Happy Half Birthday, Zoë!

Wednesday was Zoë's half birthday. This might not be a big deal for most people, but when you have a summer birthday it means you get to celebrate at school. We decided to continue the celebration by taking Zoë out for her favorite meal, Rainbow Sprinkle Pancakes at Perkins.

Bath Time

Last weekend Ellie and I had a sleepover at my parents' house with Anne and Lily. Steve was at the ice house, and Zoë was at a sleepover at Auntie Barb's. The girls had a lot of fun taking a bath together in Grandma's big tub. This was Lily's first time in that little chair. She had a lot of fun splashing and kicking.

Ellie going in for the hug with Nick

Zoë found a treasure in the snow.

My little dare devil, Ellie loves to go down all by herself.

Zoë and Sam ready to go down together on the saucer

Can you tell the camera got a little wet? Today was such a gorgeous day. We just had to get out and play in the snow for a while. It has been such a cold winter that it is hard to get outside. On the days when the sun comes out and it hits 20 we try to do a little sledding. Both girls LOVE it. It's so much fun to watch them fly down the big hills. Mom enjoys it too.

Core 4 January Outing

I'm so lucky to still be so close with three of my best buds from high school. We try to go out once a month. It's always great getting to chat and catch up with eachother's lives. There's a funny story with this picture. I asked a guy if he would mind taking a picture, and he assumed I wanted to take his picture. So he grabbed his wife and started to pose. She had to point out that we wanted him to take a picture of us. We had to hold our laughter until he walked away.

Plenty of Playdates

Zoë, Nicole, Nick, Sam, and Noah enjoying some McD's on a Toddler Tuesday at the MOA

Zoë and Ellie with Brooke and Carter at the Burnsville Center Play Area

Zoë and her buddy Sam at the MOA

Sam, Zoë, Mia, and Ellie at Edinborough Park

Nick and Ellie at the MOA

One of our favorite things to do during the day is to hang out with all of our buddies. This winter we have been spending a lot of time at the new play area at the Burnsville Center. Zoë and her buds are always quick to make new friends and start a game of tag or wrestling. Ellie (My Climber) is always on top of something yelling, "Look at me, Mommy!"

Zoe and the Birds

Have you ever seen the movie Enchanted? There is a scene where Giselle is in a NY apartment and begins singing to attract the animals. As she sings, pigeons, rats, and flies flock to the apartment to help her clean. Zoe wanted to try this. While at my parents' house she went outside and began to sing like Giselle. She wanted the birds to come. We were inside giggling, when we heard her suddenly start crying. We thought she fell, but she started screaming that there was a giant bird. I went outside and a very large white pigeon was sitting on the corner of the roof staring at her. It was hilarious. I had to carry Zoe in, because she was so scared. The bird, however, was not scared at all. It hung out there for about an hour. It even flew at the window trying to get in, just like the movie. We got many pics and some video footage of our new feathered friend.

Party Bound

We found a new fun place over break. It's a place in Lakeville called, Party Bound. It's a gym filled with Ginormous inflatables. There are slides, obstacles cources, and a huge bouncer. It's so much fun. We've been there three times over break. It's the perfect place to burn a little winter energy. The last two weeks we went with our neighbors the Lemers. Steve and Troy came too and they couldn't believe how much fun it was. Today was our final visit before returning back to school. Two of Zoe's good buddies, Kobe and Sam, were there to play with her today.