Sadie Turns 6!

On Saturday, we hosted Sadie's 6th birthday party at our house. She wanted a rainbow/fairy theme so we invited a ton of girls and decided to do crafts. Sounded like a fun party to me!! Well, fun and maybe a little bit crazy. We invited 13 kids and some parents and grandparents too not to mention Eli and Sadie and me and Dennis! I was beginning to wonder what we were thinking, but it all turned out great. The kids were so sweet and I can see why Sadie just had to invite them all.

First, we made these rainbow ribbon wands!

Sweet Clara!



Auntie Talia and Anissa

Grandma made the cake once again. Sadie requested a rainbow with some pink somewhere so that is what she got (the cake was pink)! This one is the cake for her actual birthday on Sunday.

All of the girls!

And the boys too!

Sadie and her cousin Anissa!

Zoe enjoying cake!

Look! Dennis and I are in the same picture! That never happens.

We also made flower fairies!

The fairies! 

Opening the presents! She did not get one toy, only crafts and clothes! I think her friends know her well. Is she really already at the age where she's out-grown toys?!? I can't believe how fast the time goes and that my sweet Sadie-girl is six. It's been a great ride with this girl who makes me laugh. Here's to a life-time of laughs. Happy Birthday.



School Pictures 2012

School pictures arrived yesterday. They both turned out charming with their missing teeth and all. Love them.

 

Apparently all the classes got to do a funny face picture. I'm pretty sure they messed up and sent the funny face instead of the sweet, innocent one. I think this one is perfect though!

Take note of all those boys!!! See the little boy sitting in front of Sadie? Sadie came home from school one day and said that the little boy said "Ooolala" to her. Then she asked what "oolala" meant.

Enjoying Fall

Several weeks ago, fall was in full force in Northern Minnesota. We had to go out and enjoy the fall colors. We went to a place in the national forest called "the lost forty". It was beautiful. The reds, yellows, oranges and browns were other-worldly. It was a cool day, but the sun was shining so it felt good in the sun.

Collecting leaves

This tree has a nose.

Biking on the trail. In hind sight, this was a bad idea. It was really hilly and rooty.

Dennis riding Eli's bike.



This past weekend was even more colorful and the weather was in the 80s. We took our last canoe ride of the season on the Mississippi. Eli informed us that this was his last canoe ride ever. You see, we tipped the canoe in Lake Bemidji and the water was cold--really cold. We let the kids sit in their little lawn chairs in the canoe and that was the reason for the tipping. They both looked over the same side of the canoe at the same time and the lawn chairs slid, then came the big splash. Luckily, we were relatively close to shore and our car. We just had to take a brief stroll soaking wet through downtown Bemidji, but we are all laughing about it now!
And today, it's snowing (yesterday too)! Fall went too fast. I'm hoping for a brief warm-up because I'm not ready for winter yet. We did have a great before-school snowball fight. It was a blast.