february 2007
| HAPPY BIRTHDAY NATHANIEL!
Nathaniel's Golden Birthday! He is turning "5 on the 5th" so we are celebrating in a big way with the "5 Days of Nathaniel"! Each day Feb 1-5 we have a special event planned to celebrate his birthday. |
Feb 1st we ate supper at Culvers, Feb 2nd visited Build-a-Bear to get a Husky (Thanks Grandma Rudy), Feb 3 we will ride the light rail and visit Lego at Mall of America (Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Ludwig), Feb 4th we will celebrate at home (while mom bakes the cake!) and Feb 5th we will celebrate with cake and gifts at home (Daddy leaves for Tokyo that morning) |
Putting on his birthday sticker at build-a-bear.
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Putting the heart inside his new Husky, his gift from Grandma Rudy. |
In goes the stuffing! |
We couldn't resist the cute little puppy that goes with the husky. They stick together with a magnet! |
HOORAY - we are so happy! |
At home with all the Build-a-bears. L=>R..."Husky Boy", "Joey", "Sally" and Annabelle's dog "Carmel". |
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Eating lunch with our new friends! |
Riding the light rail on Saturday. The high that day was negative 5 (that is the HIGH!) - so we just rode the train to the end of the line and right back, without even exiting! |
The birthday boy watching the scenery go by! |
Freezing our buns off on the light rail platform. |
Playing remote control boats at the Mall of America. |
Selecting our bricks at "pick-a-brick" at Lego. |
Annabelle's picture of me assembling the cake on Sunday. |
Me multitasking on the phone and icing a cake |
Drawing the bobcat - per Nathaniel's request. The most challenging cake wish I've ever had to grant! |
The finished product |
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Nathaniel couldn't wait to see the cake - I hid it until birthday morning. |
He also couldn't wait to open all his gifts! |
Candles on a breakfast muffin! |
Celebrating at school with the class birthday cake!
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At home with the "birthday bag" sent home from school. Nathaniel's school sends home this special bag on your birthday - you get to pick out 2 birthday themed books from the class library plus a card and small gift from the teachers. Very fun! |
Ready to blow out the candles! |
"I'm so excited!" |
The cake again (can you tell I'm proud!) |
Yum! |
2/8/07...At Nathaniel's preschool for carnival night. Seen here icing some yummy sugar cookies and decorating them. |
Me watching Nathaniel make a picture frame in the craft room |
The ducky game! |
2/11/07....Annabelle and friend Carolyn at the Eden Prairie Library. Annabelle's Brownie troop helped decorate for her Prairie View's "I love to Read Month" celebration. |
Annabelle with her homemade valentines for her classmates. |
2/14/07 Annabelle on Valentine's Day morning eating her heart shaped muffin out of a heart shaped bowl! |
Nathaniel with his homemade valentines for his classmates. |
Nathaniel's valentine carrier |
Annabelle's class party. |
Annabelle making a valentine at the class party |
Nathaniel and I making cookies for our Valentine slumber party at home. We made a fire, had pizza and watched Charlie Brown's Valentine Special - all in our jammies! |
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Annabelle at the finish point of our annual Valentine's Day treasure hunt! |
Pizza Party! |
Nathaniel's Valentine treasure hunt ended with a Lego surprise under his bed! |
Nathaniel's hair is long enough for a pony tail! He has been refusing to get a haircut since the beginning of October! I will cut it before summer! |
2/25/07...Our house after the big snow - we got a little over a foot. |
Annabelle sledding in the back. |
The huge snow pile in front of our house. |
Big snow pile! |
Annabelle with her little fort. |