Happy Easter!

Hope the bunny was good to you!

Como Zoo

I've been on spring break this week, and it's been a busy time! Today Alana and I ventured to Como Zoo and Conservatory with all the kids. Surprisingly, it went really well -- a couple of cranky moments here and there, but it was really fun. Ev was very interesting to a little baby monkey that wanted to bash through the glass to get to her. She may not sleep for a few nights, but it was an experience! Natalie's been talking about the monkeys and giraffes all day. Tomorrow's our last day, and I have to admit, I'm really sad. I love Natalie/Mommy time, and the weather's been AMAZING! Gotta love 80 degrees on April 1! Oh and if you can't tell, that's a HUGE orangutan Natalie's looking at in the last picture.

Mr. Mom

Natalie and myself have been sans Mom all weekend long. We've tried to keep busy, and did so in part by visiting Target Field yesterday. Though Natalie was only moderately impressed by the stadium and its amenities, she gave 4 Stars to the popcorn.

Looking forward to having Mom back today and Natalie is excited to get her all week for spring break!

New stuff

Pretty sweet day already, with a new chest freezer and a sweet new wagon! Natalie is resting up now for her first trip of the year to the park -- can't wait!

Still on track

Mom and baby are each doing great. 22 weeks and 1 day today, and the ultra-sound confirmed we are right on schedule (still due on July 4th). Though I couldn't convince Sarah to find out the sex, everything checked out normal/great!!!

Natalie is very excited about the pictures, as you can see above. She also is excited to type, so I'll let her close this one out:

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Random Tuesday Post

The other day Sarah said "We should blog more often," and I concur, so here's a random Tuesday evening post...

It's a busy week for us, filled with random events every night (friend dates, after-school classes, Gophers hoops, ECFE). But Natalie has been so much fun lately and---- oh, sorry, I was just interrupted by a call from Amber ("What's up, Amber?!). So where was I? Oh yeah, Natalie has been lots of fun lately, perfecting her 1-to-10 counting, her sorta ABCs and a medley of random songs (Twinkle Star, Little Lamb & Row-Row, to name a few).

Hope your week is as fun (if not as busy) as ours!

-Joe & The Fam

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!

Natalie already is having a great time on her V-Day, having mastered her personalized Elmo puzzle from Grandpa Kent & Grandma Lee!