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Saturday, August 24, 2013

Woodbury Days

We spent the morning at Ojibway Park for Woodbury Days with Liam, Logan and Miles.  It was a hot one, but the boys had a great time!

He still was totally freaked out by the rides, but did enjoy going down the big slide with Daddy

 Uh-oh, this looks like trouble!
 They thought Ronda would like this one because it is orange
 O thought this car was best in show....because it is dark blue!
 The boys struggled a bit during the coin hunt...they didn't really understand that they had to dig around in the sand to find them.
 Liam loving the motorcycles.  O was content to just yell hello to him each time he passed by us.
 Miles and Liam going on the ferris wheel
 I finally talked him into going on the carousel and the second he got on the dog, he started to scream and cry and wanted to get off.
 "Hi Little Guy!"
 "Mom, what's he doing to the grass?"  Eating it!  "Oh GROSS!!! That camel is gross!"
 Trying to wake up the mama cow
 Hi! 
 Have a great rest of your weekend!  Love, the Mordorskis

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Family FunFest

Owen and I enjoyed a date today.  A Woodbury Police Officer puts on an amazing event each year for families to come and have fun, but more importantly, to honor fallen officers and their families.  We had a great time and it was a good teaching moment for me to explain why police officers are so important.  Midway through the event, they host a very emotional moment of silence (which is actually very loud!).  About 5-8 police cars had their sirens on and everyone just bowed their heads to think about the officers lost and their families.  It was pretty amazing.

We were lucky enough to get to share a table with 3 police officers at lunch time and O was in heaven!  If that wasn't distraction enough, 3 helicopters landed in the field while we were eating.  I practically had to force his hot dog into his mouth!

Great weather, fun event for a great cause and a pretty amazing little boy.  Couldn't ask for a much better day!

DNR helicopter
 Getting to be a co-pilot
 We got to meet Chase the police horsie.  He was out of the trailer, so we even got to pet him.  Owen asked the police officer if he falls off of the horsie and needs a Band-Aid. :)
 I was shocked that the officer asked O if he wanted to sit on his motorcycle!  He was one of the officers that we had lunch with.  He works in Minneapolis and turns out he knows my cousin, who is an officer for the U of M and used to work for Minneapolis.  Small world!
 Bouncey houses galore!
 There were 4 or 5 fire trucks that we got to sit in.  They let O try on their gear, "drive" the engines, and gave him a junior fire fighter badge.  It was heaven for him!

 Checking out where the hose hooks up to the truck
 Look who we ran into - Sully! 
 Hmm, this is not even a "cheese" face, this is really how excited he was to get to "drive" the fire truck!

 Future fire fighter


 There was even a pirate there!  I thought for sure (I even bet Sully's dad $10 bucks!) that Owen would be afraid of him.  He ran right up to him and said "Arrrrghhh Matey!"  The pirate gave him a gold coin and he thought it was 'SO COOL MOM!'
 Then we were off to the games and ran into a family from our church volunteering at the event


 Sully and Owen picking ducks from the pond
 Then compared prizes
Whistle lips
 K9 demonstration
 He got to sit in the back of the police car, then he even got to "drive" it!
 Another helicopter landing
 And last, but not least, we got to use a real hammer and make a Home Depot project.
 On our way out he convinced me to get some cotton candy.  I don't think this day could have been any better for him - fire trucks, a police horsie, sitting on a motorcycle, watching 3 helicopters land, getting to use a real hammer AND getting to have cotton candy! This is the life!
 

Friday, August 16, 2013

I Scream, You Scream!

Heidi hosted an ice cream social on Thursday afternoon for all the kids and parents.  It was to celebrate all of the hard work that the kids have done this month reading at home.  Each week, we had to set a goal of how many books we would read and write them all down.  At the end of the 4 weeks, we got to celebrate with ICE CREAM!

 Patiently waiting our turn to pick toppings
 Marshmallows, chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, M&M's, Oreos, toffee, toppings, whipped cream, cherries...what a treat!
 Even a wafer cookie and an umbrella!
 YUM!
 Ice cream cone decorations - Owen made the one with the red scoop, second from the left on the bottom row
 After they were done, Heidi let each of her Little Stars go pick out a book.  She also gave them a certificate declaring that they are a "Rocking Reader!"
 Heidi and Owen



Sunday, August 11, 2013

Children's Museum and Fun in the Sun

Heidi was off this week, so Owen was spoiled at Ronda's for a few days, I stayed home with him one day and Paul stayed home with him one day.  The day I was home with him, we met up with another NICU grad, Micah, at the Children's Museum.  We played, had lunch and then got a treat at Candyland.  Such a fun day!

Riding a bike and making the sails flap
 Micah and Owen "snowboarding"
 This car was his favorite part
 3-2-1 BLAST OFF in Dora's rocket ship
 Making constellations
 Micah and Owen tending to Dora's garden
 Boots' ship

 Diego and "Little guy" as Owen calls him
 Dora and Boots
 Turtle Owen
 Today we had our daycare family over to BBQ and play in the water.  Owen was in heaven!
 
Terry, Owen Shayla and Summer
 Sully showing Owen how it's done
 Liam, Logan, and the Shaffer girls
 Owen and Sidney having a water fight

 Justin, Connelly and Owen....O must taste good!