DIGGER

Dear Mom,
I'm at grandma and grandpa Folkestad's house right now and I just had to sneak down and use the computer while everyone else is sleeping. Guess what Grandpa and I did tonight? We went and saw a really big digger! They are ripping up the street in front of the house so I had a front row seat! Grandpa even brought me down REALLY close. I have included some pictures, check them out.

I am going to the farm tomorrow, but don't expect any pictures updated from there. They have a slow internet connection :)

Enjoy the pictures mom, LOVE YOU!

Breakfast Baking

Today mom and I did some baking just for me! We made apple/carrot muffins and whole grain pancakes (w/ mini chocolate chips!) to put in the freezer so I can have lots of yummy, healthy breakfasts to come. I had lots of fun mixing and measuring. If only you could see the floor!

I love my pancakes (there packed w/ wheat germ and flax seed...shhh don't tell!) And who needs to wait for muffins to bake. I ate all of the leftover carrot puree after I was done mixing!

Like a state fair pro

After I was done farming it was time for a State Fair staple: pronto pup and I chowed it like a pro, not to mention lots of other goodies throughout the day. here's mom and dad's ridiculous food list (we shared of course!)
- pronto pup, pizza on a stick, cheese curds, nitro ice cream, honey lemonade, cashew brittle, wildrice corndog, sweet marthas cookies, roasted corn on the cob, french fries, root beer, rc cola and some others we probably forgot to mention!

Little Farm Hands: State Fair 2009

Today we went to the MN state fair and I got to try my hand at being a farmer. First I had to get my apron and bucket.

Every farmer needs a John Deere hat before they can head out to the fields.

Driving my tractor, with a load of corn in my bucket and a bale of straw.

Planting my seeds. It was tons of fun at the Little Farm hands exhibit. I got to feed chickens, sheep & a cow, milk a cow, feel some wool and bring my crops to the market and buy and apple w/ my profits!

mr. independence

I'm a rather independent guy and to most things you'll usually find me saying, "I try!" including getting dressed this a.m.

I thought I looked pretty swell. and I'm not about to have my mom fix my cool look.

happy birthday dad

Today is my dad's birthday, so mom thought we should send him a video to wish him a happy birthday. I thought otherwise. I'd rather just wrestle when he gets home.

Como Zoo

Dad's out of town for a couple of days so mom and I made a trip into the cities to go to Como Zoo, buy a new car seat for my little brother/monkey and see some friends. We had a great time. The monkeys, lions and giraffes were my favorite.

We went into the butterfly exhibit. It was really cool - there were butterflies everywhere and they even landed on you!