Lily Meets Santa

Lillianna was on her best behavior as she met the one and only Santa Claus at the Mall of America. Santa was just as polite and charming as we expected him to be. He reminded Lily to clean her room and behave her Mom and Dad, and Santa was very nice to allow some photos during his little chat with her.

Santa shares a laugh with Lillianna.

A few photos to share

What kind of Dad would I be if I didn't post at least a few new photos each week. Here are a few fun shots from the studio one from home.

A nice 4 Generation shot

Happy Thanksgiving...Where's the Pie?

It's been a very fulfulling Thanksgiving! The day isn't over and there is still more pie and ice cream to be consumed, but it has been a wonderful day. This is the first time that both our families have been together for a major holiday. It was not quite "Christmas Vacation" but we tried as best we could to live up the the "Griswolds". We did however, manage to have 8 dogs, 1 cat, 8 adults and one newborn all together at the same time without any mishaps...that says something doesn't it?



I have enclosed a few photos below of the past week with Tom's folks here from Oregon (Grandma and Grandpa Archibald and a few from our great holiday today with Grandma and Grandpa Lamolli, Uncle Ryan and Great Grandma Lillian. The captions will explain the rest.....

The Four G's

Grandpa and Grandma Lamolli (left) and Grandpa and Grandma Archibald (right)

Great-Grandma Chapin and Joy watched over the dinner plans

Hey, where's that thing that fell out of my mouth?

Little Lillianna contemplating on Country Apple or Pumpkin? Hmmm.

Grandma Lamolli shows off her buns (can I say that on a blog?)

A few days ago, Lillianna had some hair issues following her bath.

After hearing the the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders would be performing at the Mall of America, we rushed to see them. They had just finished upon our arrival at center court. BUMMER, Lillianna was so disappointed. After reviving Daddy and Grandpa Archibald, we found other things to do at the mall instead. Daddy did happen to accidentally point his camera in their direction and took this shot as an afterthought.

We hope everyone had an outstanding Thanksgiving Holiday!

The Lillianna Mae Videos have arrived!

This first video of Lillianna Mae was taken in her first moments. After the initial "scrub down" and some urgent care procedures, she finally got into her mama's arms.

I have more videos to share and will share them as time allows. Enjoy!