Speed of Sound

She can run. She can dance. She can blow bubbles, amazingly, without sticking the bubble wand in her mouth. Most of the time. Even more astoundingly, she is rivaling her brother for house motor mouth. I would include audio proof in this post, but ninety-percent of her chatter is decipherable only by us. Even then, sometimes only in context and with use of body language.
You'll just have to take my word for it.

Heard and seen:
No-ah, where are you No-ah?
Shhh. Quiet. Noah's sleeping.
Go away!
Here you go.
More cookies, please.
More cheese, please.
Thank you.

Chicks Rule

Oh yeah, and by the way, we had an awesome Mother's Day. But that does not mean that I'm not still bitter, State of Minnesota. Seriously, Mother's Day weekend fishing opener every single year? Not cool.

Noah and Greta on the tire swing at G & G Keser's



Grandma Rose cracking Greta up

Who Needs Milk

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I feel like I've taken this picture before, but it cracks me up so much I want to do nothing but feed her Oreos all day.

Next to Oreo Greta, my favorite Greta is after bathtime, before bedtime Greta. Pure, cuddly, sweetness with soft, nice-smelling hair.

I may stop feeding her so I can keep her exactly this size forever. Wait, that would mean no more Oreos.

Show Me Precocious

Roberts Bird Sanctuary, Minneapolis.

Greta will pose for anything remotely resembling a camera. Noah prefers to be on this side of the lens, even when it's a battered non-functional Minolta. Nikon camera coming soon.

Good Mom

The envy of the sandbox is the kid whose mom remembered to bring the sand toys. For once, it's me. Yes.

My new favorite article of clothing: these sweatshirts from LL Bean. So, so soft. I will never wash them.

Gritty

Why does sand eating seem like a good idea?

Chopsticks

Noah learns chopsticks, with fork in hand as backup. Not stressful, Aunt T. He loves them. Will try with Raisin Bran tomorrow morning.
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Whole Grain

Goslings. They're just cute.

Monday April 27

Last Monday the kids and I took a long drive north to Duluth, MN visiting a Wisconsin State Park along the way.  This Monday, probably not as ambitous though it will be 70 and sunny, so who knows.  

Departed River Falls, WI @ 930 a.m.
Drove east on 94 exiting off on Highway 63 in Baldwin, WI. Followed tw0 lane roads north by northeast through towns named Clayton, Cumberland, and Shell Lake. The ride was very pleasant with a scenery mixed of farms, lakes, and hills. The kids slept most of the way. At Spooner, famous for its pumpkin train, we join the four-laned Highway 53 northbound towards Superior, Wi. An hour or so later we arrive at Amnicon Falls State Park which is 10 miles east of Superior, Wi in Douglas County. What I learned is that on our next visit to this park I will be sure to bring along Sarah to help me corral the kids away from the dangerous cliffs that drop into the raging Amnicon. Truly scary at times; so much so that I just had to leave since most of the trails hugged the steep river walls.  

View the slide show below for moments from the rest of the day at the following four places:

Amnicon Falls, The Duluth Depot, Bayfront Park, and Lester Park.

We returned home around 1030 p.m.

Half Your Age

Some of my faves from Earth Day.

Noah, on shoulders.




Verizon's spokesgirl.



Like a bowl full of jelly.



Hat.

Attentive

Greta got to play only child today while Noah was off with Grandma, Thomas and company. She asked, "Where's Noah?" a couple of times in the car driving away from EP, then dropped it, slept in til 7:30 and hogged all of our attention.