We could hardly wait to wish Graham a Happy THIRD Birthday this morning. We spent the whole weekend celebrating, with his party being yesterday and his real birthday and our family's Mother's Day outing being today. Jeff's parents were up from Iowa and his brother in from Brooklyn. I know Margaret must have loved celebrating with BOTH her boys and her grandchildren, too.
To celebrate both events, we decided to ride the train! The Osceola & St. Croix Valley Railway took us on a two-hour scenic trip along the St. Croix River while also serving up a lovely Mother's Day brunch. Nothing could be better than a train ride for a 3 year old. Meanwhile, the moms loved spending time with our family while the woods passed by our train windows. We saw a gigantic bald eagle's nest and an abundance of yellow, spring flowers dotting the ground as we rumbled along.
Our entire train car sang "Happy Birthday," to Graham, which pleased him I think, even though he lowered his eyes and covered his ears. Sweet boy. We are so blessed to have you in our lives. We never could have imagined the utter joy he would bring.
"Toddler First Class" — right on!
The Nelson Fam
To motherhood!
With our sweet birthday boy
GoGo Greg holding his neice, Lola
A train conductor needs good fuel.
This fellow tooted the train horn just for the birthday boy!
Nana at the Mother's Day brunch
A proud Papa holds his granddaughter
That sweet face
Mama & daughter
"No more pictures!"
