7 posts tagged “mom and dad”

Bruce and I both took today off work to spend it with my mom and dad.  They had predicted rain, but we lucked out and it didn't rain until after we got done with our FIELD TRIP! 

We went to Quarry Park - I have lived in Central Minnesota for 13 years and have never been to Quarry Park.  It was really fun and very pretty...the purpose of the field trip was for me to take more photos! 

 

 

After the beautiful walk thru the park, we did a few errands and stopped for lunch.  We got home and within 30 minutes it was DOWNPOURING!!!  We got a lot of rain.  I edited photos ...you can see the slideshow from Quarry Park here.  Then we played cards for a while...it was a fun, relaxing day...and I got some more neat photos!

Sandy, Karl and the girls came up last weekend to celebrate my birthday.  My mom and dad were already here.  The V's brought their camper again and parked it in our driveway.  It works very, very slick.  Lydia helped put the camper up...while Rachel ran to the back yard to pick "seeds" off the neighbors tree.  She remembered it from last time they were up at our house, she made a b-line straight for the tree!  This time the "seeds" were berries...but they can be anything...actual seeds or berries, acorns, rocks...whatever little treasures she can find to pick up and collect.  She yelled "Aunt Susie, can you get me a bucket?"  She got a margarita pail and used it all weekend to pick up things. 

We went to the fish pond and park.

Lydia noticed my new necklace.  It is a paw in memory of Boo.  It actually holds a little bit of his ashes in side the heart.  There is a screw to plug the hole in the bottom.  It is pretty neat.  They had to put Madison to sleep at the beginning of August.  She was only 4 or 5.  Lydia got her for her 3rd birthday.  So, Lydia wanted a paw print necklace to remember Madison by.  I found this tourquise heart in my old jewelry box and a silver chain and gave it to her. 

 

What she really wanted was one like mine...I didn't tell her about the ashes...she just knew it was a paw print.  I told her that I ordered it on the computer.  Later on she kept saying "lets go print out a necklace for me on your computer."  After a few pleas I brought her to the computer and asked her what she was going to do with a paper necklace???  She looked at me very puzzled and said, "no, I just want a necklace like yours."  She thought we could just print out an actual necklace not a photo of one...maybe she will see that invention in her lifetime!!!  Who would have thought we could do the things we do now days!

 

 

Malorie came over.  Josh and his buddy Nate were roofing a house in St. Joe.  Malorie (or Mal O Lee as Rachel calls her) got a new cute hair cut!  Now my hair is longer than Mals!  The girls always would say to me "your hair's not as long as Malories" when we play hair salon. 

We had a great dinner and the best part was that Sandy and my Mom did all the work!  They made the meal and did all the clean up!! WHOO HOOO!

After a trip to the park, we had a bonfire on the front driveway.  The girls got ready for bed and then had stories read to them by fire light!

 

 

 

 

The next morning, we played hair salon before one last trip to the fish pond.

 

 

It was a really great birthday weekend! 

My mom and dad left on Monday back down to the V's house until Thursday.  They are flying home on 8/30.  The summer sure has gone fast!  I can't believe it is Labor Day Weekend already!

These are photos my mom took over the past couple weeks.  These are from the light rail trip they took with Lydia and Rachel when they were on DAY CARE DUTY!

This one is of Artie in the basement window.

These were taken on my Dad's 70th b-day.  We were at Klinefelter Park. 

Note in the photo below...Rachel was on the look out for acorns...or seeds, berries, rocks...whatever little treasures she can find.

I made a collage of the photos I took on this special day and had it printed and framed.

The flower photos in the collage above are ones that Lydia took with my camera.

 

On Saturday, Augst 11th, PBS had a free Sesame Street Gathering.

 

 

Grandma and Grandpa's Babysitting Adventure

Then, during the week, Sandy and Karl didn't have daycare, so Grandma and Grandpa took care of the girls.  They had lots of fun.  One day they went to the Mall of America and took the lightrail train to downtown Minneapolis.  Another day they went to Como Park Zoo and went on rides and had a picnic lunch...Sandy surprised the girls and joined them for lunch.

 

 

 

 

And as always...Rachel was on the lookout for anything she could collect...this time it was acorns (lately however it is cicada bug shells).

One day they also went to Edina to visit an old friend of my folks and stopped at a fun park.

 

I completely forgot to post this photo last Sunday on my mom and dad's 46th Wedding Anniversary. 

Sorry mom and dad...you know you were looking forward to this photo being posted for all to see!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love you tons!

In August, I took 2 weeks of vacation.  At the end of the first week, Bruce had has gallbladder removed (it was planned).  My mom and dad were taking care of Lydia and Rachel, as their daycare provider had some time off as well.  We met at Cabela's in Rogers for a walk through the store and to have lunch.  Their animal exhibits are amazing.  To see the collection of photos, please click the on the photo below.