Grass Fire and Easter Grass

Great-Grandma made me this little sweater outfit that was too big until now. Mommy decided this was probably one of the last times I could wear it, before the warm weather hits. I am such a "ham" when the camera comes out now. Here are some photos of me in my little Swedish outfit.

The Grass Fire

I didn't think I would post another blog, but I decided to throw this in last minute. In the past week, we had an eventful one, starting with a grass fire across the road. We were on a "family walk" and the next thing you know, we see some idiots (Mommy gave me permission to use this word) attempting to burn raked up prairie grass. These people (they are not our neighbors but must be hired workers or possibly distant relatives, go figure!!!) started running back and forth grabbing shovels and buckets of water trying to put the fire out. Well, Daddy jumped into action and hooked up our garden hose and attempted to become a firefighter. Our neighbors also tried to help out, but the wind caused the fire to get quite big and a little scary. So the township fire dept. came and I was able to see lots of firefighters and fire-engines. It was exciting but also very STINKY! Luckily, the fire was contained and now we look out to a massive, black field, it kind of looks like a huge, blacktop parking lot!
Good job, Firefighters! The fire is finally out and it was time for me to go to bed.

On a brigher note (no pun intended), Mommy's college friend Rita, flew back to MN from Santa Monica, CA to visit family and friends. We decided to do a quick trip to the cities to see her and also to say "bye-bye" to Mommy's side of the family as they headed to Captiva, FL for vacation (sniff, sniff). Grandma gave me this silly duck for Easter that quacked and made me giggle and laugh. I can laugh on the spot anytime I hear this silly animal!

Grandma is so good at getting me hyped up before bed!

Here I am giving my duck a big kiss!

At Champs restaurant in Woodbury. I smiled and flirted with Rita the whole time we were there. I wish she lived closer to us!

When Mommy and I got home for the cities, we dyed eggs with Daddy that night. They gave me a little "tool kit" to create my own egg, but I decided I wanted to shove the entire hard boiled egg in my mouth instead. Surprisingly, I didn't choke on an egg and none of the eggs fell on the floor. We ended up painting a dozen of them. I still wonder what they taste like on the inside.

Easter Morning

On Easter morning, I woke up to a wonderful basket full of fun things! Mommy and Daddy gave me (oops, I mean the Easter Bunny) gave me a monkey towel for swim lessons this summer, sand/water toys, a Leap Frog wheel, and a flip-phone. I was more interested in the green, crunchy grass in my basket. I thought it was a little strange to touch, but even more interesting to taste! What I liked most about Easter was the ham and carrots that I ate, along with the banana cream pie (thanks Grammy Lois!) Mommy didn't love the diapers the food created, but I thought it was worth it. We are really disappointed that we didn't take a family picture on Easter (Mommy's scrapbook page just won't be the same now!)

Discovering the weird green stuff. I would rather play with the grass then my new toys, go figure! Wow! Look at my wild hair!

I am not really loving the taste of this. I would rather eat peas and green beans!

Happy Easter!