A Memorial Day Walk

Since our walk went so well yesterday and Daddy didn't have to work today, we decided to take a longer walk today. The paved trails and paths near where we live are amazing so we headed out! We walked all the way to (and around) Lake Calhoun, near UpTown, in Minneapolis. All in all we think our trek was a little over 10 miles! About 1/2 way around the lake we stopped to put on some warmer shoes and enjoy the downtown skyline. What a great way to get our daily dose of exercise! We'll have to make sure we take the time to do this more often - especially once it warms up :-)
Even though a lot of Madeline's time was spent riding in the stroller, we did take a few time-outs to let her run, have lunch and play at the park. By the time we got home we were all ready to take it easy for a while!

Chocolate!

Today we went on a walk on the trails around where we live. On the way back home we decided to try out a little Mexican restaurant. Since it was Sunday, Madeline ate for free... they even gave her dessert - chocolate fried tortillas with whipped cream! She definitely thought they were delicious :-)

Montessori School Open House

Tonight there was an open house at Madeline's school. All of the kids invited their parents so they could show off all that they've been doing. Since Daddy is still away on business we invited Grandma Judy to come with us :-) First all the kids sang us some songs - Take a listen: ABC's

Twinkle-Twinkle

Itsy-Bitsy Spider

Then we did some stamping, decorated, and ate a cookie, and had a butterfly painted on Madeline's arm! What a fun night :-)

One Last Day with Godmother

Our flight didn't leave until early afternoon, so we had the morning to go for a walk. We managed to find a park or two along the way and stopped for some fun :-) We had so much fun with Alyssa we can't wait until she comes back to MN for the 4th of July!

Godmother, Alyssa, graduates from Xavier

Graduation Day! We went to Alyssa's graduation ceremony this morning and boy was it LONG... so, long that Madeline decided to take a quick nap :-) After it was over we waited patiently outside for the new graduate. She finally came out and were we happy! We took a bunch of pictures and then headed to the restaurant to celebrate. Madeline enjoyed herself eating and dancing on the chairs. Later we went back to Alyssa's house for a cook-out. Madeline wasn't done dancing so she showed us her moves on the front porch. What a great day!!!

Back in Ohio :-)

Today Mommy & Madeline flew back to Ohio with Grandma Judy and Dave. Godmother Alyssa is Graduating from Xavier collage in Cincinnati and we couldn't miss it :-) Since we were going to be in the area we just had to meet up with all of our friends in Columbus! We met at a park, had some lunch and then did a whole bunch of playing!
So many of our friends were there....Ankia and her mom Suzanne, McKenna and her mom Andrea, Dillon, Owen and their mom Kristy, Aiden and his mom Cari & Ian and his mom Janine. It was so much fun :-) After we said good-bye to our friends we drove down to Cincinnati and finally got to see Godmother Alyssa - Madeline gave her lots of kisses :-) We stayed up late catching up - Madeline was super tired by the end of the night! More fun awaits tomorrow...

Mother Day 2008!

Today we went down to New Prague to have breakfast with Grandma Judy, Great-Grandma Jen and Great-Aunt Kim for Mother's Day.
Cousin Greta and Aunt Melanie were there too! Later we went to Great-Grandma Weiers' house and played outside.
Daddy had to leave for a business trip, but Mommy & Madeline had a lot of fun. It was a great Mother's Day :-) Happy Mother's Day Everyone!!!

Last Day at ECFE

Today was Mommy and Madeline's last day with our ECFE (Early Childhood Family Education) class. We've been coming every Friday for a couple of months and it has been so much fun! Madeline and Mommy both made lots of friends :-) Today Madeline got to paint a picture! She's our little Picasso!!! Madeline's friend Mariah also thought painting was great fun :-) Our Teacher Candice thought her creation was beautiful. After painting it was time to play in the water... all the kids joined in for this one. After all of that playing it was time for a snack break - then it was right back to playing :-) Madeline and Ella finished off the day sorting shapes. The entire class was great - here we all are! (From left to right: Jessica & Madeline; Jody & Mariah; Lyndsey & Ella; Anne & Vance; Janal & Wyatt; Kendra & Lawson; Sarah & Annabel; Melinda & Natasha)

Hopefully we can be part of another class in the Fall :-)