Eight

Yep, eight candles on their cake this year!!! Can't believe these little girls are growing up so quickly. I can still remember almost every single detail of the day they were born as if it was just yesterday! This seemed to be the birthday of all birthday's for them as they got to do a lot of celebrating.

Their day consisted of us waking them up by singing "Happy Birthday", I then surprised them at school by being the secret reader for their class (I read Charlie The Caterpillar, their favorite book when they were little), then Kale and I ate lunch with them before we headed home. The evening brought their grandparents to our house where we enjoyed some supper and cake. Thank you again to everyone for your birthday gifts - it was the first year without toys and it took them until the next day to fully appreciate the things they were given, but they were very excited about them all!!! Handmade thank-you's will be in the mail soon!!!

Friday, right after school, we took off for Minneapolis - we stayed in Owatonna Friday night and took advantage of the wonderful outlet mall and, of course, Cabela's!! Saturday was the big day - after months of begging, we finally took them to eat at American Girl with their dolls. The rest of the day was spent riding rides - to which Ana finally was tall enough to ride one of the BIG rollercoasters - I've never seen a little girl so excited!!! Thankfully we made it home Saturday night before all of the ice moved in the area. I'd say it was a memorable 8th birthday.




(Kale's lego combine - he couldn't be any happier!!!!!)