February 10th, 2014

On Monday, February 10th, 2014 Bishop turned 4 years old! I ran out early before anyone was up and picked up some donuts, as a special birthday treat for breakfast! He was pretty excited!  My dad usually gets donuts when Bishop stays with my parents--so Bishop was a little confused....he asked me "did you go all the way to Papa's to get the donuts? Where did you get them?" 

Blowing out candles first thing in the morning

Loving his donut

After school we celebrated at the Mall of America. Since Nora's birthday was on Tuesday we had a joint celebration! We had never taken the kids to the MOA to go on rides, so it took us a little while to figure out which rides would be good for Bishop and Nora and how many tickets to buy, etc. Bishop literally skipped through the entire night--he was having so much fun!

Bishop ended up going on the Merry Go Round (3 times), the swiper car, (which went too fast for Bishop--and he didn't like it because he didn't get to steer), the Log Chute with mom (he said the man was too scary and he didn't like the scary man inside the dark area), the bus (he loved the bus) and the train (he liked the train too).

Nora went on the Merry Go Round (2 times), the bus and the train--she had a great time!

Measuring to see which rides he could go on!

First time on the Merry Go Round

Nora was a bit apprehensive at first--but ended up LOVING it!

He looks pretty happy in the car! ;)

He FINALLY got the dragon he had wanted to ride!

Dad, Nora and Bishop on the train

Riding on the bus with mom!

After the rides we went to the Rainforest Cafe, which was a big hit for the kids. We got to sit at a great table to watch the Gorillas dance every 10 minutes and there was even a thunderstorm while we were there!  

The kids even got a surprise cupcake and the waitresses sang to them-it was a real treat!

When we got home Bishop got to open his presents from mom and dad--he got a big Spiderman and a Sipderman bedset--he was thrilled!

His Spiderman collection!

Tucking Spiderman in to bed

 I don't know why this picture won't flip for me......but regardless, my "baby's" last night of sleep as a 1 year old!

Nora's last night of sleep as a 1 year old!