Artistic Adventure

For our last adventure (besides going to the Mall of America so dad could shop at the sock store) for Grey's birthday was to check out the Walker Sculpture Garden. There was a homecoming being held there so we felt very under-dressed.


How many times have you seen the same ol' cheery on a spoon? So I tried something different. It's a smidge cool.


And we strolled around the sculptures, admiring here, questioning there.


A little bit of garden gazing for me and the birthday boy.


But then! We found the miniature golf created by artists! The golf ball/club checkout area was closed so we couldn't play but it was just as fun to explore.


THIS was the BEST! I've always wanted to try one of these rooms! I'm a GIANT!


Mini-Grandma.


You're supposed to have your friends stand on the footprints and golf around them.


All courses need to be this creative, what a fabulous idea!

party hats

I had forgotten to hand out party hats during Grey's little friend party the day before, so I made my family wear them to make up for it.


My dad always teaches my kids good things.


Then we opened a few presents.


Good news, Grey likes his drum! He's getting to be a little music man!

(one more birthday post to come!)

In the orchard

I love these people (thanks for the photo, daddio! Thanks for making the kids giggle, mama!)

Apple Farm

Since Sean had a long day of work on Grey's actual birthday (his boss let him off a teensy bit early so he could see the birthday boy before he went to bed!) we did the real celebrating on his Sean's day off.


And to celebrate, we went to an apple orchard.


Liam and Dash got to go on a tractor train. Woot woot!


Grey watched. Happy birthday! (and my parents came for the weekend! So nice that they're in reasonable driving distance)


We hoped to do some apple picking but they didn't have any apples available that day. Boo-urns.


We forced Grey to only take one nap that day (and he only slept for an hour). Happy birthday!


Time to sneak in cuddles with dad.


Also time to squeeze in giggles with grandpa.


"Grandpa's hat is so funny!"


I'll never get over their eyes.


Their squints, either. (I bought these jackets in a pinch, not realizing there was a skull and crossbones on that hood lip. Whoopsie.)


It was a Saturday, so it was crowded, which meant waiting in several lines.


We finally made it to the hay ride! (sans hay) The kids are so excited!...


That's a little better. Dash's smile, oy I love it.


Our happy family on this happy birthday day.


Made all the better by grandparents. Hurray!