Dad's Birthday Weekend!

So after being told by my friend Bridget that out of all of her friends' blogs, we are the worst at updating ours...I was feeling guilty and thought I should write something tonight rather than just sit on the couch!

This past week was a busy but fun week! Bridget was in town for the week and stayed at our house. The girls were so excited to have her here (and so was I)! We got to go for a walk around Lake Harriet and to dinner with Tasha and Lori and also enjoyed a movie one night (a romantic chic flick!)! We even had a productive meeting on financial planning!

Friday was Brian's birthday! I enjoyed it by taking the day off of work! We were supposed to do something together but he had to go into the office for a half day so I decided to do some shopping! We picked the girls up early from school and headed to the MOA for dinner and rides! We enjoyed a nice Italian meal at Tucci Benuch and surprised Dad with a Happy Birthday song and a brownie sundae! Then Corrie, Mike and Sam met us and we went on rides. It was super fun! Brian got to go on the Frog Hopper, along with 4 other little kids! He barely fit! It was Annie's first time and because she is not quiet 36 inches they made an adult ride too. Pretty funny! We did all the usual rides plus some! Now that Kate is over 42" she can go on the big rides there! So she ended up going on the Pepsi Orange Streak adult roller coaster 3 times! She screamed with pure delight the entire time! She also went on the adult version of the Frog Hopper...it takes you high into the sky and then suddenly drops you down (and repeats this motion)! She looked so little but again, had a blast! We didn't leave the mall until 10!

Then Bapa David and Grandma Nancy picked up the girls on Saturday and took them for the night! The girls had so much fun going to a new park, doing art projects, baking cookies, riding on the tractor/trailor, and so much more! Dad said they were angels the entire time! They even got to sleep together in the big bed at night. And Bapa and Grandma got to experience potty training joys when Annie peed on the floor in Target! Thanks for giving us some adult time Dad and Nanc! :)

Brian and I enjoyed a nice lunch at Maynards on Lake Mtka and then had a couples' massage for his birthday! We then did a little spontaneous shopping when Bri decided that instead of doing the annual b-day dinner at Fogo De Chao he would rather buy a PS3 and play games, watch movies and eat pizza rolls all night! So...that is what we did! We now own an Xbox, Wii, and a PS3 (not to mention the Nintendo, Sega, Atari...!)

Then today Brian picked up the girls and got to go for a nice motorcycle ride with my dad before bringing the girls home. I enjoyed some quite time that allowed me to clean, do a little clothes shopping for Kate and bought some mums for my pots!

All in all, it was a GREAT weekend. Believe it or not, I don't have any pics I can share as we didn't have the camera with us at all this weekend! But, at least you got to read this LONG post about what we did! :) Hope you all enjoyed a nice weekend as well.

State Fair '09

It is hard to believe but the State Fair has come and gone already this year! It truly marks the end of the summer :( After patiently waiting all week for Dad to get home from California, Kate finally got to go on Saturday night! Boy did we have a blast! The first thing we did was hit the Giant Slide as Kate couldn't wait to go down! Well, we spent about $30 alone on just slide rides! But it was worth it right ;) Then we visited some animal barns. Kate is not much of an animal fan! She likes to talk about them but not really be anywhere near them! The favorite barn was the poultry barn where we would laugh at the ducks, chickens, roosters, etc.! The honking noise scared them a few times though!

We spent the majority of our time in the kiddie midway of course! Both girls enjoyed some fun rides! Kate couldn't stop talking about the Lady Bugs ride which had music as loud as the regular midway with fog/smoke and boy did it go in circles fast! I think Annie's favorite was the ride that she got to lie down on her tummy and fly. How she got on it, I have no idea! It said you were supposed to be 42" and she isn't even 36"! In fact, if you notice the pictures, we put a high pony and wore tennis shoes to try and make her 36"!! It didn't work :(

But...I have to say both girls probably enjoyed the Euro Bungy the most! After waiting in line for 30 min. we were a little afraid Kate was going to chicken out but she didn't! In fact, she loved it and laughed the whole time! Then of course Annie wanted to jump so we couldn't disappoint her! She was so excited she ran right up to the jumper when it was her turn! She kept saying she was going to do flips but she didn't quite make that happen!

All in all, it was such a fun night and the girls were so well behaved! I am amazed to say that we did not leave the fair until after 11:00PM! It was the latest the girls have EVER stayed up! Of course they both fell asleep in the car but when I tried to take Annie's sucker out of her hand, she woke up and said "No" and then went right back to sleep gripping it as tight as possible!

Until next year!!!

Annie getting ready to jump!


Annie and Dad ready to fly!


Kate and Annie on the Little Mermaid ride (This is when I told Annie to smile with her eyes open!)


Kate and Mom on the Dragon Roller Coaster!


Annie obviously enjoyed her Sweet Martha's Cookie!


Kate Bungee Jumping!


Annie pre-Bungee Jumping...Talking Big About Doing Flips!