What a wonderful weekend! It started off Friday night by Annika showing me her new trick and rolling over for me. Saturday we spent the majority of the day at home, only leaving to do some quick Christmas shopping near home. I think we are pretty much done shopping. I have one thing to pick up today and one more possible gift and then we're done! Yesterday, Kris and I went on a date while Annika had her first babysitter! Kris and I went to the Vikings game with Krystle and Pierce and Annika stayed home with Grandma Pat. While I had fun at the game, I also had my phone on vibrate in my hand the entire time, just in case. Kris kept saying "Put the phone away" but I couldn't do it! There's no way I would have heard it ring or felt it vibrate then! And what if Annika needed me! Yeah, she totally did not. She did just fine with Grandma. They played and she took 2 naps in Grandma's arms (because you know Grandma could not put her down) :). And she was happy to see Daddy and I when we got home so all was well. Later yesterday Grandma Lona and Grandpa Dale came over too. They're flying south to see Aunt Carrie and Uncle Adam and needed to stop by and say good-bye.

Annika has also started something else new. She scoots now. When laying on her belly, she can get up on her knees, dig her toes into the floor and push forward. She doesn't get very far (an inch maybe) but she can do it repeatedly to get to her toy. She has a favorite blue Discovery Toys octopus thing that she scoots too. And she rolled over yesterday for Auntie Krystle too. You should have heard us cheer for Annika when she did it. Annika, of course, just looked at us like we were nuts. Yeah, we probably are. :) But Momma just loves you so much baby girl!