Random Cute Pictures

Swimming Lessons With Dad

Grand Slam

Maddie's 12th Birthday

Maddie was lucky to have her birthday on presidents day this year, so she had no school. We started the day with breakfast with friends at the Original Pancake House and then headed to Paint your Plate.  Dad still had to work so he didn't get to join us until later!  We then hung out until dad came home and made a yummy steak dinner! Did I mention her birthday celebration started Friday the 18th (she had to eat out all weekend ) and went until Saturday the 25th when she had her friends at Grand Slam. 

Her friends came over while we were eating dinner and brought her a cake, gifts, and a poster of pictures! She was so happy and felt really loved.  At school the next day, some over her other friends decorated her locker and sang to her in the lunch room. 

Maddie got lots of great gifts and cards for her birthday, but her favorite of all was getting her parents to finally cave in and give her a cellphone.  I have now officially lost my little girl.  However, it is cute to get the the I love you mom texts!

McCartan Kid update

Maddie: Has been going through some tough middle school/friend drama this year. And so it begins....It's been hard giving her advice and seeing her so upset.  She is growing up so fast. She is officially the last 11 year old in Edina without a phone...so we may break down sooner then later as it is now effecting her friendships since there only way of communicating is texting now.  She is still playing traveling soccer and is almost done with winter training and gets a little break before spring/summer season starts in April.  She is going skiing for the first time next week on a field trip and is mad that we have never taken her before. Sorry Mads your parents can't ski.  And as you can see from the picture below-she is still obsessed with Bieber. Yes, that is a huge cut out of Bieber and yes it scares us when we enter the room. 

Jack: Has turned into a crazy boy this winter.  He now Pew's (which is shooting people) He says " Pew Pew Mommy! Now your dead" Nice that's my two year old.  Pretty much anything these days can be a "Pew".  He is also into Robots and Transformers big time and for some reason likes the bad guy Transformer Megatron the best.  He is going to a preschool class on Wednesday mornings and gets excited to see his friends.  He is really into friends right now and wants to call his buddy Ryder all the time but doesn't want to talk he just wants him over to wrestle.  Besides physical activity and arts and crafts which are his two favorite things he also enjoys playing Smurfs on the ipad.  He calls playing Smurfs "Furf time".  P.S. Daddy likes Furf time a lot too!

My WILD 2 year old

I know it has been a pretty nice winter, but I'm sick of trying to entertain a WILD 2 year old inside.  I need to let him run free outside.  Yesterday, my sister and I took Jack to the Edina open gym and it was horrible.  I thought it would be a nice break from Edinborough park, but I was wrong.  It was nice and peaceful until we arrived. Jack ripped the place apart and almost took about 5 kids out and maybe a couple of moms as well.  We won't be going back there anytime soon.

Penguins