A rainy night, spiderman and a ballerina

With rainy nights comes boredom for some people, but for Charlie and Greta, it lights their creative minds. First, Charlie dressed up as batman and Greta dressed as a ballerina. Batman saved the ballerina from the haunted island (couch cushions in a heap on the floor) and challenged her to a game of basketball. The laundry basket became the hoop and the plastic ball became the basketball. The ballerina, with her independent spirit, won by default when she stole the basket and ran away. I wish I could find that much fun in a laundry basket!!!

Piano recital

Along with dancing, Claire also takes piano lessons. While she admits she HATES to practice her piano, she is always very proud of her progression on the piano at the end of each year. We enjoy watching her play during her recitals and listening to her practice throughout the year!!

End of the Year Fun

Charlie officially finished his first year of preschool. To kick off the end of the year festivities, Charlie's class went on a fieldtrip to a farm. It is amazing how exciting children find simple things like farm animals, tractors, dirt, and eating lunch outside in the grass. Brett and Greta accompanied Charlie on his fieldtrip, they all had a blast!!!

A blustery day....for running

We spent our saturday morning enjoying the sunshine, wind and cold at the Sartell 5K My way event. I ran the 5K with a horrible head and chest cold with my almost 5 month pregnant sister, we were quite a pair! Despite our challenges and the 30 mph wind gusts, I somehow managed to beat my personal best time which made me very excited! Our official time was 28:37 (despite what was posted for results, they messed up everyone's times because the papers were blown by the wind!). Many of our friends also participated in the race which made the day even more fun! Greta ran her first 1K with daddy, Claire and Charlie. She had so much fun and ran the whole time! She even managed to grab the hand of the Sartell Lion and finished the race hand in hand with daddy and the Lion. That's my Greta!! Claire and Charlie ran their little hearts out, both finishing the race toward the head of the pack. Charlie's hair flew in the wind because he will not allow mom to cut it because his teacher "likes it this way". I guess he is trying to impress the ladies at a young age. Claire was excited about winning prizes after the event but very upset when her little sister broke her new umbrella. Never a dull moment here. What a fun way to spend a Saturday morning!

Best of buddies

Charlie and I enjoyed his end of the year preschool festivities including a "mother's tea". All the moms and preschoolers get together spending the evening playing, eating, having fun and doing crafts. Charlie was so excited to get to sit next to his friend Jackson and eat dinner. They are the best of buddies and tackle each other every time they see one another. I enjoyed my evening with Charlie and his friends. Many playdates for the summer were planned by the end of the evening.

Following in big sister's footprints....

Greta adores her big sister Claire. Greta loves to watch Claire dance and loves dancing along with the music even more than Claire. Greta and mom enjoyed dancing in a "mommy and me" class this spring. Greta loved every minute of it! She listened to every instruction her teacher would give her and danced liked she was the center of a show. She loved her pink leotards and ballet shoes. Mom had just as much fun as Greta. She is going to be my little girly girl. The photo for this blog entry is courtesy of a very proud big sister named Claire!

We go together.......

Claire had her last dance show of the season last weekend. She was perfect, as usual! I had the wonderful opportunity to watch Claire dance with her dad. Brett was a good sport and signed up for the father/daughter dance with Claire. The dance was a spin on the movie "Grease", pink poodle skirts, pony tails and all. Claire and Brett were a perfect match as Claire flew through the air and Brett jumped in the air! Brett amazed us all with his dancing ability!!! They were, by far, the best Danny and Sandy in the bunch. I was so proud of them both!

Good times with old friends

Last weekend, we were fortunate to be able to spend time with some old friends up in Crosslake, MN. Our good friend Joe was back visiting from Arizona, so we felt the need to celebrate his visit. Many of Brett's friends from highschool came out for the occasion. It was wonderful to spend the evening with friends and have a fun Aunt Becky who was willing to play with the Claire, Charlie and Greta at the hotel room. We are blessed with a wonderful family and with wonderful friends.