Thursday, June 26, 2025

RIP Chipmunk, Hello foster bunnies!

Spring flew by so quickly!! There was joy and some tears.  You and Beni celebrated mother's day by decorating donuts with lots and lots of candy and sugar :)  YUM 

Just for me!

Field day with Wesley

getting ready for field events 

Time for fishing!  You also joined the Minnetonka Fishing Team!

We decided to foster rabbits - Milly and Oreo.  Now they are name Oreo and Reo


Went to the MiniSo Stitch pop up ant MOA


Poor Chipmunk past away in May.  He had a really bad hay poke in his eye that blinded him.  We took him to the emergency vet and gave him antibiotics, pain meds and food.  He was a trooper and stayed with us for a few more days but then passed away.  Chipmunk was about 6 years old which is considered old for a guinea pig.  We had a very nice service for Chipmunk in the backyard. 



Bradley, I love you so much!  You make my day bright and my heart happy :)

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Easter

Right after spring break, the Easter bunny came!  You still love to write a letter to the Easter bunny and he writes you back too.  



Ready to find the eggs!



lots and lots of eggs and toys


Spring Break: Cruise to Puerto Rico and BVI Tortola

Spring break came at the end of March / beginning of April and we could not wait!  As you and Ben requested, we went on a cruise on the new Disney Treasure.  It was amazing, everything we love about a Disney cruise.  It was a week long trip to Puerto Rico and BVI Tortola.  

Pictures are in no particular order 


Haunted Mansion bar 

Music and lights were a little scary 


"fish" changes from time to time 



Marvel dinner 

Found a duck!


midnight pizza and room service 

always love the towel animals

kind of choppy 

Jumbeaux's!  Your favorite dessert was the soft serve



Seeing Treasure for the first time 



Waiting

Baba's birthday before we went on the cruise


 





 

Love the soft serve!!


all smiles










BVI


the Baths


 




Fun walk 


 



 


Puerto Rico and kids sailing!


 

so cute

right by the boat

Fishing at Castaway




lots of fish


 



 



BVI beach



 


 





love the sand



 

Chickens!


Tarpon fishing in PR


we saw a ton but hard to catch 

 



 

Feeding the stingrays


 



 



tons of fish!


 

Lots of updates both before and during the cruise.  Before the cruise, you shared that you don't think I've ever been mad at you... that's huge since you are 10!!

On the cruise, we got to see Elizabeth (she was on the Wish!) and had Jumbeaux's sweets daily.  You love the Pym bread at the Marvel dinner.  You also wanted Ton Ton the popcorn holder.   

Both day 2 and 3 were at sea which we loved.  Favorite meals include hot dogs tenders and butter noodles.  You were open to trying a  lot of new meals on the menu!  Day four - we landed at BVI and visited the beaches, baths and caves in Tortola.  

Day five was a wet and sunny day in Puerto Rico - we went tarpon fishing and it was the first day the aquamouse was open due to choppy waters.  We also watched Captain America.  Day six was at sea - we watched both Mufasa and Moana 2.  Day seven was at Castaway Cay where we went to feed and swim with sting rays, spear fishing and enjoyed the beach.

Another tradition the cruise is watching Disney movies - Hercules, Brave, Planes, Lilo & Stitch, Ratatouille, Age of Ultron, Wish, Monsters U, Iron Man 3 and Zootopia.  True to trips, you like to sell us snacks in the room.  Also, you lost a tooth on the cruise (April 3rd) and then immediately lost four more. 

Love you so much Bradley!! Glad you had fun making memories