Science

It was just the guys for a short trip to the Museum of Nature and Science this past Saturday...

Kids' table

Dinner with the cousins!

6 years, 9 months & 4 years, 6 months

John was a tad bit disappointed that we didn't have cake to celebrate his half birthday!

I don't know if we've said this in the past, but questions are asked independently so answers can't be copied! With that being said, you'll see a few matching answers this month!

Tess -
1. What is Mom's favorite thing to do? Snuggle
2. Where do you want to go? Disney World
3. What is something that is gross? Poop
4. What is Dad's favorite food? Asparagus
5. What time does Dad wake up in the morning? 5:00 
6. What is the funniest word you know? [long silence while thinking] BWAAAH!
7. If you wrote a book, what would its title be? Silly Words
8. If you were a dessert, what do you be? Vanilla cupcakes
9. What makes you dance? Johnny
10. What makes the best fort? Couch cushions


John -
1. What is Mom's favorite thing to do? Drink wine
2. Where do you want to go? Children's Museum
3. What is something that is gross? Poop
4. What is Dad's favorite food? Broccoli
5. What time does Dad wake up in the morning? 7:00 am
6. What is the funniest word you know? Afflackaboodle
7. If you wrote a book, what would its title be? John!
8. If you were a dessert, what do you be? A pastry
9. What makes you dance? Music!
10. What makes the best fort? Cushions and blankets!

Rockland Boulders

S'mores

Backyard snacking in New Jersey...

Marshalltown

Last posting from our Iowa trip!

We found an awesome playground for our lunch stop in Marshalltown, Iowa.

Marion

Hanging out with Owen and Ryal in Iowa.

Iowa fun

Some fun from the Iowa portion of our trip: 

Bird watching and other fun at the Wickiup Nature Center and some ice cream!

Best Western

The typical road trip breakfast!

Rest stop

On the way home from Minnesota...

Como Zoo

Carefully posed!

Candy

Lake Minnetonka

Our boat cruise was cut a little short because the captain could see a storm rolling in. We made it back to the dock just as it started to pour.

Trees

This one was funny because John was asked to lean over towards the tree trunk and then leaned just his body, but kept his head in the same spot. 

Minnesota Arboretum.

Twins

 Kirby Puckett, Game 6, 1991 World Series. 

Harmon. 

TK

Minnesota baseball

We saw two ball games while in Minnesota:

The Chaska Cubs...

Our $3 tickets included a hot dog, soda, and chips! 

And the Minnesota Twins...

Excelsior

Exploring Excelsior on one of our first days on the Minnesota trip...

6 years, 8 months & 4 years, 5 months

We missed it by a couple days again this month! Time flies when you're on vacation, evidently.

Monthly questions...

John:
1. What's been your favorite thing to do on our Iowa/Minnesota trip so far? Play with Owen and Ryal.
2. What do you think Mom's favorite thing is on vacation is so far? Hanging out with Meghan.
3. And Dad's favorite thing on vacation? Dad just loves hanging out with Owen and Ryal.
4. What's one thing that annoys you? Mosquito bites [said this immediately]
5. If you could create a law that everyone would have to obey, what would it be? I should get to drive a fire truck and go on a ladder up high. 


Tess:
1. What's been your favorite thing to do on our Iowa/Minnesota trip so far? Beach!
2. What do you think Mom's favorite thing is on vacation is so far? To watch me swim at the beach.
3. And Dad's favorite thing on vacation? Doing the pirate puzzles with Johnny in Iowa.
4. What's one thing that annoys you? When I say stop and Johnny keeps doing something. 
5. If you could create a law that everyone would have to obey, what would it be? People should have to color at 10:00 am.