Double Bubble

Cleveland is full of rich culture, history and interesting characters...including the Bubble Lady. Around here, the Bubble Lady is an institution at nearly every kid's birthday party. The other day we attended an event put on by our local Early Childhood PTA which featured her talents.

Matt and the girls watch with rapt attention as the Bubble Lady shows off her tricks...she even blew a square bubble!

Soon, volunteers were called up. Emily and Allie bravely volunteered. (Notice how protective Emily is of her little sister?)

Yep, she even puts kids inside of bubbles!

Our adventurous little girls, so proud of their accomplishment!

Fired Up

Recently, we were in Minnesota.  We crammed in a bunch of activities while there, but the best times we had were just hanging out with family.  It was slightly chilly up north this time, perfect weather for a bonfire, so we had two, one at Dad and Mom's, and the second at Tom and Katies' house.  Here are some pictures from the first bonfire.  I didn't have my camera while we were there, so I don't have many photos to post.  

 Ryan loves being a big boy now.  He gets to be part of all the action. 

  

All of the grandkids minus Ryan, (guess he's not part of ALL the action yet!).  

Allie's dreamin' of s'mores.

Allie fulfilling her dreams!

Ooo, my tummy aches.  I couldn't eat another bite.

Well, maybe just one more...

Wingin' It

We're back in Minnesota again!

Our visit has been full of activities. On Sunday, we were scheduled to pick up my nephew to babysit. But, between church and getting David, we ambitiously decided to fit in a trip to Red Wing, MN. Matt and I had never visited before, and wanted to see the famous river town and bluffs. Unfortunately, we were constantly watching the clock, so by the time we arrived we only had 20 minutes to get the kids out of the car and explore. Basically, we heard about a lot of cool places, but never made it out of the parking lot to see them.

We're looking forward to visiting Red Wing again and spending more time in such a pretty and historic town.

After a nearly two hour drive, the girls enjoyed getting out and seeing the mighty Mississippi.

Pondering our Wandering