Where does the time go?

Sorry I haven't been so good about updating lately. We have actually been having lots of fun staying busy and exploring all there is to do around us!

There really is SOOO much to do and see up here. Tons that is family oriented and everything is very accessible. Charles Schulz (Peanuts & Charlie Brown) was born in St. Paul, so there is a park downtown with all the Peanuts characters. Woodstock was the kids favorite at Rice Park. We visited Des Moines for Barry's wedding, so Mema came into town to watch the big kids and dogs. Henry finally got to meet his Mimi and great-grandma Ellen. Such a happy day!! This last weekend, Jonah and I took the kids into Stillwater to have lunch and visit Teddy Bear Park...such a cute little park--Logan and Belli could have climbed all day long! Today the kids and I went and picked strawberries up in White Bear Lake. Such a fun time. I was really proud of the kids. They did a great job and picked for about an hour!

Enjoy the pics!!

We have more busy times coming up! We are having our first full house of visitors next week over the 4th---I can't wait to cook for a crowd!!

HENRY UPDATE!!! Henry is about 11 pounds or so now! Growing fast and furiously! He can't wait to catch up to Belli and Logan in more ways than 1. He is smiling a lot now. Really all you have to do is talk to him and he smiles, which is FUN FUN FUN!!! He got his tongue clipped about a week ago, so he can finally stick his tongue out, which Belli and Logan think is great. Henry copies them when they do it, so it can provide at least 10 minutes of entertainment! I also am now eating dairy-free to help alleviate some of Henry's gas issues, tummy pains, baby ache, cradle cap, etc...He was pointing many signs towards dairy allergy, and eliminating it from my diet seemed to have helped almost overnight. It is NOT fun for me, but hopefully in a couple months, he will be able to handle it! Hmmm...hard to remember what else?! He is doing great, still fitting in with the rest of the clan just fine. Belli is adamant that we keep him....she is also requesting another baby. She keeps telling everyone that 4 would be the perfect number...Mommy thinks that maybe 3 is plenty hard to do fun things with!

Hope everyone is well and not sweating too bad. The weather up here is PERFECT! We see about 80 during the day and usually upper 50s at night---so beautiful!