Girls just wanta have Fun!

Jeff's mother planned this girls trip to the Mall of America for these cute girls Birthdays. My two sister- in-laws came with their daughters. We stayed at the water park of America, went on Rides at MOA, got American Girl dolls for their B-days and had a lunch party for them, went shopping and had so much fun! It was really such a wonderful Birthday Presents for my Two August Babies! the Little Girls celebrating their Birthdays.

Ashlyn and Jocelyn -best cousins!

The Token Boy of the trip

Ellie

Ellie and Caden

Caden going down the slide

Sponge Bob

The Frog Hopper was one of Caden's favorite rides

on the rides at the Mall of America,

The girls and their matching PJ's or Outfits.

Ashlyn & Gwen










Ellie & Kit

Jocelyn & Sparkles

Jewel or Sparkles (she is still deciding which name to use) and Jocelyn in matching clothes

Ashlyn and Gwen

Caden and Daddy being very good sports at this really girly party!

(Jeff came and joined the party on the last day and help watched the kiddos while we did a little shopping!)

Ellie feeding her doll

All American Girls

Kit Kittridge, Ellie and "Harry Potter"- (Ellie named him) the doll they let Caden borrow during the party.

Girls with their Maga/ Grammie who made this fairy tale trip possible!

Thanks Karen we all had so much fun!

Birthday Girls

Blowing out their Candles

Party prizes

Lars, Ash, Jocelyn and dolls eating some cake and ice cream!

Brooke and Presley

Jocelyn's doll getting her hair done at the beauty doll parlor

Ellie and Jocelyn also got to go to Build-a- Bear and stuff their very own Hello Kitty doll. Thanks Maxfield's for the fun B-day present. Wow! What a great Birthday this year!

Ellie opening her presents on Birthday Morning

Brooke, Presley, Laura, Ellie, Marissa, Jocelyn, Ashlyn and Grandma Karen

Visiting Lake Minnetonka before they fly home

Jeff and Me

Happy 4th B-day Ellie

Happy B-day Ellie! You are such a fun girl. You are full of energy and very dramatic. You like to entertain and be silly. You have the cutest voice. You are very tenderhearted and have a great imagination. You are a wonderful daughter, sister and friend. We are so glad you are in our family. Hope you had a Happy Birthday!

(More pictures of the fun girls b-day trip to the cities coming soon)

Free Fun!

Mayo Fellow Association puts on a kids Fair every year. This year there was a bunch of activities like: face painting

Record Player Art

Inflatable Jumping Toys and Slides

Special guests

Pony rides

Ellie

Jocelyn

and Caden (not quite sure what he is about to do?)

Ellie driving carriage ride

There was also magicians, race cars, fake roller coaster motion ride (I don't know what they are called- but the thing where you sit in a seat and you watch a movie of the roller coaster as your chair rotates around.) And lots of Pizza, drinks, snow cones and Cotton Candy!

The kids Had a Wonderful time! Thanks Mayo for a Fun Free Fair!

Paddle boat

A few nights ago the kids and I rented a paddle boat on Silver Lake by our house. It was so much fun. We liked that they had a motor on them in case your legs got tired. Caden was telling the ducks to MOVE out of the way the whole time- it was very funny. The kids each took turns steering. We had a great time and it was such a beautiful night!before the boat ride

It was near sunset time- but it is just a bad picture, not a really pink sky?

Getting on the Boat

On the Lake

Jocelyn driving, she was a little nervous we are going to hit something

The kids love to run away down the trail by our house. One goes then they all follow.

Hot Air Balloon at our Park a few weeks back.

We love our location here by the Lake and Park, we will miss it when we have to move.

Day at the County Fair

Last week we went to our County Fair with the Lambs and Reeds . We had a great time seeing all the animals, eating fair food and rocking out to the Teddy Bear Band! Jocelyn and Amara

Caden starring at the Huge Horse!

Ellie and Hannah in front of the Cows

Caleb, Jocelyn, Amara, David and Lucas

The Smelly Pigs

Hannah and Ellie did not like the smelly pigs to much

The Boys watching the sheep

petting the Bunnies

Dancing to the music of the Teddy Bear Band

Thanks Girls for making the Fair so much fun!