Easter 2011

Here are my kiddos, as of Easter! My he grow fast!

Jacob is 7, going on 8 ~ And quite determined to be his own person!

Emalee is 5, graduated from preschool and ready for Kindergarten ~ She is a Princess!

Samuel is 2, has no fear,not potty trained, and determined to make sure mommy is on her toes!

Preschool Graduation

Emalee as gradate from PreSchool, what a great day for her! It was a wet rainy day outside, but we grabbed our blanket and headed into the gym for a picnic like no other. After some ice cream, the kids gathered for their envelopes. The end to preschool, but now we begin the journey to Kindergarten!

The Gardeners

The kids wanted to plant a garden this year so we said let's go for it! Here are some pictures of this years crop.

We've managed to grow monster sunflowers, strawberries, watermelon, cucumbers, acorn squash, corn, lettuce, carrots, and greenbeans.....thanks to lots of care and attention from the Larson children, Andy (the cat), Daddy and Mommy.

First Day of 2nd Grade

Jacob's first day of school as a 2nd grader. Hard to believe that this little guy is growing up so fast! He loves his teacher and has lots of friends in his class, we are excited for a fresh and fun new year!

Soccer Family

Never thought that we'd be playing soccer, but they love it! Daddy's coaching Emalee's team this year and Co-coaching on Jacob's team. In a few more years we'll probably have 3 in soccer as Samuel already loves to dribble the soccer ball and currently keeps Mom & Dad busy running up and down the field chasing after him. Here are a few pics of our soccer prince & princess kick'in it! ;-)

Here's a little clip from Emalee's first soccer game, kind of fun watching the girls run around trying to figure out where to kick the ball, and not kick each other!

Fun in the Cities

Emalee transformes into a beautiful Rainbow Butterfly as we enter Como Town. After her transformation we visited the Butterfly house at Como Zoo. What a great time! Who knew there were SO many butterflies!

Daddy, Jacob, Emalee, and Samuel took a ride on the Como Town Train after Mommy, Samuel, and Jacob took a spin on the Tilt a Whirl.

Jacob & Emalee had a great time fighting fire on this cool ride in Como Town. While the older two fought fires, Samuel found a cool little train to ride. I think we could have spent the whole day riding and having fun!

The Kids Learn how to speak Seal...at Como Zoo!

The Kids do their best imitation of the Seals at Como Zoo in St. Paul, MN. What a great time we had and the Seals were the big hit of the day. I think we could have watched them all day long.

Jacob, Emalee, and Samuel cheered, clapped, and tried their best to get the seals to give us a good show, and I luckily caught a little on film!