All Aboard!

We met up with some of Lee's family to ride the trolley around Lake Harriet. Although the ride was short, Lilah loved being on the 'choo choo'!

Keeping Busy!

Holy Geez....it is mid-July already. This summer has been so busy, and I have been slacking on my blogging duties. Lilah is growing up and is talking up a storm. She hates veggies of all kinds, and she can't get enough of the sand, sun and water. She is obsessed with airplanes (or airbeeps as she calls them) and the moon. I absolutely love watching her learn and try new things....here are some of our adventures from the past month :) I may not have been writing....but I was still taking pictures!

Heat Wave!! Playing in water however we can!!

 Auntie April's Grad Party....Thanks for the BLUE jelly beans, Grandpa!

Daddy found a fun playset and set it up with a new sandbox!! We really really (really, really, really) love him!

 Hanging out with Johanna and Declan at 'the farm' (Lilah is making horns and saying mooooo)

 Giraffe balloon from the Mill City Farmers Market

 Celebrating Daddy at Shamrocks. 4 years since his accident. We are so happy he is better!

 Kelley Park in Apple Valley with Auntie Kara. *i would highly recommend!

Then we were off to the "Lynn family" pool

After two months....Winnie is home from training!

Showing off what she learned

Until next time....

Kristin

Lilah has mastered the where's the 'insert body part here' game...we are on to new directions to follow.

p.s. here is Lilah doing a 'flippy' :)

Perfect Saturday!

Earlier this week I received a phone call that made my month, Faye and Ava were coming to town and had some time for a play date. I miss these two so so much and wish they lived closer!! We spent most of the morning at Edinboroug Park and then we made our way to Wild Rumpus. I just love watching Lilah and Ava play together....and even though months pass between the times I get to see Faye, we always pick up right where we left off. Maybe that's because we talk on the phone almost everyday!! Thank you University of Minnesota for bringing us together!

We can't wait to see you guys again!

Let's Go Play!

 Best Buddies!!

Here is a little look back at some of the fun times these two have already shared!

Lilah -3 mos & Ava - 2 mos.

Baby Swap! Lilah 9 mos & Ava 8 mos

Lilah - 11 mos & Ava 10 mos

We LOVE you guys!!

Take Your Daughter to Work Day....care

Lilah's daycare provider had a very well deserved day off yesterday. For reasons such as this, my employer offers back-up daycare through Bright Horizons for super cheap!! I took advantage of this and brought the little munchkin downtown. She had a blast! Busses, trucks, cars, people....so many new things to see and explore. Not to mention post-it notes, stickies, pens, markers....you know, all of that really cool office stuff... :) Here she is, working hard before she went to 'school'.

Back to the Blog...

Things have been a little crazy around our house lately. We recently put our house on the market, which is stressful on its own....add in two dogs and a toddler, you get my point. I AM enjoying a (mostly) clutter free house. so...what have we been up to??

In March, Lilah and I went to the Kalahari in Wisconsin Dells. Someone (okay maybe both of us) had a blast! Kara had a cheer competition there. Her last as a coach for the Southwest All Stars. Lilah handled the drive really well, and slept pretty much the whole way home. SUCCESSFUL trip indeed!

 We enjoyed the few nice days we have had so far with lots of puddle jumping, airplane watching, moon finding, neighborhood walking, stick collecting.....anything OUTSIDE!!

 Oh yeah....and we made our first trip to izzy's this season. (we may have stopped there a time or two in the winter...it is just that good...chubby bunny and norwegian chai all the way!!) Lilah liked the cookies and cream!

 Lilah also likes stickers. Can you tell??

I have MANY more photos waiting for blog posts. :) until next time...