Derby Days Parade

Today was the last day of the Shakopee Derby Days Celebration and they had a parade! We went packed up some sandwiches and headed downtown to get a good spot! We had enough time before the parade started for a picnic lunch :-) Then we waited for the parade to start! Madeline thought the fire trucks were too loud, but she thoroughly enjoyed the rest of it! She waved to everyone and got a TON of candy - we may not even have to go Trick-or-Treating because I'm sure this stash will last us until the new year!!!

What a beautiful day for a picnic and parade :-)

Sawdust Tearsure Hunt

The Annual Shakopee Derby Days continued today with a sawdust treasure hunt for the Kiddos! Sam is still a little too young to participate, but we convinced Madeline to join in. There was about a 20' x 20' "Pile" of sawdust. Hidden inside was over $100 worth of quarters, nickles, dimes and washers. The first round was for all kids in Preschool and younger. She did a little digging, but seemed pretty overwhelmed by all of the kids, so she just decided to play with the sawdust instead :-) She ended up with a whopping 15 cents!!! She was so excited to bring it home and put it in her "hat" bank (MN Twins hat piggy bank)! We'll definitely go back next year to see her progress every year :-)

Kiddie Carnival Games

Last night a few of Mommy's & Daddy's college friends came into town from Chicago. This morning after breakfast Mommy, Maddie, Sam, Kelly & Hans headed out to the Shakopee Derby Days Kiddie Carnival. Madeline played a bunch of games and won some cool prizes like a rainbow baton & a bouncy ball! Both Kelly and Hans spent quite a bit of time holding Sam and seemed to be really good with him.... maybe it's time they have one of their own?!?!?!
After playing all of the games we could take, we played at the park and then got a sandwich for lunch before heading home.

While Maddie took a nap Sam had his weekly photo shoot - pretty cute :-)

It was great the see Kelly & Hans and we hope they have a great time at the wedding they were going to in northern MN later this weekend... we REALLY enjoy having visitors so just let us know if you ever want to come and see us!!!

Taste of Shakopee

The Taste of Shakopee was this evening so we headed out to see what kinds of food our great city had to offer. Nothing noteworthy to write about - just your typical festival foods, but it was still pretty good :-)
It started to sprinkle on us so we decided to head home a little early - on the way out we got a great shot of the beautiful rainbow we saw!

2 Month Stats

Sam had his two month check-up today. He sure is growing fast!

Height: 23 1/4 inches (55th %)
Weight: 12 lbs. 2 oz. (55th %)
Head Circumference: 40.7 cm (70%)

Dr. Tracey said he looks great and she was very impressed with how well he is holding up his head :-)

He had his first round of shots today... he cried, but Madeline helped by telling him is was going to be ok - what a caring big sister :-)

Playdate/Reunion

Today we met up with mommy's high school friends for a playdate! It was so fun to see everyone and meet all of their little ones. We went to a giant park in Minnetrista. The kids played while the moms caught up. All that playing (and talking) made us tired so we all sat down for a picnic lunch. We had a great time, and all agreed that we should get together more often :-)

Just the Two of them...

I snapped a few shots of Big Sister & Little Brother today... I just hope they always love each other this much!!!!

Tuesday Playgroup at the MN Zoo

Our Tuesday playgroup met at the MN Zoo again today - we just love having our zoo membership and being able to go whenever we want! Keven, Michael & Noah (and their mommies) were all there. Maddie & Michael admired the new water play area
(we'll have to bring our suits next time) before we headed out to see all of the animals. We learned all about bear claws and the kids liked watching the big piggys sleep. We enjoyed a great picnic lunch before we headed home. Another great playdate :-)

P.S.... a BIG congrats to ALL of the mommies in our playgroup - Joanne, Birgitta & Christine are all due with Baby #2 in the beginning of February!!!!

A Day at the MN Landscape Arboretum

What a fun-filled day! When Madeline woke up Grandpa & Grandma Frantz took her out for a very special breakfast at McDonald's - what a treat :-) They said she ate pancakes, eggs, sausage, apples, milk, juice and too many other things to remember!!! When they got home we packed up and headed out the the MN Landscape Arboretum. There were so many good pictures that we put them in to a slide show instead of posting the all separately...

After a LONG day at the Arboretum, we came home for naps. Later that evening Grandma Judy and Dave came over and we headed into town for dinner. Mexican was a hit... Madeline LOVED her chips and salsa and her cheese quesidilla - yummy!!!

Grandma & Grandpa Frantz Visit!

Grandma and Grandpa Frantz made the long drive from Indiana today. Grandma dove right in to reading the kiddos a few books - just what they love :-) We're looking forward to a great weekend with them in town!