memorial weekend

We had a very fun Memorial Day weekend. On Saturday, we went to the Twins game. It rained in the morning, but stopped just before the game was set to start. Olivia and Violet had a BLAST! They sat very well through the entire game, including a rain delay due to a light rain in the sixth inning. Their favorite part of the game was the fireworks that went off after the two Twins home runs. They also waited all game to hear "Take Me Out to The Ballgame" during the seventh inning stretch. However, they spent most of the song telling me not to sing because they wanted to hear TC Bear sing it on the screen. Oh well! They had a great time and are already asking when we can go to another game.

A must-have treat at a baseball game: Cracker Jacks

Twins Mickey

"Mom, will you take our picture in the big glove?"

On Sunday morning, we went to Medicine Lake Beach near our house. The girls had a blast playing in the water and made some new friends right away. We also spent some time at an awesome play area near the beach. The girls didn't want to leave! In the afternoon, we rode bike to the park near our house. It was a very relaxing day.

On Monday morning, we went to a Memorial Day Parade with Terri, Aaron, William & Noelle. Olivia and Violet loved waving to everyone in the parade and even got some candy. We talked to them about what Memorial Day means. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the freedoms we enjoy!!

Violet's favorite float in the parade: a pink car

Go, Violet, Go!

Watch what Violet can do!

spring update

We've been having a fun spring so far. Olivia & Violet loved Easter this year. They kept asking when the Easter Bunny was going to come. We spent Easter Saturday at Jamie's parent's house. The girls had fun dyeing eggs, going on an egg hunt and spending time with their cousins. We spent Easter Sunday with my family at my sister Nikki's house. It was great to see all of the cousins play together. Olivia loved her Easter basket and was very excited about the underwear she got from the bunny. Violet didn't care at all about her basket. After she found it, she left it on the ground and went searching for more plastic eggs instead. Olivia and Violet have been sorting and re-sorting their Easter treats ever since Easter weekend. The treats have been sorted by color, then by type, then stored back in the plastic eggs, then into baggies....I didn't know there were so many options.

Dyeing eggs

Olivia: I found one!

Violet on an egg hunt

Suchy Cousins

Violet & Olivia on Easter Sunday

Thronson Cousins

Olivia & Violet with Grandpa & Granny

It has been such a beautiful spring that we've been spending a lot of time outside already. The girls love riding bike and are now learning to ride without training wheels. It was strange to spend a day raking leaves in March, but the weather was so wonderful that it felt like fall. The girls had a blast playing in the leaves!

Olivia and Violet also participated in a Little Sportster class run by the City of Plymouth. They met once a week for four weeks and played a variety of sports including soccer, kickball, floor hockey and some common kids games. The class was held at the high school near our house, so we would ride bike to and from class which was really nice. They really enjoyed the class and are sad that it is over!

Olivia playing kickball

Violet (with foot on the ball) practicing her soccer skills

Olivia & Violet are also still participating in swimming lessons. They just moved up to the next level and absolutely LOVE it. They swim around with big smiles on their faces the entire time. They are starting to learn how to swim without a flotation device, so hopefully it won't be long before they can swim on their own. One of their favorite things to do is jump off the diving board. They usually get to do this at the end of each lesson.

Olivia jumping off the diving board

Violet getting ready to jump off the diving board