Having a Ball

A couple of weekends ago, we had our first snowstorm of the year - about a foot of snow!  Zander (and Dooly) watched in amazement as the snow continued to fall:

He bundled up and had a blast exploring outside.  Athough he didn't care for the snowflakes landing on his face, he had a great time riding his sled and playing in the snow:

Zander continues to love to pushing large objects around - including his new shovel:

Later in the day of the snowstorm, Zander helped celebrate Nana Pat's birthday with his first dim sum meal - he LOVED it!  We were amazed at his capacity for noodles, dumplings, steamed buns, and sticky rice!

Here was Zander celebrating Grandparents Day back in September.  He made her a special piece of artwork that included his palm prints:

That evening, Zander attended his first ball - the Little Red Ball, a fundraiser for our adoption agency.  The event was at Target Field (the new MN Twins stadium) which was a fantastic venue.  We all really enjoyed the 'behind the scenes' tour - here is the massive press box:

 It took over 500 colored pencils to complete these pieces of art commemorating the 1987 and 1991 World Series victories:

 We learned some other fun trivia as well, such is the fact that the stadium sports 14 miles of beer piping:

The boys enjoyed checking out the visitors' locker room - the last team to use it was the Yankees during playoffs:

 The tour was supposed to include a trip to the dugout as well, but unfortunately it was inaccessible due to the large snowfall.  Zander (and Daddy) loved how spacious the stadium walkways are:

Mommy and Zander enjoyed checking out the exclusive Champion's Club - a private club behind home plate for select season ticket holders:

 One of the highlights for Zander was meeting the Twins mascot, TC:

It was a fun-filled evening out - we all had a ball!