Let the tantrums begin!

We have officially entered the stage of temper tantrums. They began this past week and are quite an interesting sight. Thankfully, they have only taken place in our house and my parents' house. Today, Jake spent about 20 minutes standing against the wall with his blanket. He got mad at me that I turned the light on to take a picture. The other picture was Jake having his tantrum on the kitchen floor.

Baptism

Last Sunday, we had Jake baptized. Yes, he is almost 20 months old. It was something we had been putting off for some time. We decided in September that we wanted to have him baptized before Christmas. Well, in the Knutson family, the weekends in the fall are dedicated to hunting. We were able to find a weekend in November that wasn't an opener of any sort. Thanks Matt for giving up going hunting! Jake was baptized at my family's church in Bloomington. Jake was a pretty good sport during the service before the baptisim. When it was the big moment, Jake chose to not be too cooperative. Thankfully, he was quiet about his dislike of the whole event. He just wanted to be in Daddy's arms. Surprise, surprise! Here is a photo of Jake with Joe and me, along with Jake's godparents (Dan-Joe's brother and Jamie-my sister).

After church, we went over to my parents' house for lunch. It was nice to get both sides of the family together to celebrate Jake.

Jake with his Auntie Katie and Uncle Matt and soon-to-be-cousin

Jake with his Grandma-Grandma Tootsie and Great Uncle David

Jake with his Great Grandparents (Deters (left) and Sullivan(right))

Jake with Uncle Dan and Charli, Grandpa and Grandma Bien

Jake with Grandma and Grandpa Deters, Uncle Ben, and Auntie HaleyJake and Auntie Jamie...didn't want to be cooperative

There were no pictures with my parents...on accident. I guess we were going to do it later, but never did. Sorry mom and dad. Also, there were no pictures with Mike, Nikki, and Paige. Paige wasn't feeling all that well. She actually wasn't able to go to church because she got sick in the kitchen right before we were all going to leave. She is feeling much better now!

New Cousin/Halloween

They love to lay on Grandma's counter and watch TV!

Usually it is Hailey that won't look at the camera!

Jake is going to have a new cousin in 2010! My brother Matt and his wife Katie are expecting their first child at the end of April/beginning of May. We are all very excited for them. Hailey wants them to have triplets, but Katie has assured us there is one one baby "in there". When I asked Hailey if she knew how many triplets are, she said "two." I told her triplets means three babies and twins means two. She then changed her mind and said they should have "doublets". Go figure!

We had a busy day on Halloween. So busy that I did not get a chance to take a picture. Hopefully my siblings will send me a few pictures. Joe worked all day. We moved my sister out of my parents' house and into her new apartment in St. Paul. Later in the day, we made the mistake of heading to the Mall of America. Never again.... It was beyond crowded. We did our best to keep our group of eleven together as the kids were able to trick-or-treat. Hailey did have a chance to go on some rides, while Jake had a few meltdowns. Thankfully, we found the food court...barely any tables to sit at. By the time we finally got home, we had one tired monkey.

Oh, we found out that Jake loves chocolate. Thanks to my sister!