The Salmon Family: July 2011

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Misc April/May

Too many posts. I'm getting lazy.

Here are some random, cute pictures from April and May.

Maggie wearing the shark oven mitts as high-heel boots.

Madonna. Oh, wait, I mean, Maggie.

Lucy on the phone.

Maggie modeling ALL the hair clips from Aunt Margaret and Uncle Harry.

Lucy eats sand. So what.

Hot day!

It's a secret!

Shhhh... don't tell....

...but I think Lucy pooped her pants!

In May, Dan made the difficult decision to accept a new job at Gallant Building Solutions in Crystal Lake, IL. The much longer commute means a lot less time with dad at home, but in the end, we knew it was the right decision. The goals and visions of Gallant were much more aligned to Dan's own personal goals and views- which, in the end, makes for a a happier worker. So far, so good.... we are so proud of him!

Zoo

The Salmons bough a "Zoo Pass" for the Milwaukee County Zoo this year. We took advantage as soon as we had a warm day in April... and had a blast. Not only can we go anytime we want, we also get special invitations for classes, events, etc. In June, Maggie took a "bug class" in the morning while mom and Lucy met some friends from Madison and checked out the rest of the zoo. In August, we're all camping at the zoo overnight! So exciting!

Best part about the zoo? We can pack our own picnic lunch!

Silly girls!

Lucy and Maggie check out the scary lion!

Maggie after her "bug class."

Modeling her "bug costume!"

Independence

It's official . Lucy has reached THAT age. You know, where every sentence starts with "I do it" or "Let ME do it" or "I do it MYSELF." Ahhhh. We have just learned to get started about 30 minutes before we actually need to- allowing Lucy ample time to "do it herself."

The joys of independent 2 year olds.

(this video was from April- before she became quite so vocal)

...and this is what happens when she is successful. Note she not only took the pants OFF, but managed to put them back on herself ... backwards!

One afternoon while I was putting laundry away, Lucy was quietly playing alone in her room. She was busy putting her "babies" to bed. She was even kind enough to share her precious "plugs" (pacifiers!) with them!

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Um... Easter?

Easter. Remember that holiday, like, many months ago?

I'm a little behind. Now that school's done and summer is FINALLY here- my goal is to work on a few posts a day and catch up. We'll see how that goes!

Anyway- we were lucky to spend Easter weekend with the Salmon family in Minnesota. Saturday was a fun, relaxing day. Grandpa Mark set up one heck of an Easter egg hunt. It was totally fun, because all 4 of the little girls actually "got" it this year! After a yummy barbeque, we "celebrated" Maggie's birthday (again!) with a cool Tinkerbell cake that Grandma Bernie ordered from the bakery!

On Easter Sunday, we headed to the nursing home in Rushford to visit with Great Grandma Mindrum and the rest of Grandma Bernie's side of the family. Cousin Caryn organized ANOTHER fun Easter egg hunt for all the little ones and we even managed to snap a few pictures of all the "Mindrum" cousins and grandkids together!