Addison's Birthday

Last weekend we went down to the cities to celebrate Addi's birthday with a trip to the American Girl Doll Store in the Mall of America. It was an experience I know I will never forget. It's a full two floors of dolls and for anyone who knows me know I'm NOT a doll person. But, Addison has been wanting one for a few years now and when daddy finally cracked and said yes we planned the trip. The boys also had fun at Legoland and just hanging at the hotel and swimming. We got together with Donna (my birth mom) and she offered us tickets to a Minnesota game this weekend. So back we went to Minneapolis for the second time in a week. We decided to take Nick and Morgan along (found them cheap tickets online) a VERY good time was had by all.

 Addison with her birthday gifts

 The boys with Vikings cheerleaders

 Nick and Morgan outside the stadium

 Nick and Morgan with the car from "Back to the Future"

 inside the stadium

It's not Memorial Stadium but it was a beautiful night for football

 We had the kids' pictures taken yesterday for Christmas.  They turned out even better than I expected. I would love to hear your thoughts on which ones to choose. Here is a link to view them. Password is gerds125
http://online.portrait-pictures.com/SC/index.cfm?fuseaction=Vendor&vid=586&fn=LeMarPhotography

We are so proud of Randy's mom. She organized an effort to get fresh onions, potatoes and beans to a local food bank. It was  covered by the local news. Here is the link to watch the story. It's very moving.

http://www.wday.com/event/article/id/39479/publisher_ID/29/