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Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Two pics from last weekend

R joined some friends at a cabin up north (photo credit to Amy):

Meanwhile, the kids and I had a weekend just the three of us. Here we are at Mac's Diner:

Thursday, July 30, 2026

Slice of Shoreview 2026

Minimal photo coverage this year at the Slice.

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

On pointe

Veronica moved up to pointe shoes in ballet!

(Photo by R)

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Our home was pretty quiet when the kids were away at camp. We sure missed them! On the positive side, R and I got to spend some extra time together and there were not nearly as many dishes to be done.

We took a walk around Lake Bde Maka Ska:

Lunch at Indigena by Owamni:

Cider (and bourbon) tasting at Four Daughters Winery:

Unpictured: Shortwave Coffee, a band concert featuring one of R's coworkers at the Como Lakeside Pavillion, and a movie in our living room.

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Waldmann Brewery

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Summer ballet intensive

Monday, June 15, 2026

Lunch at Leo's

Just a few quick iPhone snaps from an afternoon in Stillwater. Leo's Grill & Malt Shop came recommended by Veronica (photo on the left taken by R):

We also took a little walk across the river...

... and around town.

Friday, June 12, 2026

Summer start

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Valley Fair 2026

We had another fun time at Valley Fair. I maybe had a little less fun because I was recovering from surgery (six days prior) but still fun!

Our friends joined us again this year!

Dan and Veronica were the only ones brave enough to ride the swings this year. They took this photo while they were on the ground and had to simulate being scared:

I had to sit out on the High Roller :-(.

Saturday, June 6, 2026

Spring band concert 2026

Here's a clip of Omri playing percussion in his school's spring band performance. I've always kind of wanted to be a drummer, so seeing him hitting a snare drum in this show made me very proud. He has good rhythm!

Friday, May 29, 2026

Memorial Day weekend 2026

I didn't take a ton of photos, but Memorial weekend was nice. We grabbed pizza with friends:

We got some things done around the house and also relaxed with coffee...

... and with drinks:

The kids had piano lessons (this is Omri waiting in the car during V's):

We had a fire and did some grilling... and generally spent a lot of time out on the deck!

Monday, May 25, 2026

Percussion, no concussion

Omri had the school's first-ever Newspaper Club injury last Thursday, colliding with another kid on the playground and ending up in urgent care to get checked for a concussion. Thankfully, he tested out okay and he's the same goofy kid he's always been. The biggest bummer is that he missed the upper elementary play where he had an important part as a percussionist in the accompanying band. So that all of his hard work didn't go to waste, R recorded this video of him playing his part to The Monkee's "I'm a Believer" at home. This part does not contain the melody, but if you know the song, I think you'll recognize it anyway. It's quite impressive how he has this whole thing memorized, along with other music that would have scored the show. I'm very proud of my boy!

Friday, May 22, 2026

Spring choir concert 2026

Just a short clip from the choir performance at V's school:

Friday, May 8, 2026

Veronica's confirmation

Veronica was confirmed at our church on Sunday!

It was a nice ceremony.

My parents made it down for it.

We went to Brickhouse in White Bear Lake for a tasty brunch afterwards. The rooftop deck was wonderful in the sun.

I wish I had taken a few more shots (I was bummed I forgot my proper camera at home). Anyway, we're super proud of our girl for taking this next step in her faith journey!

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Celebrating 21 years

Well, we didn't get to Key Largo this year, but we did grab some dinner and take a walk in Minneapolis. There's nobody I'd rather go on a date with.

Friday, May 1, 2026

Widji return

Omri had a good week at Camp Widjiwagan with his class last week. This photo was not taken there, but it captures the outdoor spirit!

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

State speech

Veronica did great at the state speech tournament, ranking in the top half of the 24 speakers in her category! Not bad at all for a freshman!

Photo by R:

Friday, April 24, 2026

Annie audition

Our brave girl auditioned for the Chanhassen Dinner Theater. The audition was held publicly in the rotunda of the Mall of America! Then she moved on to another round at the "The Chan" itself. We have not heard back yet about the results of that, however. It would be quite a commitment with four months of performances next fall/winter. We'll see what happens.

R was present and took this photo/video at the mall:

Monday, April 20, 2026

On to State!

Veronica had a triumphant night last Friday. It was her first speech meet ever (she's been too busy with dance and voice lessons on Saturdays to attend any of the others). It also happened to be the class A section tournament. And she got first place in her category (Serious Interpretation of Drama)!

Here's a video of the award presentation of the finalists (there were 15 students total in her category):

She snapped this photo of us right before going into the final round:

These are all the first-place winners from MPA (they tend to dominate, having won the section tournament as a team for the last 26 years, plus the state title itself last year):

Here's the full MPA team (V is the only freshmen moving on to the next round):

She's been really busy lately! This week alone she has a callback at The Chanhassen dinner theater, three performances of Sweeney Todd (plus rehearsals), and then a state speech tournament. I'll let you know how it goes!