The Exciting Days of the Meyers

Friday, March 2, 2012

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

March 2nd would have been Dr. Seuss's 108th or maybe 106th birthday! So we of course had to have a birthday party! We did green eggs and ham last year which didn't go over so well since someone doesn't like eggs. Well she still doesn't, so we ordered pizza instead and made Thing 1 and Thing 2 cupcakes. It was a Friday night after a full and long week at work and I didn't have a whole lot of energy so we just used what we had to make these cupcakes. We watched Cat in the Hat episodes while enjoying our cupcakes! Thank you for all your fun books Dr. Seuss!

Birkie 2012!

Two weekends ago we headed to the good old Heartwood again for the Birkie weekend. My dad did it for the 4th time I believe and I had a college friend fly in from Wyoming to do it for her first time. We also had a friend with us who was doing the Korte and an international student worker from my dads work come up to cheer. Friday night

we had a delicious pasta dinner and went to bed somewhat early since the skiers had to get up before the sun to get to the race on time. Us non racers slept in a little and had a low key morning before heading to the finish line. I went for a run/walk since there was not quite enough snow to ski.

We debated bringing Linnea to the finish but in the end decided she would have more fun playing on the playground, sledding with daddy, having lunch and hopefully getting a nap. So mom, Aric (dad's student worker) and I went to the end and cheered for dad. It was a beautiful day full of sunny skies and great snow on the Birkie trails! We didnt see Colleen come in but she had a wonderful first Birkie! My dad was also happy with his 50k.

We all had a late lunch back at the cabin and then while dad took a nap, my mom, Linnea, Chris, and Aric and I did some tubing. I also got to ski at the bottom of the hill which was very fun. Linnea was so curious about the skis too! She was also a trooper walking up the hill and LOVED going down. She made sure to take turns going down with everyone out there. So after our busy day we had a burrito bake for supper with a smores bake for dessert and then tried to wind the 3 year old down with Winnie the Pooh and quiet playing.

Finally got her down and some people played scrabble and then we hit the hay.

We enjoyed a big breakfast and then some more tubing before heading home. Linnea surprised us all and slept for about an hour and a half on the way home! This girl never sleeps in the car so she must have have totally wiped out! We had another great weekend!

MN Zoo Date

The weekend of Feb 17-20th was a great one! It was a 4 day weekend for me! I decided to take Linnea to preschool Friday morning and have an Amy day, which doesn't happen too often. I ventured over to Theodore Wirth Park and skied a few times around on their 3K loop. It was fun fun fun! Then I stopped home for a shower and quick lunch before I got my haircut. Then I had some shopping to do...Linnea is outgrowing some of her shirts and we have still been on the hunt for tap and ballet shoes for her dance class. Well Once Upon a Child was on my side! I was able to find her tap shoes, a second leotard with a tutu attached and a few cheap new looking long sleeved tops. I headed to Old Navy next to return some clothes I had got from Christmas and ended up with a gift card with a fair amount to spend! So I got some new jammies, jeans and a shirt for me a dress for Linnea. I can't remember what we did Sat and Sunday but I am sure it involved Linnea's dance class, grocery shopping, watching shows, reading, doing puzzles, walking or running and just having fun.

Monday I kept Linnea out of preschool so we could head to the zoo for a mommy and Linnea day of fun. It was super busy in the Tropics area since it was a beach party with a HUGE sandbox and bucket giveaway. It was so busy that L had no interest trying to squeeze in the sandbox to play and they had run out of buckets by the time we got there. We didn't even get there that late so that was a little frustrating but we still had a blast! We maneuvered our way through the Tropics trail and then did the MN trail which was much less crowded. Linnea enjoyed finding the "stamps" for each animal and seeing what the active animals were up to. We had a little indoor picnic and then headed to the new "bee" playroom. It was cute but someone was getting super tired so we didn't stay in there very long before heading to Discovery Bay to check out the sharks and other sealife quick and then out to the car. Again I wish I had more days and time to do things like this with our lil girl!

She loved the lynx! It was running back and forth and before I knew it Linnea had joined in the fun of pacing right along with it.

The Tropics Party may have run out of buckets and space in the sandbox but there were still coloring sheets and sandart to be done so we spent some time doing that.

My little bee.

our picnic!

Walking through a wolf "den" on the MN Trail.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Foshay Tower

We had a little family date last Monday night. I had a LivingSocial Deal to Keys Cafe at the Foshay Tower in downtown Minneapolis so I went to the Library and checked out a free pass to the Tower so it was a pretty cheap night! Linnea did okay at the restaurant but said next time we wanted to go out to eat she would stay with grandma and grandpa. She enjoyed coming up to the tower with me though. Daddy didnt make the trip up in case it were to trigger vertigo again. I took some pictures from the top with my phone but havent got them on the computer yet. These pictures are from Chris's camera and we got one good one from the bottom of the Foshay which is seen below. I was inspired to make sure we went to Foshay by Timo, Mack's husband. He went while he was here visiting from Germany! So thanks Timo! We loved it! it was beautiful at night! And it started snowing a little which I loved...but with the snow came lots of wind! soooo brrrrrr!!!!

Mardi Gras!

Ever since I lived in New Orleans I have had a special place in my heart for Mardi Gras and have celebrated it one way or another up here. The first few years I was home I went to Dixie's for Cajun Cuisine, drinks and music and then when I lived with Chris we had a party and the past two or maybe three years my parents have hosted a party full of fun New Orleans foods, music and of course our family and friends! My mom makes some amazing Jambalaya, Gumbo and King Cake. I have provided the Red Beans and Rice and beads. My mom made some muffaletta wraps, bread pudding, Mardi Gras Punch this year too. She was so busy! Friends and family have brought things such as beignets, Hurricances, wine, Abita Beer, shrimp, salads, purple and green grapes representing two of the Mardi Gras colors and pecan pie. Maybe I will try to make some pralines next year! We got only a few pictures and they are of me holding my friends baby and Linnea looking at her. The other one is of Linnea and my friends other daughter Isabelle playing...my dad has more that I will try to post on here soon!

Finally a "co-man"!

A few weeks ago after my sign language class I have been taking every Wednesday evening I was greeted by this sweet snowman or "co-man" as Linnea says.

Linnea and Daddy worked hard on it after preschool before their dinner together.

They were very creative with what they used to make her complete, using just what was in our yard. A clothespin for a nose, a bucket for a hat and rocks for her eyes. Linnea shared her scarf with co-man and gave her sticks for arms and a line for her mouth.

I am calling the co-man "her" because Linnea said the snowman was her little sister, just a little bit smaller than her. We have been waiting a LONG time for the right kind of snow to make a snowman. We have read so many books about snowmen and seen so many shows with snowmen in it and Linnea asked daily if we could make one, so we were thrilled when there was enough of the right kind of snow to build her little sis.