Mary Kate Turns Four!

Mary Kate's fourth birthday was chock full of celebrating. We started the morning at out our favorite bakery, which is always the kids choice for birthday breakfast.

Then we headed to preschool. Mary Kate showed us some of her favorite toys...she loves building with the big "brick" blocks, art and the sensory table.

Ethan came up with the idea to read a book to MK's class on her birthday. She loves all of the books by Laura Numeroff and chose "If You Give a Pig a Party" because it's all about this cute little pig's birthday party.

While Ethan was reading, Mom and Nana put together the birthday treats...chocolate puddings with whipped cream, strawberries, and purple sprinkles. MK was very specific about what she wanted for her treat and it was a big hit with the kiddos and teachers.

After preschool, MK took a three hour power nap, which gave the grown ups time to get ready for the birthday BBQ party guests to arrive. The rainbow cake turned out pretty cute and the kids were delighted to learn it was topped with Skittles and marshmallows.

Mary Kate loved how the cake looked and enjoyed the Happy Birthday to You song before blowing out all four candles.

Mary Kate was very certain about what she wanted for her birthday...a two wheel scooter. We found one with bigger wheels and hand brakes. She was super excited and took it out for a spin right away, despite a little rain. We did manage to get some tennis shoes and a helmet on her before she went for a spin. The scooter is actually pretty big, but she got the hang of it right away and took off around the cul-de-sac.

Thanks to everyone who celebrated with us and our beautiful, giggly, bouncy four year old big girl!

Mother's Day Fun at Target Field

We celebrated Mother's Day by attending our first game at the new Target Field. What an amazing ballpark! We went to the early service at church and then drove in to Minneapolis. Parking was easy and Mom and Nana were two of 5,000 lucky Moms who received cute Twins earrings at the gate in honor of Mother's Day.

This was our first view of the ball park...gorgeous.

On our way to find our seats, we stopped for some face painting. Mary Kate chose a cute teddy bear design.

Ethan went for "Mauer Power." He is a huge Joe Mauer fan!.

We had a fantastic time cheering our team on to victory over the Orioles. After the game, the kids got to go onto the field and run the bases...those pictures didn't turn out...lots of blurry looking kids running. We can't wait to go back for another game! Go Twins!!