Spring into Sports

Happy Sunday!

Spring is here and that mean Spring Sports!  Last week my cousin Tyler had a Lacrosse game in Northfield so we made the trip to watch him play!  Mama said we were only going to stay for the first half, but because we were in such a great mood we got to stay for the whole game.

My favorite part was at the very end, after they won, when I got to go give my cousin a big hug!  I was worried that he wouldn't see us and come over, but Auntie Wendy said she knew he would come over if he could.

Ellen wasn't so sure about the black stuff on Tyler's cheeks, but she got a smooch from him anyways.

It might have been chilly, but it was a great night!

Tyler isn't the only one playing sports, soccer season has started in Owatonna!  I am on team HyVee and I am having a great time.  Coach Dan and Coach Tolle are a ton of fun and are making sure we learn a little bit about soccer too!

We have had two games so far.  Coach Tolle says that it isn't about winning so we don't keep score, so I don't know if we are winning, but we sure are having the most fun.

Coach Tolle also says that it is important to be a good sport.  That means that we make sure everybody has a chance to play, we make sure our teammates aren't hurt if they fall down, and after the game we give the other team high fives.

The best part of this season is that I get to be on the same team as my best friend Kaiya!  We have been on the same team two years in a row, I don't know if it will happen again, but it is pretty great.

The weather man says we are supposed to get a lot of snow tomorrow, here's hoping that he is wrong, but lucky me, Tennis is inside!

Linden

Swimming Like a Fish

You have all read about the fun that Mom and Sissy had at the Zoo sleeping with the fish. Did you ever wonder where was Ellen? What was she doing? Was she having fun?

Well... I was having fun! Dad and I went to the water park and played on the water slide!

 I really enjoyed playing on the slide and there were plenty of friends to play with at the water park.

 We got hungry and so we had food delivered to the pool and we ate during the pool break, so I didn't have to miss any pool time fun.

 After dinner I found a kickboard and thought it would make the slide more fun, and it did!

 I can't wait for the summer for some more pool time!

Sleepin' with the Fishes

We had the most amazing weekend ever!!  Mama's birthday was last week and for her present I got her a sleepover at the Minnesota Zoo in Discovery Bay.  Ellen was too little she she got to stay home with Daddy which meant mom and I got to hang-out, just the two of us!

Before heading to the zoo Mama and I decided to do some shopping and spend some time at Chuckie Cheese!  Mama and I got really lucky and won a ton of tickets.

Once we got to the zoo we had so much fun.  We decided to sleep by the jellyfish tank because I thought they would make a beautiful night light.  I was mostly right, but the tank was really bright, luckily the zoo keeper turned it off at bedtime.

Enough about the sleeping part.  Our zoo keeper, Max, was a ton of fun and taught us all sorts of great things.  We got to go behind the scenes and see where they keep all of the food, and how they feed each of the animals.  Did you know that turtles know their shapes and colors?  They each have a target that is a certain shape and color and when they touch it with their beak they get food!

We learned about a bunch of different underwater animals.  This was a cold water star fish.  He couldn't be outside of his tank for very long because he doesn't like being warm.  Did you know that star fish have 5 eyes!?!

It was really fun getting to be there after the zoo was closed. Most of the time the touch tanks are really hard to get close to because there are so many people.  The sharks were really active and fun to reach in and touch.  Our zoo keeper suggested that we not sleep by the shark touch tank because every night they have a party and splash around.

My favorite part was getting to go above the big fish tank and look in.  There are so many fish and it was really neat to see.  Mama was not so sure about me getting so close, but Zoo Keeper Max said it was safe as long as we were laying on our tummies.

We had a great time, though Mama said they kept her up too late (bedtime was 10:00!!)