Minnesota May Be Beautiful

We had a lovely time in the yard at Bridle Ridge today...Eric, Annika, and Irene played in the beautiful spring breeze.










Baby Ice Cream loved laughing at Nana.
















Annika loved playing outside with her cousin.
















Irene teasing Annika
















Eric The Camel (watch out, he spits.)

May has been a busy busy month. With the warm weather we've been able to play outside and even tried planting some seeds. We got to see a few of our favorite cousins and are looking forward to a Very Memorable Memorial Weekend.

Here's some more pictures of our fun.

May 2009

Stand Still or I'll squeeze your arm.

I heard some rude words (see title) from my son's mouth this morning...
and tuned in to learn what the kids were up to in Annika's room.
I had to wonder whether Eric has heard me talk like this. Of course I wouldn't threaten to squeeze arms, but I probably use that ugly tone. I cringed at the thought. What do they learn from me when I'm being crabby??! oh.
All was quiet, until I heard a sweet singsong voice cajole, "This would be so much easier if you would stand still..."
I had to figure out what they were doing.

this is what I found:

Eric informed me that he was doing Annika's hair and would leave them in while her hair got longer.
Since he appeared to have things well in hand, I returned to the kitchen with a smile in my heart.

Okay I'm a blogger now,,,I guess

I decided that facebook is too lame to waste my time on anymore. I like the idea of connecting with friends but it's not the forum on which to share the goings-on of our life. I'm tired of the quizzes and the random requests. I'm not interested in which 90210 character I most resemble, even if it is SCARILY accurate!

Today we ran a 5k. It was a family affair... Go Team Eichenjogger! Even the kids got in on the fun. Eric and Annika ran their first official race. It was a 1/4 mile kids run. They both were awesome. Annika announced herself the winner and will not give up her title despite repeated reminders by Eric that he actually came in before her.

I ran my race in 26 minutes, which is a Personal Record for me. Brian beat us all, finishing in 24 minutes. CJ and Rebecca stayed together for most of the race, crossing around 30 minutes. Mom surprised us all by finishing way before her estimated time. It was her first race EVER and she did amazing.