Happy Birthday, Grandpa!

We had a birthday party for Grandpa while we were in MN, complete with cake and a competitive crossword puzzle!  Here are some photos of the whole gang and the birthday boy!

After SFO, it was off to MN!

We had a nice long trip to MN where we got to see a lot of people and do a lot of different things...

We got Ellie a couple of golf clubs and Emily gave her a couple of lessons.

All the MN cousins met up for pancake (with chocolate chips, of course) breakfast!

Pedicures with Aunt Joni.

Not too big for a little kid swing, right?!

A bit more fishing!

Super moon!  That's a moon rise over Lake Darling.

Big Ole (and Little Ellie)

Yep, there's the Runestone that "proves" Vikings made it to the US before Columbus....

First dip in Lake Darling.

Meet up with friends (Maggie, Henry, Ellie, Charles, Graham, and Evie) at Lake Harriet

Hangin'  at the bandshell with Emily.

Me, Gretchen & Sara (20 years later)!

The kids really took to Emily ;-)

4th of July trip to San Francisco

We had a fabulous long weekend in San Francisco!

We took a harbor cruise that cruised right under Golden Gate Bridge.

And it cruised around Alcatraz!

We also explored the new Exploratorium which has really interesting drinking fountains ;-)

And we got to see the Giants beat L.A.

and finally, we got to try many of the goodie's at Emily's bakery, Flour and Co.!  YUM!

A bit more on the catching-up front

Finally got a lot of photos off my phone and so here's a bit more from the last few months... in no particular order!

Ellie's friend Harper knew all about building fairy houses, and so Ellie built her own to welcome fairy's to our (old) house.

We met dad for lunch and went to the top of Smith Tower (completed in 1914, and the tallest building on the west coast until the space needle was built).

We went to the science center to see a great 3-D movie about monarch butterflies, and finished off the visit with a hurricane experience!

Last week of school at the JCC - ice cream with friends.

First ice cream cone - any guesses what flavor it was?

Catch up!

Hi everybody!

Here's a few more photos from the last few months just to fill you in on the few non-house-related events.  First up, another great run at the Kids' Dash!

We also visited the new Museum of History and Industry with our friends Curt, Amy and Quinn (and baby Harper).

 

We finished up a year of soccer practices with our (bigger) friend, Harper, with a visit to the bouncy houses.

And we helped cuz cuz Mia turn one year old!