Thursday, July 21, 2011

Backyard picnic with the Mattsons

Spontaneous summer picnic with Justin, Christina and Maarit tonight. Fun to see them before their big adventure begins in Norway.
Sweet smiling Maarit.

Keep away from the little one. Who enjoys this game more?

The ladies.

Outtake time. Maarit thinks that carrot is pretty cool. Lucy thinks Maarit looking at the carrot is pretty cool. Three cheers for easy entertainment and friends.
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Fancy Feet

Uncle Neal and Aunt Kelly sent these super stylish boots from the big apple. Going to be perfect for those chilly fall/winter days. Notice Lu's more confident standing. She's so close to walking. So close.


Upside down is awesome.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Grand Marais and the Gunflint

We headed north for a (somewhat annual) weekend at the Dilley Cabin. A quick stop in Grand Marais included dinner at the Angry Trout (yum) and some rock throwing. Those little pebbles are perfect for this toddler's hands. We found some still clenched in her fingers after we got back to the car.

Gorgeous.

Snackin' and playin' at the cabin.

First ever kitchen sink bath. Notice how everything on the counter is pushed way back. She's got fast hands.


We're (almost) in the boundary waters! After a quick snack we did paddle around this island. Technically it counts. Lucy did really well in the canoe for the most part. She napped and stood in the bow trying to touch the water. Kudos to Ry on the way back because he paddled while I tried to convince Lu that canoeing AND her life jacket were still awesome.

A bit out of order. This is from our trial run the evening before the big paddle.

Ready to go. Check out the sweet throne that Ryan made for our paddling princess. It comes with a retractable polka dot umbrella shade.

Summer is awesome.
The rest of the weekend included more paddling, some swimming, napping, food, walks, friends, fire (controlled), mosquito feeding and some fresh donuts in GM. And miraculously we managed to attend a B-day BBQ for Kerry on our way back into town. Good times. Now the week begins. Bring it on.
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Monday, July 4, 2011

For Erin

This one is for Erin Zoellick. By request.
See, she's not always happy and cute. Promise.
(Well, that tooth peeking out is pretty cute.)
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Backyard discovery

Hello in there?!

YA!

So how do these things work?

You're kidding me right? A tree?! No way.

Totally not kidding Lu but we can just play for right now. Botany class can wait until next week.
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It's still summer! 2 days in a row!

Yep. Pretty cold. Nice on a hot day though.


Destroying castles.

Eating sand.

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Sunday, July 3, 2011

One year later

Brighton Beach
July 2010

Brighton Beach
July 2011
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It's SUMMER!

Ry set up the big tent this weekend. Hope it gets some real use in the near future.

Exploring at Brighton Beach.

A little fuzzy but still very sweet.

A free ride.

Putting rocks in her "bucket". Tomorrow we're headed to the sandy beach. Will be interesting to see how that goes. She caught on to throwing the rocks into the water very quickly.

Teaching Dad a thing or two about rocks.

Vogue cover shoot.
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