The kids actually sat still and looked at the camera while smiling (or something close to smiling) . . . and Ida got to show off her "pony braids".
We all headed down to Traverse City for the weekend. Suzanne ran the Traverse City Bayshore Marathon Saturday morning. It was a bit warm, but otherwise a beautiful day for a run along the peninsula!
Suzanne coming in to the finish.
After the race we all headed to the hotel pool for some much needed fun and relaxation. Ida was really excited to wear her new princess swimsuit.
Some fun leading up to the big first birthday!
Henrik found a new use for the Exersaucer, but he couldn't figure out how to get out.
Cousin Ella and Ida the night before the party.
Ida, Henrik, Ella & EJ--it's hard getting four kids to sit still long enough to get one good picture.
Ida was very interested in opening the presents; thankfully Henrik showed absolutely no interest in opening any of the presents.
But he did enjoy checking out all the new stuff once Ida had everything unwrapped.
Henrik was also pretty excited about his new 4-wheeler from Bakka Curry!
Ida and Ella making the most of the noisemakers before cake and ice cream.
For the most part, Henrik was interested in the cake as long as someone else was feeding it to him.
But he did eventually dig in with his own hands. He didn't want to waste any of the yummy cake by making a mess with it--lucky us!
