My parents are in town this week, so we’ve been busy showing them around Minnesota. Monday was a little chilly, so we headed to the Mall of America. Tuesday morning it was the puppet show and swings. On Tuesday afternoon we headed to the zoo. It was the first
She may lose an ear…
I realized yesterday that it had been a while since we had been to the museum. So… we went today. The last time we were there Emma had just learned to pull herself up. At that time I thought it was a totally new place for her. Now that she’
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This morning we said goodbye to our first set of visitors. We had a great time checking out new places in Minnesota with them. Emma still hasn’t figured out they’re gone. She’s been looking up the stairs for them all day. After they left Emma and I
Continuing with our sightseeing… we visited the Mill City Stone Arch Bridge on Monday. We walked across the bridge, then headed down to see the mill ruins](/content/images/2014/07/DSC0855.jpg) Emma was a fussy mess for most of the day. She still managed a few smiles, even
Over the next two months we have lots of family coming to visit. One of the destinations on everyone’s list… Mall of America. We ate lunch, walked around and bought some candy. Emma has been a trooper the last couple days… parade, arboretum, mall. She’s doing great napping
Today we visited the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Its over 1,000 acres of trees, flowers and plants. Almost everything was blooming since there has been lots of rain and07/DSC0730-1024x680.jpg)](/content/images07/DSC0682-1024x680.jpg)](/content/images/2014/07/DSC0682.jpg) Plus we saw butterflies, snak07/DSC0689-1024x680.jpg)](/content/images07/
Emma figured out how to push the button on my phone. This is what happens when an 11 month old unlocks your phone. 17/IMG_4183-1024x768.jpg)](/content/images/2014/07/IMG_4183.jpg)
I heard the Eagan 4th of July parade was pretty good. Since it’s just a mile or two from our house we went to check it out. Must have been a good parade…
