James at his First Official Twins Game!

James and Papa went to the Twins game so that Mom could relax a bit with Henry.  This was a big night for James as he was able to go out on a school night and go to  "downtown Minneapolis" to "Target Field" and see "Beisball" and his "Twins playing" against Cleveland.

James is getting pretty good at taking the train.  He even recommended it.  Papa picked him up at daycare and instead of going that way (home), we went that way and parked the car at the park and ride at the Metrodome.  "We're going to take the choo choo to Target Field Papa!"  

We got off the train at "the last stop" and James was very excited to hold the ticket so that he could sit in his very own seat.

I tried to get a picture of James' very own hot dog, but he ate it so fast (along with the ketchup) that I barely caught it here.  James was intently watching the batter and heard someone say "he can not hit" and kept repeating it.  Unfortunately for us, it was Twins batters he was referring to :( 

James was very excited to visit TC Bear at Target Field.  We went over to Target Plaza so he could say hello to TC Bear and tell him how cool he is.  While standing by TC Bear, we heard what sounded like the Root Beer guy.  Only tonight he was selling Pretzels.  James visited with him and we have a video of him with the root beer guy yelling, "Root Root Root Root Beer!  Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee  Root Beer for $4.75 delivery!" 

James also enjoyed saying hello to Target Field's newest signature attraction: Bullseye the Target Dog.  The dog says "woof woof Papa and he doesn't play beisball, people do!"  The Twins staged a comeback that night, but lost 5-4.  James wasn't keeping track based on his smiles and fun.

It was time to leave the game and James knew exactly what to do and where to go.  "We have to catch the train now myPapa and go get the car at the lot!" (note: when he's really excited, he says myMomma or myPapa).  We had a wonderful night at the ballpark and enjoyed a early version of what we envision as guys night - with Papa and James.

Cabin Weekend w/ Grandpa and Grandma

James traveled up to Grandma and Grandpa Kamrath's cabin for a weekend all by himself in mid-June and from the looks of the pictures below - he had a wonderful time!  Grandpa let James drive the boat, he discovered what a fish felt like after Grandpa caught a big one off the dock, and of course no cabin weekend would be complete without a stop at Gordy's for dinner on the way home.  He couldn't stop talking about all the fun he had when he returned and told all his teachers and friends at school about it.

We have a feeling he'll be the one telling us how to do things and where to go when the whole family travels up north later this summer. 

Henry's Baptism

In late April we welcomed Henry into our church family by celebrating his baptism with family and friends.  Although he raised a stink about the water on his head, he quickly got over it and we enjoyed a fun gathering after the service that the Kamrath aunts and uncles coordinated.  Many thanks to them for a wonderful day and to everyone that came to help us celebrate!



Henry's First Day of School

Henry's first day of school ... well that was over a month ago.  But we can truly say the transition was much easier the second time around and as you can tell by the pictures below James and James' old teachers in the yellow room were quite excited to have Henry at school with them.

We are truly thankful for the wonderful care the center has given both of our boys since James started there when he was just 10-weeks old.  We are looking forward to James' transition to the preschool room later this summer.  He'll have some new teachers, but all his friends are coming along for the change too which he'll be quite happy about.