Monday, August 23, 2010

American Girl

 For her birthday, Eden wanted to go to American Girl Place at Mall of America and pick out something special for her dolls.  We decided to go on Daddy's lunch break so he could come too! We all had fun walking around this beautiful 2-level store of dolls in excess!


 While we were there, she got a very special birthday phone call from Grampa and Gramma in Poland. If you look closely, you can see that she is wearing Daddy's blue tooth.

 Briar loves American Girl too! 
 just bein' silly shopping in the mall

We had lunch at the food court.The birthday girl's choice: a loaded baked potato


Ironically, Daddy's lunchbreak was over by the time we sat down to eat, so he had to head back to work.


After Truman's football practice that night, we all went out for ice cream at this great little place in town. Eden opened her presents while we were there...

We invited Andersons to join us on short notice--how fun to live close enough to do that!

the kids with their favorite "big brother" Joshy!



It was a great day celebrating our Eden! Happy Birthday, Eden!

Saturday, August 21, 2010

EDEN is ELEVEN!!!





Mexican food!





Eden doesn't really prefer sweets in general, but she does love pie!  Her favorite is pumpkin...but because of the pumpkin shortage of 2009, there was no pumpkin available in August of 2010. So, we settled for cherry. It was YUM!



she had her "best cousin", Haley, for a sleepoverShe LOVED this place, "Color Me Mine". We had been there for our girls' weekend in July, and that's when she decided she wanted to come back for her birthday!  Briar loved it too!

It was such a fun birthday.  I can't believe she's already 11!!!??? Where does the time go?

Friday, August 20, 2010

Are You Ready for Some Football?!

We're well into Truman's first season of tackle football {3rd Grade}and it has been F*U*N!!!

He loves having Daddy for the head coach! Q is loving it too!



Big sister is proud too.
Go Clemson Tigers!!!

Truman is so much fun to watch. He's really serious about his favorite sport. I think he wants to be the next Adrian Peterson! {he's the running back for the Vikings for those of you who don't keep up with such things}

Thursday, August 12, 2010

A Week in Wisco!

It was the second week of August, Q had an opportunity to speak about HOPE at my Grandpa's Rotary Club meeting. We all went down to Sun Prairie [Wisconsin]with Daddy so we could visit with my side of the family...but then the girls and I decided to stay for the week. Truman and Q went back up to Minnesota for work and football and then came back to get us the following weekend. It was so great to spend some time with my older sister, Remick, and her daughters, and my mom and dad and my grandparents and just have some time to hang out and relax.

a few pictures from our time there...
 Briar got to spend time with a couple of her favorite cousins, Evyn and Sawyer

 Eden and Dakota


Evyn again...
 We spent a day at the Wisconsin State Fair...IT. WAS. HOT.



 My niece, Dakota, was working at the fair in this food stand {owned by our friends} so we got to see her and have some of Charlie's famous fair food...
 When I saw her in there all "grown up" like she is I totally cried!!! It's just crazy how time flies-- it seems like just last summer I was 16 and working in this stand???


YES, CREAM PUFFS


...at the Wisconsin State Fair! YUM!

Dakota got to walk around with us for awhile on her break