Life moves pretty fast.

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."  - Ferris Bueller

The Patriot.

Luck of the Irish

Good Times Park

Good Times Park is AWESOME!  This indoor wonderland has playground equipment, a trampoline, a soccer field, a basketball court and lots of kids.  If you or your kiddos need to burn some energy, go over the Eagan and check it out.

http://www.goodtimespark.com/GTP/

Super Cool 6!

Cullen Robert Swanson is  years old.  My how time flies when you are having fun!  We had a week of birthday festivities.  The weekend before Cullen's birthday we celebrated March birthdays with the LaVigne clan:  Grandma Liz's birthday on 3.6 and Cullen's birthday on 3.13.  Then Cullen brought birthday treats to school on Wednesday:  popcorn and Rice Krispie bars.  On his birthday, Cullen played hooky from school and spent the day with Mimi and Jameson.  He was also lucky enough to meet his Godparents (George and Joanie) and Godsisters (Maddie and Sophia) for pizza.  The birthday finale was capped off with a fun dinner starring the Swanson family.  What a lucky kid!

Cullen is such a great kid.  He has an easy-going, fun-loving attitude.  He makes friends easily.  Cullen is very generous.  Oftentimes, he allows Simone to pick the first cartoon in the morning and has no problem sharing toys with others. He's always quick to give a hug and say "I love you".  Sports have always been and continue to be his passion:  skiing, football, baseball, basketball, biking, karate and golf - to name a few.  Cullen also likes school and is always eager to share an answer - sometimes even forgetting to raise his hand.  Dirk and I love that he still loves to hang out with us and we are continuing to savor every moment we have with this cool kid!

March Birthday Bash.

And just like that, the tooth was gone.

Cullen was knocked in the mouth by the teeter-totter at our local park about two years ago.  Then, this winter he took a nasty spill on the ski hill and hit his mouth again.  These two incidents, caused a bruising of his front baby tooth, which caused a chronic infection.  In order to ensure that the permanent tooth did not suffer any damage, our dentist, Dr. Funk, recommended that he baby tooth be pulled.  On the way to the appointment, Dirk and I had butterflies.  We were hoping that the tooth pulling process would not be traumatic for our little guy.  For Cullen, ignorance was bliss.  He was excited to get the tooth yanked so that he could have bragging rights among his cousins and classmates.  When we arrived at the dentist office, the assistant said that they would take Cullen back and let us know if we were needed.  I was a little unsettled not to be by his side, but off he went.  25 minutes later Cullen came back minus a front tooth.  The novocane and gas worked wonders and he didn't feel a thing.  He looks great, but a year or two older.  The reality is setting in that our baby is growing up and there's not much I can do to stop it.  Sniff, sniff.