Happy Mother's Day!

Mother's Day is always a special day for me....Steve does a great job of helping the kids pamper me and this year was no exception.  My day started off with the traditional breakfast in bed, church, and then we went to a Minnesota Orchestra family concert that afternoon.  Steve made a wonderful dinner and I got to sit back while everyone else cleaned up!  I love you guys!

Florida 2010

My forever friend Jodi and I embarked on our 2nd annual "Sister Chick" adventure in April. Last year we spent a long weekend in Chicago so this year we headed for some fun in the sun down in Florida. Jodi's parents were kind enough to put us up in their time share in Orlando so we spent 4 days exploring the area. We both flew down and actually were able to meet up in Milwaukee before flying into Orlando. Then we rented a very fun, light blue VW Bug and cruised into Orlando. We both wanted to go to the beach so we drove over to Daytona for the day and wandered around. It was pretty overcast so our dreams of lounging in the sun weren't realized, but it was fun to park on the sand and people watch!


We both put in some volunteer time and earned free passes to Disney so we chose to go to Epcot for a day. I've never been there and really enjoyed visiting the different "countries". It brought back fond memories of living overseas - especially the fish and chips complete with malt vinegar! The funniest thing was being greeted by Princess Aurora as "her Majesty". You know you're getting old when the princess calls you that :- )


We ended our week with a day at the pool and then an evening at Cirque de Soleil which was an amazing show. It's always fun to spend time with my dear friend and the days flew by. Wonder what adventure we'll take next year?

Bumpa & Gigi visit

Like I mentioned before, Steve's parents came for a visit in April.  We had a lot of fun while they were here.....did the Cabela's tour, went to Nate's spring orchestra concert, saw one of Sarah's soccer games, and pictured below is Steve, Natalie,  Mom & Dad in front of the James J. Hill house in St. Paul.

Here are some more pictures from their visit.... the last few are when Gigi helped Sarah sew a dress while she was here!

Cabela's Tour

Bumpa & Gigi came for a visit in April and one of the first things we did was go on a tour of Cabelas.  I'm a member of the MOMS Club and they were the honored guests for the tour :-).  All the kids were very excited to have grandparents along and it was nice that Bumpa and Gigi could meet some of Natalie's friends.

New Durango

We found another Durango to replace the blue one....still prefer the blue over the silver, but this one has a few "extras" that are really nice!

Sarah's 11th Birthday

For Sarah's birthday this year, she invited a few friends over and had movie night.  The girls ended up playing outside more than they watched the movie, but that didn't stop them from eating all the movie theater snacks that we had!

Easter 2010

Happy Easter! This year the Easter Bunny left a "trail" to all the easter baskets.....the kids woke up to different colored yarn running all over the house and they had to follow their color to find their baskets. There was much laughter involved as Nate and Sarah climbed over and under obstacles. Natalie's search was a little more straight forward, but she still had to follow her trail.


After the early morning hunt, we got ready for church which was held in our newly expanded space. Steve and his crew did a beautiful job turning a warehouse into a "prayer house" and we had a record crowd. The easter egg hunt followed in our backyard and this year Natalie knew exactly what to do. She raced with Nate and Sarah to find her eggs and enjoyed the rewards!