Trip to the North Shore

The Newman family went to the North Shore this weekend. Grandma Trixie and Grandpa Bob watched Dylan while Nikki, Mollie, Dave and Ryan skied and snowboarded at Lutsen. The skiing was good even thought the temp was slightly above 0. Nikki tried to master snowboarding while Dave had fun with his short skiis. Mollie skied and had a couple wipe outs, she is fine - no broken bones or bruises. Our condo at Bluefin Bay was right on the water so we could listen to waves crash all night and enjoy a beautiful sunrise each morning. We took full advantage of the hot tub afte skiing and one night we hit the ice rink where Nikki showed off her goalie skills. We had great food and Ryan was the Tripoley winner (it's a card game). It ranks as one of the top Newman vacations!!!
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Ryan and Mollie


Sunrise on the Lake Superior


Nikki as our Goalie



Mollie after a hard day of skiing

Pictures of Dylan

Mollie has been home and spending time with Dylan on her maternity leave and each day she sends me a new picture while I slave away at the office. Here are some of the pictures Molllie has sent me.

Happy Dylan


Dreaming of beating the Russians (RockyIV) and Mr. T (Rocky III)



Waving goodbye!!

Christmas Weekend

We had a wonderful Christmas with our families this year. On Thursday night (Christmas eve) we spent the evening with Mollie's family. It was so much fun to watch Kyrsten and Jenna rip open gifts complete with a Tank for Jenna and pink radio for Kyrsten. On Friday (Christmas) we had a wonderful lunch at Mollie's uncle Rick's house with more of the family and then hit the road to Eagan to spend time with Ryan's family. Of course we came home with more than we took which included homemade salsa, marmalade, soup, and pickles. Nikki has enough photo artwork to start a "Bob Newman" original gallery.

Dylan in his much too big x-mas sleep sac.

What a wonderful time with the Family!!!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christams from Ryan, Mollie and Dylan.

Christmas Tree

On Saturday we went to pick out a christmas tree at Hinkmeyer Farms. We started the trek slightly after 4 pm and when we found the tree farm it was too dark to cut down our own tree so we picked the best pre-cut tree on the farm. Mollie was the master decorator and tonight our house is blessed with a lovely christmas tree. I guess christmas is really here.

Ryan, Mollie and Dylan pose with Frosty at the tree farm

Our christmas tree!

Over the last couple of weeks we have had several visitors both friends and family. Here are some of the pictures that Grandpa Newman (Bob) took on a couple of his visits.

Mollie and Dylan

Grandma and Dylan

Grandpa and Dylan

1st week with Dylan

We have been home for one week and I am proud to report the family is doing well. The only little speed bump is Dylan is not gaining weight as fast as the pediatricians would like so we visit the clinic for frequent weigh ins. Last weekend my mom and Nikki came to visit and brought us enough snacks to last 3 weeks.

Here is picture I took myself while Dylan and I were chillin' on the couch.

Dylan at one week.