I Love Purple!!

Sorry for not posting these sooner. I don't know what happened, but I forgot to get these up here.

Nataly's birthday was last month and she wanted to have a purple party. Sounds simple enough, but it got a little out of control. Everyone had to wear purple, the food was purple and the decorations were purple. No such thing as a simple birthday for a 3 year old. It was lots of work, but every second was worth it to see her light up when everything was her favorite color.

This picture says it all. Grandma M took the purple party to a whole 'nother level.
Top to bottom purple. 

It was awesome.

 And there were purple cake pops. Once again, Nataly put the hurt on them.

 

 She was so hopped up on sugar, I'm surprised she sat still long enough to blow out her candle.

The birthday girl and her purple balloon.

If you take enough pictures of these 4 girls you will eventually get a picture of each one looking at the camera. 

But never all at the same time.

Best Picture Ever

Last weekend I went out with the guys to an outdoor wrestling event at a bar in Prior Lake. It was as much fun as it sounds. I would bet money that the group of us had the most fun of anyone else at that bar. A lot of stories to tell, but most of them aren't appropriate for a blog that is supposed to be all about the kids.

Here is the best picture ever: 

It looks like I'm wrestling with him (his name is Shorty) but I'm just messing around and posing for a picture. For the record, I think I could take him.

Weekly Recap

I had the week off last week. It was the first whole week I have had off in a long time. It was a blast. It was great spending that much time with the kids....and Alisha too. We did alot of the typical stuff we do on the weekends, but we did add a trip to Brainerd for some more fun. We stayed at a hotel with a waterpark and played in the water for hours. It's always fun to head back there and take a trip down memory lane. Alisha gets tired of hearing all of the things I used to do or how the city has changed, but oh well. And forget about getting her to into the hockey rink with me, she is done with that. We go there every time we are in town and it doesnt mean anything to her.

This isnt the real Paul Bunyan. It's the statue at the rest stop on your way into town. Nataly was scared of him at first, but she warmed up. Paul was way too big for Lucy be climbing on.

 Here is a picture of the locker room at the rink. It's been repainted and that's about it since I was a kid. It still smells and looks the same. 

Rafferty's Pizza. One of the places we go every time we are in town. It has been there since I was a kid and still tastes exactly the same. We had it 2 times in 3 days.

 Nataly and I spent Sunday together running around. We went to the Angry Catfish, The Bakers Wife, Rusty Taco and Trader Joes and the park. Busy day. Here's a pics of Nataly blowing those things off a dandelion.

 Here is a pic that Nataly took of me blowing those things off a dandelion. Notice anything missing?

Looking to have some more fun.

Weekend Fun

We just had a really fun weekend. Nataly is at that age where she wants to help you do what ever you are doing. It doesn't really matter what. This weekend she helped me roast some coffee, wash the truck and car, pick up sticks in the yard and clean up the patio. She is a really good helper for about 30 minutes. Then she looses interest and wants to move on. So she leaves you high and dry while she moves on to something more fun.

 She washed and I supervised. She did a pretty good job on everything below 3 feet.

She did eventually figure out that she could point the hose at me and soak me. 

I was surprised it took as long as it did.

What would a weekend be without a trip to Dave's for some herb popcorn and a bag of caramel corn.

Guess which person in this picture spilled half a bag of caramel corn.

Lucy's getting pretty active. When she does sit still, she loves to make noise. The noise in the video is her current favorite. Which isn't really that bad.

 It's hard to tell, but we are roasting coffee. It's a pretty white trash way to roast coffee. Don't tell anyone. But if you want to try some, let me know. I'm roasting beans with a popcorn popper. It works OK, but the batches are really small and it's tough to get any consistency. Nataly is weighing some beans and bagging them up so she can sell them to mom and Lucy. I haven't tried this batch yet, so we will see if it turns out. Stay tuned...

Nataly the Ballerina

Uncle Brad signed Nataly up for a dance class. She loved it! 

Now she wants us to call her Nataly "The Dancer" instead of Nataly. She's turning into a diva.