Cinco de Mayo 2015

A few weeks ago, we celebrated Cinco de Mayo. It was a fun day.

In the morning we made paper mache pinatas. I was a little worried about the mess that this would make. Turns out, it wasn't messy at all, on account of neither kid wanting to use the paste (1 part flour, 5 parts water, boiled). So I ended up making the pinatas. Side note: in the future make these at least one day ahead of time. I only did only layer of newspaper and it was still damp in some areas. Adelyn filled hers with toys. Little did she know that we had candy to put in. So when hers broke open, she was so surprised to find candy inside.

For dinner we had my parents over. I made stuff for make your own chipotle knock-off bowls. So yummy. Genevieve really liked her black beans.

My Big Boy

(A bit late...)
On April 16 we celebrated Odin's 3rd birthday! I cannot believe it, on two levels. I can't believe he is already 3 and I also can't believe that it has only been 3 years since he entered our lives. It seems like he has always been a part of our family.

We happen to be in MN. The day wasn't the nicest one - it is spring, after all. So, we ended up going to the Maple Grove Maze for something special to do. It was great! We were the only ones there! The kids (and mommy and daddy) had fun running around, exploring and going down the slides.

For dinner we had a family dinner(mom, dad, big and little sister, Jake, Katie and G&G Obert). The birthday boy picked chili and corn muffins for his meal. And since it was his birthday, we let him have a muffin BEFORE eating his chili. He was pretty happy about that. For dessert he picked a cookie monster cake. But green. Earlier in the day we had fun decorating it together.

He got some pretty fun presents. I think my favorite is a plane from cousin Asher. It is a take-apart plane. It comes with a drill (Odin's favorite part) and big pieces to build a plane. It's pretty cool.

Odin, you are such a special boy. I love your snuggles (at night he always asks for one more snuggle). I love how gentle you are with Evie Monster. I love reading books with you. I love how you are shy and want to be at my side when it is a new experience. I love how curious you are. I love your blond hair and blue eyes. In a nutshell, I love you. Happy birthday, little man!

(Stats... about 40 lbs and 41 inches tall, both above 95 percentile).