yep, 101*.  above zero.  right here in minnesota.   must.have.water.  

I usually don't let Carter run around in his underwear… but while I was walking Zach out to the bus this morning he escaped, and he looked so funny and cute and potty-trained I couldn't help but smile and take a picture.   (If you haven't heard of captain underpants, wait till your son hits…

11 weeks… Meg has discovered her feet.  She spent most of today staring at them and wiggling them around and lifting them up.  I spent most of today watching her watch her feet.  Perhaps tomorrow we'll get more done.   🙂

We were a little over-booked on this Saturday… so while Nate ran to a wedding for an old classmate from med school and I got the car packed for our next-day trip to Nauvoo before we ran to pick up the babysitter for his work dinner, I  let the kids play outside with the kind…

This year the kids participated in rochester's kids marathon – where in the month leading up to the race they run 25 miles, and then run the last 1.2 miles in a race downtown.  The 25 miles is the hard part… it was a mile most days after school, and 1.5 some days… they ran…

We are trying our hand at gardening this year… a real garden, thanks to the "community garden" in our neighborhood.    We planted for FHE and went out for ice cream tonight.  The kids have been pretty excited… maybe we made it sound TOO fun, because Emma said at bedtime, "The garden wasn't as fun…

The "before" picture of the rainiest transportation fair ever.  It was manageable (and even enjoyable) with the umbrellas until we headed back for the car… and I can honestly say that I have never walked that far in rain that hard and gotten that wet EVER.  We were SOAKED.  And laughing like crazy.  I kept…

Emma and Carter invited me to a "General Conference" in Carter's room this morning.  Carter (as Pres. Monson) spoke first about being kind and nice.  Emma (as Sis. Beck) followed with the talk she will be giving in primary this Sunday about the scriptures.  I had to leave for a moment, at which point I…

Can't  believe time is going by so fast with this sweet baby.  I tried to catch her sleeping with both arms up behind her head, but woke her up and she readjusted… maybe next time.   

Emma was so happy.  And it was actually warm enough that everyone joined in!   Carrying the Olympic flag… The event… And the spectator… (when she gets bigger she'll realize it's exciting.)