Happy Birthday to Claire!!

Look who's 3!! We had fun celebrating Claire's birthday!

Check out the fun dress up stuff from Uncle Chuck, Aunt T, Sam and Joey!

We had a cupcake party for some of Claire's friends....

Decorating the cupcakes was so much fun!

Yummy!

Everyone had a great time in the jumpy-especially Ben and Claire!

Check out Claire's GIANT cupcake cake!

Make a wish!

Her actual b-day fell on Monday, so we celebrated with a yummy ice cream cake!

Check out the new kitchen from Mommy and Daddy!

Ben gave her, her very own personalized fishing bucket!

Look who's proud of his little sister!

Summer Fun!

It's Cabin Season!

The weather is warmer and that means it's Cabin Season! Both Ben and Claire really enjoy spending time at the lake up north and love all the activities and fun that it has to offer.

Check out Ben knee boarding for the very first time!!

Check out the HUGE Northern Pike that Ben caught in our lake! That's the largest fish I've seen caught from this lake in the 10+ years I've been coming up! It made for a yummy fish fry lunch!

The long, flat driveway makes skateboarding and scootering easy!

They love driving and riding in the John Deere tractor that we inherited from Great Aunt Kaye and Uncle Gary's cabin!

Captain Ben!

Captain Claire!

Claire loves to fish as well!

Mom painted Claire's toe nails for the first time at the cabin this spring!

Such a Big Girl!

Okay, so it's been a few months since I've posted pics and Claire has changed so much during that time! She's growing up so fast is one delightful, funny little (oops, I mean BIG) girl!

"Look how big I am!"

"Check out my big girl bed!"

Story time....

First night in her big girl bed.

Playing dress up is her favorite activity lately. She likes to say, "Mama, I look pretty!"

Her "fancy" shoes!

So silly!

One HUGE accomplishment is that Claire was potty trained in March and we had a "Potty Party" to celebrate!

We now have a First Grader in the Family

It's so hard to believe, but Ben has finished kindergarten...where did that year go?

Here he is on the first day....

and on the last day of school. He's grown in so many ways!!

Here he is at his Kindergarten Spring Sing...so cute!

Here he is with his teacher, Mrs. Houston. He has SOOO much fun this year and learned SOOOO much!!

Ben's 6th Birthday!

Okay, so this is long overdue...Ben celebrated his 6th Birthday on May 1st!! Here are some pics from the festive events surrounding his birthday.

Check out the new soccer gear that Grandma gave him...all set for soccer season!

Check out the new Joe Mauer Jersey!

A new hockey helmet with clear face mask....very cool stuff!

Make a Wish!

Time for a party with friends at Goldy's Game Room!

Claire LOVES to bowl!

Goldy made a special appearance at the party....very fun!

Group shot!

Kisses from Claire!

Pizza!

Another cake!

Granny, Uncle Chuck, Aunt Teri, Sam and Joe gave Ben a Joe Mauer jersey AND 2 tickets to a Twins game at the new Target Field!! Ben and Dave got there early to watch batting practice and were able to get up close to the field. Ben caught a ball!! So much fun!!

TC Bear!

Turning 6 turned out to be a great gig for Ben!