves his siblings and plays so nicely with Ricky, especially! They are roomies and lifelong buddies! It's so fun to see how brothers bond. In a house with 3 girls it's a refreshing change! Peter is a big fan of Barney and Seseme Street. He loves music and does the funniest dances when he hears a song that "moves him"!!! What a difference one year makes. We could never have imagined the joy that this little boy could bring to our family!!!