Our lake

Well, it's not really just ours...but we live just across the street from it. It's Cobblestone Lake and it's a little over a mile around it. I'm really beginning to love this lake and the path around it. We have gone around it many, many times now since we've lived here. We've walked, scootered, ran, and biked, around it. It is so pretty and just a little slice of nature right in the middle of the 'burbs.

Yesterday the girls and I went on a milkweed search around the lake so we could feed our new catapillar. We finally found it over 3/4 of the way around. Now, we know which way to go next time! I took my camara with on our jaunt around the lake and here are some of the pictures.

My mom's visit

My mom and her husband Charles came to town from Washington this past week.

We took them to Underwater Adventure at the MOA. I love having the year pass to it. It is so ridiculously expensive normally but a few months back I just happen to be there when they were offering a year pass at 1/2 price.

I'm so glad I did it.

The new Seahorse exhibit is pretty cool. I love these Seadragons. Who else has thingies growing out of their heads that look exactly like seaweed? It's amazing. They get a WOW out of me everytime I see them.

"Oh no...Summer just got eaten by a...great white shark, great white shark swimming in the waaater....."

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Next we took them on a hike along the bluffs of the Mississippi River at Spring Lake Park Reserve.

It was gorgeous and it was right about here we saw a bald eagle fly by really close.

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Later on that day we took a quick trip to Stillwater. We hopped on a trolly that took us on a really cool tour of the town. We learned lots of history about the city and saw alot of the gorgeous mansions.

Surprisingly, the kids did great on the 45 minute trolly tour. Maybe that's because there was a trip to Teddy Bear Park looming over their heads... They earned it and had a great time. I have to admit I was glad they earned it because that park is so cool!

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Lastly we went to the Minnesota zoo (another great place to have a membership!) and the butterfly garden. The animals were especially active today. It was great, the bears were playing in the water, the leopard came right up to the glass and the warthogs were extra stinky. Summer's favorite was the giraffe. She could've stood there for hours watching that guy eat. And look at that tongue!

We all had a really great time. Thanks for coming!

me, two girls and a field of daisies...