Happy Birthday to Me!

Dan surprised me and invited Mark and Megan over to help celebrate my birthday Friday night.  I had requested to stay in and have Dan prepare his BBQ ribs.  He nailed them- they were superb!  The weather wasn't in his favor to grill but leave it to Dan, he made this make shift contraption to keep him dry over the grill.  Thanks for making my birthday a special day!

Outdoor Soccer Starts!

Saturday was our first day of outdoor soccer.  One would think the middle of May would bring sunny skies and warm weather...apparently not!  Instead, we were blessed with 45 degrees, rain and wind.  Despite the weather Wyatt prevailed.  He still is only interested on his own terms- hopefully we'll see a sign of change toward the end of this session.

Mother's Day Weekend

First spring meal on the patio- a burger I've been craving forever!  Dan did a fantastic job and a nice Grain Belt Nordeast accompanied it :)

My fruit kabob concauction for Mother's Day brunch.

Need I say more....I have the best son in the world- my life wouldn't be complete without the little fellow in my life.  He made me a Whoopie Pie at Lunds, a homemade card from daycare and gave me a charm from Tiffany.  Dan wanted to start a new tradition this year and begin adding charms to my bracelet that symbolize my life with Wyatt.  I look forward to see what these two boys come up with in the years to come.  I love you both so much!

Bon Voyage Megan and Clay

My cousin Megan and her husband will be heading to London for 4 years while Clay is stationed there for the Air Force.  They were spending some time at my parent's house before departing so we met up with them at the MOA.  Of course Wyatt had to get some play time in at Nickelodeon Universe.

Wyatt, Me, Uncle Gregg, Megan and Clay at Twin Citie's Grill

Pancakes with Papa!

Pancakes for breakfast is something that is expected when Wyatt spends the night at my mom and dad's house.  He loves stirring the batter and being right there to help out.  He talks about making pancakes with Papa all the time.

Wyatt insisted that Papa makes small ones.

Pizza Night!

The three of us headed to my parent's house last Saturday night as well as Scott and Sara.  Along with my mom and dad, Sara's sister and her family were there too.  Scott is an amazing cook and is bound and determined to master the Greek pizza that saturates Northfield- he is so close. 

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L to R- Scott, Johnny, Christine, Cameron, Wyatt, Sara, Tate, Susie, Mom, Dad and Dan

Wyatt playing cards with Sara

Papa's ATV

Of course Papa Suess has all the toys!  He's had this ATV for quite some time but Wyatt has never shown any interest- until now.  He is full throttle forward or backward- I think he's ready for his licence!

Easter

When people think of Easter what comes to mind is dying eggs, egg hunts, candy and Easter baskets- though we did all of the above we cannot forget the true meaning of Easter...The Lord has risen!  It was a great day shared with my parents and Dan's family.

Getting ready to dye some eggs!



Patiently waiting for the tablets to dissolve.





Jemma, Wyatt, Micah and Aidan at the start of the egg hunt.



Bubbles!



Aidan



Jemma

Micah and Kim

Happy Birthday, Megan!

Mark & Megan and Dan & I went out for dinner to celebrate Megan's birthday to Fuji Ya Saturday night.  The four of us could sit around a bonfire all night, which we've done, and laugh hysterically with one another.  Tonight was no different- we are so thankful to have them in our lives.  Happy Birthday, Megan.  We love you so much.

Girls Night Out- April

It's always a great night when all of us girls can get together.  Tonight we went to Rojo in St. Louis Park and we were given wonderful news from Stacy that she's expecting twins in November- yeah!  Kim's getting married, Kari just got married, Stacy's having twins...it's going to be a busy year :)

(L to R) Stacy, Megan, Kari, Megan, Kim, Me, Koren, Sara and Jill

Snow, Snow Go Away!

It's hard to enjoy the 60 degree weather when we have this lovely line of snow on the south side of our yard that just won't go away- thanks, fence.  Tonight, Wyatt and I decided to take the matter into our own hands and remove it ourselves.  We spread it across the backyard.  I promised him it would all be gone by the time we came home from work tomorrow- I hope I'm right!  He thought the hose might help too- with a little help from the dump truck.

Jeep Time!

Luca stopped by for a visit on the Jeep.  Wyatt had to take a spin down the block.  FYI- we will never own one of these!

Wyatt, Zach and Molly

Wyatt and I went over to the Nelson's last night for a long, overdue playdate with  Zach and Molly.  They all played so well together, it was hard to leave.  Miss Molly is like the Energizer Bunny, she just keeps going and going and going.

Celebrating everyone's birthday!

I'm not sure who is chasing who!

Miss Molly

Kings of the Hill!

Snickerdoodles!

I can always count on Wyatt to help me bake...even in his sunglasses! 

He had his own bowl of flour and cinnamon that he wanted to play with- it was so cute to listen to his conversation with himself, "you take a scoop from here and put it in there and then scoop it."

Paint Party

Papa and Mana Suess stopped by for a visit yesterday.  Wyatt wanted Mana Diane to paint with him.  My mom's great artistic talent is to paint "Wyatt" on her paper :)