Grandpa's visit

The first weekend in December was a fun one for us! Grandpa Christensen came to visit us after dropping Grandma off at the airport. He babysat the girls so Chris and I could go out to a movie (Due Date). They had a Christmas movie marathon that night! The girls LOVE snuggling on the couch with Grandpa and Beau:


Also that weekend, Chris picked up our order from the school's fruit sale, so we started in on our four cases of citrus fruit. The girls are like baby birds, their mouths open wide, as soon as grapefruit is ready to eat! They each have half a grapefruit per day!


Saturday night we walked through downtown Rochester to enjoy the sights. We meandered over to the Royal Park Hotel (fancy place where we went for brunch after Katie's First Communion) to admire their 6' tall gingerbread house. It was soooo cool up close!


We also wandered through the Kris Kringle open-air market in downtown Rochester, with lots of baked goods, food, art, and Christmas decorations for sale. The lights in downtown Rochester are amazing:

On Sunday morning, we all bundled up to go to the Rochester Christmas Parade. This parade is a big deal, it's televised, and has over 100 floats. Holy Family School had a float in the parade, which Chris and the Dads' Club helped to build. Katie & Megan were selected to ride on the float this year, and Chris walked alongside. Dad, Jessica, and I scoped out a good place downtown to watch the parade. It was cold and VERY windy, but we survived.

Here's the float! Can you see Megan & Katie? They're the first and second kids from the left.

Chris wore a Santa hat when he walked in the parade. Everyone had a fun time!

Family pic after the parade:

Jessi was all worn out. She fell asleep in Dad's arms as we walked back to the van.

After the parade, Dad had to get home, and we went to a friend's 3rd birthday party. It was a busy weekend!