Target Field!!! We spent a great weekend in Minneapolis with my family....I will warn you that there are A LOT of pictures...I just couldn't choose which ones to put on here!!!

We had great seats in left field (another great trip planned by Craig!). It rained for a few innings and we were covered by an overhang...we didn't get a drop! :)
"Austin and Uncle Bryant yelling.... "hit one to us!!"

Rachel wanted proof...her nephew actually sitting with her! (he usually prefers uncle bryant!)

Do you see the M&M's on the scoreboard?? Austin pointed them out to us!

GREAT SEATS! It was a great place to watch the game. The only bad thing was we couldn't see the jumbo tron. (oh and the rowdy guys in front of us yelling at the left fielder for the Rangers..Tyden was starting to repeat what they were saying! Auntie Jen had to have a little talk with them and they actually turned out to be pretty fun!)

Our favorite left fielder!

Austin's favorite meal....minus the hot dog these days!

Minnie and Paul...the kids were WAITING for them to "move". We warned them they don't really do what they do in commercials but they will shake hands after they win! Tyden looked up there after every pitch in the 9th inning! He didn't want to miss it!

Katelynn is learning little by little how to score the game....something my Dad taught me when I was little!

The Bergeson's!

We were there right when the gates opened....we headed to our seats to try and catch a batting practice home run..no such luck but the kids loved watching the action!!

Our awesome MAUER jerseys!!

Scratch that....this one is even better!!

Mauer had a lot of cute fans at the game! Plus...the first 5,000 kids got Span jerseys...that was a really nice bonus!

We stayed downtown and had a 3/4 mile walk to the ballpark. We walked there and back as it was a beautiful night and lots of action to see. My dad had the task of carrying Austin the whole way there...I can't believe he made it because he is quite a load to carry!!

The sign Rachel made but never made it to the game! The game was on ESPN so we figured Bert woudn't be circling people!

Our night out on the town! Mom and Dad stayed with the kids Saturday night! It was fun to be right downtown and walk to the bar. We went to a fun irish pub with Bryant's brother and his wife. It was great to hang out outside!!

Our first stop was the Como zoo. Craig and Bryant had tickets for the game on sat. too so we took the kids to the zoo. It was hot and smelly and dirty....not the best! The only fun thing was the carousel, however, Austin didn't want to sit on a horse so I had to sit on a bench with him instead. The parking was crazy...Dad dropped us off and had a 10-15 minute walk to the car!! Too crazy for us...good thing it was free!

All in all....it was a GREAT weekend!! We loved Target Field and the Twins got a win for us. The kids were all really good!.....so glad we went!!

More updates.......there seems to be less time for blogging as the weather gets nicer!! Here is what has been happening...

Evan and Melissa's wedding!

Craig's cousin got married in Alex this weekend. It was a beautiful wedding! Thanks to hotel Gundberg for hosting us! It was fun!

Waltzing with Papa!

Eli had some serious breakdancing moves!

Katelynn and Brooklyn

were good little dancing partners!

Dancing away!!

The best picture we got after many attempts...it's hard to round up all 7 of them!

Orange was the theme color of the night!

Congrats to Erin and Heidi!!

They ran the half marathon on saturday!

Heidi crossing the finish line (in blue)...her knee(s) was hurting really bad pretty much the whole way, but she finished and we were super proud of her! It was fun to be at the dome to see so many people cross the finish line!

Gymanstics program!

Katelynn loved gymnastics this spring. They had a cute little program the last day.

Each gymnast got a certificate and ribbon and did a "ta-da" for the crowd!

I am very excited to have more than one blooming lilac this spring!!

You may have seen this in an earlier blog...and yes, Papa went out and bought one for the boys the very next day! It is LOTS of fun!!

Great Season Cobbers!!

What a great way to spend Mother's Day! We came away with a split and had a bbq after the game with the players and their families!

The 3 best Cobber Baseball fans you will find!

Last game with the grass infield....they start putting the new turf in right away! EXCITING stuff!!

Celebration dance at home plate!

This works much better for Austin because he can't hit the bottom of the tee this way!! He played baseball for 2 hours straight! The kids were greatly entertained the whole second game by this fun new baseball gadget...It was one of the players parent's toys that they had bought for their grandson!

The van was a fun place to play (and stay out of the wind) for the kids this season. Craig made some great seats for the game today!

We had so much fun at the ballpark this season. The Cobbers played some great games! Now they head down to Northfield for the MIAC tournament. We have the #2 seed! Go Cobbers!

Week in Review

Austin and Craig got haircuts. Austin liked doing Craig's more than he liked getting his own cut!!

Celebration at DQ after Bible School program. It's nice having a new indoor Dairy Queen by our house!

Katelynn (first row right) and Eli (back row 3rd in) went to their 3rd year of Bible School together. It has been a fun tradition and they had a great time again this year!

Happy early Mother's Day! The kids made the cutest cookie bouquet at Auntie Heidi's house!
The cookies were fresh.....I love it!

Way to go Papa!!

What a great day at the ballpark! After all the seniors were recognized, the Dean awarded my Dad with a plaque for his 600 wins....I thought it was pretty cool that the St. Olaf coach actually stood out there for the ceremony and presented the plaque to Dad. It was pretty special.

Austin kept occupied almost the whole double header cheering for the players, copying the umpire (STRIKE!!), collecting rocks, and making a few trips out to right field to play with his cousin Tyden! 6 hours at the ballpark is a long time for a little guy but he loved it!

Just like Papa's team during the national anthem!