Saturday at the Park

Master Quinton and I headed over to the park this overcast morning to get some wiggles out and have some fun. This little dude sure knows how to get his heart pumping first thing in the morning. We were running all over the playground, playing tag on the grass and showing a little too much interest in the pinata on the other side of the playground.

The Q dude went down the slide all by himself today! Feet first, and on his tummy. What a smart little dude he is. :)

The park has a 'water feature' aka a giant whale and dolphin that spray water when you push their buttons. Quinn was a little intimidated by the whale but the dolphin and him became fast friends.

Happy {overcast and chilly} Saturday!

Kelly

Belen turns 2!

My besty's baby, Belen,  turned two a few weekends ago, again, where has the time gone?!? She had a super cute garden fairy party complete with face painting, pinata smashing and a Tinkerbell bouncy house. Quinn was definitely intrigued by the bouncy house and all the kids flying about in it, but his favorite part by far was the cupcakes.

Personally, I loved the face painting. I can honestly say that was the first time I've ever had my face painted. Unless Halloween counts, and then I'm a big fat liar. ;)

Kelly

Minneapolis Sculpture Garden

We had the great pleasure of touring downtown Minneapolis yesterday with the family. Quinn did not enjoy any of the car rides and was very vocal about it. :(

We ended our tour at the Minneapolis sculpture garden. Its an outdoor museum, and it was perfect! It even had a spray area (the cherry) to help cool you off - which Zack, Christian, and Katie loved!

Here's the family in front of the massive Spoon & Cherry

The incredible edible... Garden

Being at home has its many advantages. The most important of course, being that I get to spend all day with my AMAZING son. The other, that I have a good bit of time. Time to blog, time to spring clean, time to weed the yard, time to plant a garden.

I planted Tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, artichokes, bell peppers, cilantro and chives along the back fence. And along the side fence I planted some Jasmine - did you know Jasmine makes a great ground cover, and its much prettier than just about any other ground cover, plus it smells good. :)

I also have a lot time to find projects for Eric. Such as, mowing and edging the lawn, removing the ugly DVD shelf from the front room, painting our bedroom (he doesn't know about that last one yet... hehehe).

The garden

Tomatoes

Chives & Cilantro

Bell Peppers, cucumber, zucchini, & Artichokes

Jasmine

The yard

Lake Chabot Hike

Eric has been on break from school the past week and a half (Yea!) so we've been hiking and going for lots of walks together. Last Saturday we all went on a hike around Lake Chabot. Here are a few fun scenery pictures:

The Lake

Some Crazy 'Nest' Looking thing

Muir Woods - 18 Days Old

We ventured out to beautiful Muir Woods yesterday to enjoy nature as a little family. I finally had a chance to use the Maya Wrap that my awesome Brother's and Sister's-in-law gave me, and I freaking love it. I highly recommend it to everyone - its very comfy and intimate and Quinn loves it too.

Bridge crossing #1

In one of the many holed out Trees

Bridge Crossing #2

Enjoying the scenery