Four Peas in a Blog: September 2011

Friday, September 30, 2011

Sick day

Veronica and I were home sick on Thursday.

The roof of her box house is sagging, so we looked for new ways to prop it up.

The weather was nice so we took a walk to the park and watched the ducks.

And we decided we weren't sick enough to skip the swings.

Thursday, September 29, 2011

iPhone version of the trip

Looking out the window of the plane in ducky pajamas:

I took a short walk by Lake Minnetonka when I had a few minutes to myself. It was a reminder of how beautiful Minnesota can be.

Heading home:

Leaving the airport parking lot with the sun setting behind us:

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

We traveled to St. Paul, MN last weekend to attend my cousin Amber's beautiful and extravagant wedding. It was also a wonderful opportunity to visit some family and friends in our home state. Here's a sample of the photos...

Veronica and Wally all dressed up for (separate) weddings:

With Grandma F after the ceremony:

Family photo:

On Grandpa F's lap, ready for a fancy dinner:

Walking around the hotel room:

At Como Park with Grandpa R:

The group at the Como conservatory:

Getting a look at some flowers with Grandpa:

V wanted to make up her missed swimming lesson here:

The carousel at Como Park is much faster than the one in Santa Barbara, but that didn't stop V from riding!

Our little musical genius loved pounding away on my friend Luke's piano (I also have some fun video of this):

V and her friend Emily:

We showed V all the old (and new) sights at the University of St. Thomas, including the arches where her mom and dad shared their first kiss:

It was so great to see everybody. Thanks for hosting and/or making the effort to meet up with us! And congrats to the newlyweds Amber & Brandon. I hope they are as happy together as we are!

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Party at the zoo

Another of Veronica's friends turned one year old on Sunday. We celebrated with her at the Santa Barbara Zoo.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Tunnel

Did Veronica crawl all the way through the tunnel?

You bet she did!

Monday, September 19, 2011

Little darlin'

Good luck with your first day at daycare. We love you so much!

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Out for Mexican

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Exploration

Just some iPhone shots taken around home...

Exploring the far reaches of the living room:

Standing tall:

Emptying out her favorite cupboard:

Veronica-bean likes to hide out in here when we are trying to get her ready for bed:

She loved this water table found at a birthday party the other weekend. She eventually drenched herself from head to toe.

Monday, September 12, 2011

One more with G-ma

Here V is modeling her new fleece jacket, a gift from Auntie Chelsea and Cousin Ezra.

We had to say bye-bye to Grandma yesterday. V sure had a fun week with her. We all did! Thanks to her for joining us and for providing her excellent child care services!