Birthdays and Baseball games

Today we celebrated Maggie's 5th birthday.  We had grandpa and Sharon over and we grilled out.  For dessert, we brought out Maggie's birthday cake.  As you can see, it's quite the cake.  A Fairy Barbie cake.  This cake is really all Maggie wanted for her birthday.  As soon as she saw it at the grocery store last week.....she was hooked.    After birthday dinner, Alex had his baseball game in Avon.  We played the Avon team that looks and plays like they are in 4th or 5th grade.  They had on real uniforms and actually have practice once or twice a week.  We're lucky if the boys on our team can chew gum and run.   However.....Alex has fun and that's what its all about!   

Sunsets with the roomies

Last Friday I met with my college roommates.  From the left, Terry, me, Bridget, and Colleen.  We were missing Julie, whose husband came down with the H1N1 virus that night.  Yikes!  However we met at Sunsets on Lake Minnetonka and ate a good meal and then ventured off to another bar down the road.   It is always so fulfilling to see my roomies who are my dear friends.  They've known me for twenty years and we've shared a lot of memories.  I always come away from these visits with a smile and a peace in my heart.  I am grateful that we still try to hook up three or more times a year.   Today, my kids are going fishing AGAIN with grandpa.  They can not seem to get enough fishing in.   Hopefully no one will get a hook in the ear!