Carousel

Carousel rides are free on Mondays at the mall. 

 I was a little nervous how Amelia would do on it and before it started she got scared and wanted to get down.  Just when I was going to unbuckle her and leave the ride started. 

She settled right in and loved it!  I think it also helped to have Kirsten next to us.  She loves to be a "big girl" and do all of the things that Kirsten does. 

Dino's

We love Dino's pizza.  Usually we just order out and eat at home.  It's just easier with a 15 month old.  One Sunday Grandma and Papa picked us up to eat at the restaurant.  I had forgotten that they had crayons for coloring with on the big table mat.  Amelia was so excited and she loved sitting by Grandma and Papa.

Horses

We went to visit Amelia's godmother, Hilary so that Amelia could try riding horse.  She was very excited to see the kitties roaming around the farm.  She loved the horse too.  At first she was intimidated by how big he is, but eventually she was petting his nose and laughing. 

She also enjoyed riding but the sun got a little bright for her. 

Friends

Just hanging out at the Medrano's watching Elmo's potty time.  Amelia loves to sit on their Pooh chair. 

Camping

We went to Flandrau State Park for Memorial weekend camping. 

We really enjoyed having a larger vehicle for packing.  I don't know how we fit it all in before. 

Amelia enjoyed sleeping with us just like last year.

It rained quite a bit and when it wasn't raining we were getting attacked by gnats pretty bad.  Well, the gnats liked Lucas the most. 

So we went into New Ulm for a little bit to try and escape the gnats. 

There was one sunny morning and the kids needed to go swimming.  The water was too cold and Amelia had no interest in venturing into it but she really enjoyed playing in the sand. 

We branched out from our usual meals this time and cooked more things over the fire which turned out delicious!

Amelia loved all everyone wanting to snuggle her. 

And Garrett managed to find a posse to play with like usual.