Songs on the Lawn

We were able to make it to the last Songs on the Lawn this year.  Of course it was the hottest day of the summer so far.  Despite the heat Amelia had a blast and loved sharing kettle corn and a brownie with Kallie and Taylor. 

2nd Camping Trip

Late June we went on a second camping trip with the Medrano family.  This time we went to Minneopa park so we'd be close just in case the kids weren't enjoying themselves.

Everything went pretty well!  The men took the toddlers for a very long bike ride, while the women and baby Doni stayed behind to take naps.

Then everyone went to go visit the falls.  Here Amelia and I are using the sling I made.  

She loved playing in the water and throwing rocks in the water.

Amelia ended up soaked from head to toe and was finally done playing only because she was cold.  

When we got back the kids changed into dry clothes and took a snack break in the car watching Curious George while the adults got dinner ready.  

The only problem we had was on the final night Amelia woke up when Lucas and I came into the tent.  That night I had tried putting her on a little bed of blankets on the side of the air mattress since she ended up sleeping on top of us the night before.  She fell asleep just fine but at some point woke up and crawled up onto the air mattress, which we thought was hilarious.  It was as if she was saying there's no way your kicking me out of the bed!  Well she essentially had a nap at that point and wasn't ready to go back to bed until sometime after 3.  At least we didn't have anything going on later that day so we were able to come home and take naps.  

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.