In The Car A nearly crocheted kid sized blanket Air conditioning on full blast, blowing straight at the Mama so she wouldn't get carsick Magnetic Poetry for Kids Magnet art in the Magnet box Two big baskets of children's picture books Writers Almanac podcasts on Mama's ipod (listened to with headphones  to appease those who just don't appreciated poetry (Dr. Peds). Audiobooks (Oh, how we love you!) The Mouse and the Motorcycle Piper Reed,…

This evening we had a neighborhood block party on our street.  It is one of our favorite summer events, and I was so happy to have not missed it this year.  We block off the street for a long block or so, and everyone brings food to share.  There is…

The Banana has been having a lot of fun making houses out of these wooden block puzzle pieces and playing with these people this week.  However, Sarah is the one that actually constructed this fun scene at nap yesterday.  The structure farthest to the left is the entrance to a…

On Saturday we drove down to Maple Grove to visit our good friends from medical school.  The visit had been scheduled for several weeks so I could travel down to take some pictures of their four amazing children.  (You can see some of the pictures over on the photography blog ).…

I forgot to mention that we were excited to meet up with our college friend, Brudvig, last Monday. He was visiting the area on vacation with his family, and we had a super time bumming around with them for the afternoon and visiting the aquarium, snacking on some ice cream,…

Somewhere along the course of our hike at Gooseberry, The Banana managed to take over her daddy's two dollar digital camera that I found at a thrift store last spring.  She was adamant about capturing images of the waterfalls from every possible angle.  Her enthusiasm inspired the big brother to…

Mr. SP was a busy, busy hiker on our trip to Gooseberry State Park.  We first hiked down to Agate Beach, where he climbed on rocks, and jumped between rocks.  He exchanged his tennis shoes for water shoes, and spent a long time hauling driftwood into the waves up to…

The Banana, Mr. SP, Dr. Peds and I just got back from a half-day trip up the North Shore to Gooseberry State Park.  We had a terrific, relaxing afternoon.  Stay tuned for more pictures.  

Sarah has been camping in the badlands of North Dakota for the last week with her grandmother, Auntie Dot, Uncle Don, some cousins, and a troop of horses.  A few days ago Mr. Sneaky Pants and I were sitting at the table outside on the deck, and he looked at…

"You know, Mom, I can really be remarkable."