Lions and tigers and bears..Oh My!

Another month has come and gone. Wow! Time is just flying by. Another Minnesota summer will be in the books before we know it. David and I have been busy as usual. We began getting together with other mom's and their children on Thursday mornings. There are just 4 of us moms and a total of 5 kids ranging in age from 3 months to 3 years old. The smallness of our group in nice because we can actually have a conversation with one another and not be overcome by an overwhelming number of children. For our first playdate we went to a nature center and walked around a pond that was completely full of lily pads. We looked for frogs and turtles, but didn't find any.


The following week we went to the Como Zoo. I hadn't realized that I had been there as a kid until I saw the Giraffe exhibit. I loved seeing the animals. Como is a really great zoo. Can't wait to go back for another visit and see more animals. We only made it through the monkeys, zebra, giraffe, and lions.Oh I guess the Bison too.


Earlier in the month when it was hot and dry, I decided to take David to the Maple Grove swimming pond. It is a chlorinated swimming 'hole' with a natural bottom. It feels like you are at the lake, but without the moss and fish. There are great big umbrellas to keep us in the shade, and concessions for those hungry tummies. They allow flotation devices (banned at the lakes) which is nice so I can wade into the water with David and not be beached on the sand in 4 inches of water. No one likes cleaning sand out of their bathing suit-ew!


The three of us went to the Hennepin County Fair recently. What a bust. Maple Grove Days is way better-better food and it's free to get in. However, we did get to see a 1000 lb pig and many other animals at the petting zoo. I could have taken one of those little piglets home with me. It was a great day together as a family.

Enjoy the little things, for one day you MAY look back and realize they were the big things

Our little guy has kept me so busy I haven't had time to update his blog. We were quite busy during the month of May to say the least.

We had a wonderful lunch with some of my friends who I do not get to see often enough. Both Kim and Lindsay are expecting! It was great to catch up. We definitely don't get together often enough.

We then went to Fargo for the Fargo Half Marathon which Dave, Aaron, Ruth and Kate participated in. It was super cold the day of the race, but Lil David was a trooper. Here he is all bundled up. That same weekend was my first Mother's Day. I was sure glad that I wasn't working and was able to spend time with my family.

Pre race photo of Daddy and David.

That same week David and I drove to Bismarck to spend the week with my family. David travels really well. He slept nearly the whole way to Fargo. We stopped at the truck stop for a pit break and then back into the van for another nap for the complete drive to Bismarck. It made it so much easier for me due to the fact that I was traveling alone. Here is David playing with Gpa Jeff or maybe I should say Gpa Jeff playing with David. We spent a lot of the week trying to get David to roll over again, but he just wouldn't cooperate.

The following weekend we went to Sartell to visit my Aunt Kimberly's family. Dave also ran a Duatholon that Saturday and I think it may be his last-I guess it was not his cup of tea. Turned out to be a biker's race (not a runner's).

Here we are at the Twin's game. Shortly after we got there a camera guy came up to us "get ready to take a picture of the big screen" I barely got the photo of us up there as I fiddled with my camera to zoom in on the screen. But I got it, that's all that matters! David was so in awe of everything around him, he didn't make a peep. Too much to look at. He eventually feel asleep during the 8th inning. It was a great family day.

The next day I decided to take David for a walk to the grocery store. It's about a 2 mile jaunt. Not a big deal right? Well we made it to within a block or two of the store and David wanted O-U-T! Ok, so I picked him up and carried him the rest of the way. When we got to the grocery store I put him back in the stoller so I could shop. He did just fine. Maybe because it was cool in there, I don't really know. Well we left the store and made it to the same spot where he threw his first fit. The community center is right there so we popped a-squat in the lawn. This is where he practiced and nearly mastered sitting all by himself. I was quite impressed. Time to leave-we had to get some items into the fridge. Well he was having none of it. I managed to keep him in the stoller long enough to cross a busy intersection. He had his arms up..."pick me up maaaammmm!" How could I say no?...I carried him the 2 miles home.