Sikorski Saga

From many angles, I think Luella and Goobers are the same length! Her 4 month appointment is on the 9 th , so stay tuned for all the official stats.

Christmas in Minnesota! The Sikorski Family before their long road trip . Luella developed expensive taste as she loves to eat her lobster! Tim swears Luella is a future Wildcat. Goobs trying to find where Mom and Dad hid the presents. Tim and Luella in front of our little tree. We know how to make Army lodging (hotel room) into a great Christmas! Kyla and Luella (still sleeping) in front of the tree. Santa brought Luella a crinkly bunny teething ring mirrored rattle stuffed animal. She loved tearing off the paper! Goobs loved the paper even more than Luella! A Christmas feast of Cornish game hens stuffed with sausage herb stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, broccoli, and true Rasmussen tradition - half a pie per person with a full Dutch apple pie and 2 slices of pumpkin. We wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!

Luella helping Kyla with Christmas cooking. Yes, she's in her Halloween costume. It's the warmest clothing she has! Kyla showing off Luella's tail and how closely she resembles Flip the Beanie Baby. Going to Macy's to see the Mary Poppins display! Kirsten, Maren, Isaac and Peter. Luella's first time on the light rail in Minneapolis. Still waiting to see Santa and Mary Poppins. Tim, Luella, Kyla, Laura, Anna. Early Christmas Eve dinner. Anna, Tim, Luella, Kyla, Laura. The rest of the Christmas Eve dinner table. Laura, Peter, Isaac, Dad, Mom, Maren, Kirsten, Anna, Luella and Kyla. Luella learned to suck her thumb!

Pearl Harbor Day spent freezing at the Navy Pier in Chicago...also the day Tim and Kyla reaffirmed when they retire, it won't be north of Denver. Wrigley Field...we'll be back some day when the Cubs are playing.

Dan and Georgette are great hosts! Thank you! Congrats on your upcoming wedding cruise! Luella and Precious becoming buddies. Too bad we can't say the same for Goobers. Luella learning to hold her own bottle. If only she did that all the time!

Goobs sums up this move - are we done yet? Luella learns hand-eye coordination! Baby has some big feet to follow!

We got to Maryland on December 11 th and spent the week looking at rentals. We didn't think we could afford to buy after our trip in October. After we finally decided which townhouse to rent, our realtor had us look at one last townhouse to buy. We decided to go for it! It is a slight fixer-upper, but mostly cosmetic stuff. The kitchen is the first thing we'll fix - especially the mint-lime green cabinets. Didn't think that mint and lime green could be in the same color, but somehow they are. All Kyla's time watching HGTV and TLC while pregnant is going to come in handy while sprucing up the place! The townhouse complex looks like it could be a good neighborhood. We have a community pool and playground just past our parking lot. We checked and there are no sex offenders on our street. Our realtor said we were the first couple to check that before buying in all his 20 years of real estate sales...and one of 4 couples who read the contract while sitting there. We should...

We are winding down our "moving vacation". Tomorrow we will be driving out to Maryland and hopefully have a place to settle within the week. We spent Thanksgiving with Kyla's family in Minnesota. Highlights were seeing the Macy's display (Mary Poppins) and Holidazzle parade with Kirsten, Peter, Isaac, Maren, Anna and Laura; Thanksgiving dinner with all the Grunnets and Rasmussens ; Luella's baptism and a reception for the 21 people who attended; the Concordia College Christmas Concert with Luella's first babysitters, Kyla's cousins Kris and Angela; visiting Kyla's ROTC at NDSU , an early family traditional Scandinavian Christmas Eve Dinner and presents; visiting with Kyla's freshman year roommate Abby; Chicago's Navy Pier, Wrigley Field and visiting with Katie and Matt; and Georgette and Dan's wedding shower. Tim and Luella got to see North Dakota for the first time and reactions ranged from, "I've had pancakes with more terrain ...

Luella had her 2 month check up and is still growing like a weed! She is now 24 inches long (2 feet!) and 12 pounds 3 ounces. That means she's gained almost 5 pounds since she was born...but still 5 pounds under the cat! Here Luella is trying to be sad but Mom and Dad keep making faces at her. It's so hard to be sad when everyone is so silly!

Mom and Dad say Halloween = Candy! That makes Luella one happy baby! One tired kitty cat. Trick-or-treating is tough work. The two Sikorski kitties! Daddy/Daughter 1st Halloweens! Tim and Luella (7 weeks), Ken and Amelia (9 months) Attaway

Luella's first hayride with Kyla the seasoned hay rider . Silly picture that Luella's not even awake to enjoy! Kyla, Tim, and Luella not quite lost in the corn stalk maize... hehehehe ! Luella was even giving the directions! Luella not so sure about this corn stuff. "Look Ma! I'm making corn angels!" Sikorski Family for sale with the pumpkins! Did you know there is a castle in Missouri? A beautiful fall sunset at the castle for the Sikorski family!

Luella all dressed up for her first professional photos. She's in the same dress that Kyla wore for her first professional photos. Luella ready for her close up! Too bad the pictures aren't scratch and sniff because Luella smells good!

Luella looks bigger when she can sit up, but Goobs is still a big kitty. Goobs and Luella are getting closer!

Luella had a huge week. She went on her first airplane ride as she accompanied Mom and Dad to Baltimore and Washington DC. She got to meet her Great-Uncle Phil in Washington DC, and go on a tour of the nation's Capital courtesy of Senator Conrad Burns (R, MT) staff. Luella will probably be the only kid in her class to claim to have her diaper changed in the Capital washroom. The next day, Luella, Uncle Phil, and Kyla cheered Tim on as he ran in the Army Ten Miler. After a hearty lunch and saying farewell to Uncle Phil, Luella helped Tim and Kyla go house hunting in Aberdeen, Maryland. After two long days of looking at houses in Aberdeen, she accompanied Mom and Dad for a romantic seafood dinner at Baltimore's Inner Harbor. The day after her flight home, Luella got to meet her Grandpa Sikorski and Uncle Adam (aka Uncle Ralphie ) for the first time. They saw the St. Louis Arch, and had fun hanging out together. Luella, her Grandpa, and Uncle got along famously, and if I don'...

Luella's first plane ride. Tim at the Pentagon after finishing the Army Ten Miler - yes, that's real sweat ladies. Tim, Kyla, Luella, and Uncle Phil at the Capital. Kyla and Luella at Baltimore's Inner Harbor at sunset. Luella and her Grandpa Mike Sikorski. They got along famously! Luella and Dad having story time. Luella and Uncle Adam (aka Uncle Ralphie ).