Johnson Household

Saturday, was Dagny’s birthday party.  Because her birthday is so close to Thanksgiving, we figured we would go ahead and move the party up a couple of weeks.  It worked out good, because almost everyone we invited was able to make it.

The party was at Kango Play Center.  We’ve been there twice before, a birthday party and a play date.  Needless to say, Dagny fell in love with the place.  We gave her a few options and Kango was the winner hands down.

She wanted a pink and purple cake with Spider-Man on it.  Can I just say how much I love this girl!

Someone got shy with all the attention on her.

Ah, the gifts.  D made out like a bandit.

Love these three girls so much.  They are the Three Musketeers.

Three wise monkeys.

Dagny has some pretty wonderful friends. The next day it was about playing with all her new toys. Here is one of the many great gifts she received. She LOVES her tree house.

I was able to pull her away long enough to take her to see the OrKidstra Runaway Bunny. Kids were encourage to dress up in their Halloween costumes.

Here she is waiting for the show to start.

Here are the two girls enjoying the candy they received after the show.

It was a fun filled weekend.  Happy Pre Birthday, Dagny!

Barbara

The weekend started off Friday afternoon with a birthday party for one of Dagny’s friends.  It took place at Kango Place, which Dagny really enjoys going to.  It was so nice because they pretty much had the place to themselves. It was such an great sight to watch them playing and chatting with each other and not parallel to one another.

Saturday, we decided to take Dagny to Niagara Falls, more specifically to the Maid of the Mist.  This was the first time on a boat for her and what a way to start out.  The only thing she didn’t like about the whole thing was getting wet, hmm. It was such a weird comment coming from the girl that loves the pool.  But, I think that was the exact problem.  She has come to associating getting wet with a bathing suit and pool (of course not to mention bath time).  But, this was such a different experience.  Besides the whole getting wet part, she really seemed to like it.

Afterward, we got some ice cream, because lets face it there is no better way to end the day.

Barbara

Saturday turned into more of a active day than we planned, or honestly could of planned.  The only thing on our calender was a birthday party for one of our friend’s son. That quickly changed when I got a text from my friend, Jessica, wondering if we were interested in joining her and her son at Springdale Farm.  Dagny and I decided to go, while Craig stayed home and did some yard work.

On our way home from our outing Dagny fell asleep and had a power nap.  I was very excited about this because I knew that we still had a busy day ahead of us.  We got home had lunch and rested before we headed out for Jacob’s birthday party at the Clubhouse Fun Center.

After eating, opening birthday presents, and cake the kids were able to ride go-karts, play miniature golf, and video games. The first stop was the go-karts.  From what I saw I think Craig was as excited about riding them as much as Dagny.

Then, Dagny played her first round of miniature golf. She’s still super young for it, but she loved the idea.

She is very independent.  She didn’t want further instructions on how to play.

When Dagny used up all her tokens and picked out something with her tickets, we headed over to our friend’s house, Dan and Denise.  Denise had knee surgery last week, so we thought we would visit with her and the rest of the family.  This gave the opportunity for Dagny to get together with her little buddy, Danny. We ordered some take-out and enjoyed some wonderful company.  By, the time we took our last bite of dinner, Dagny told us she wanted to go home.  Little girl was beat.  We did everything possible to make sure she wouldn’t fall asleep in the car, it worked!  Got home, bath, story, and sleepy land.  Of course, she was up by 6:30 the next morning. :-/

Did you notice that Dagny is wearing jeans and a hoodie?  Yeah, because it’s been actually fall here. Don’t get me wrong  I love that I can have my windows open all day, but I do wish we can get into our pool.  Someday soon I hope!

Sunday, was a relaxing day at home.  We did walk over to our local farmers market and got some fruits and veggies.  To our pleasant surprise our local Fire Department was there letting the kids sit in trucks.

She was trying to figure out how it was talking and moving.

The rest of the day was hanging out at home, playing in the backyard, and BBQ.

Before I forget.  Dagny finished Preschool last week.  She is now in summer camp and will be starting Pre-K in September. I didn’t expect the emotional reaction that I felt when all her folders and projects were in her cubby for us to bring home.  It hit me like a ton of bricks that she is getting so big.  And, I have to go through this every year.

Barbara