got dip?

Erin learned how to dip this weekend. She hasn't quite got the concept down (veggies are more than just a way to scoop up dip!), but it certainly made for some cute pictures, as she double fisted it with red pepper and cucumbers. Yum!

Giggles

Trip to the Mall of America

This past weekend, we went to Underwater Adventures at Mall of America. Teachers can get a free annual membership, and we were able to upgrade to a dual membership (Erin is still free) for less than the cost of the two of us getting in! Erin had never been there before, and while she likes fish, she wasn't so sure about them swimming around her.









After our trip through the aquarium, we headed to lunch at Bubba Gump Shrimp Company. (They have a deal for a cheap kids meal for Underwater Adventures' members.)

Erin told us all about her experiences at the aquarium.



Then she enjoyed her first taste of jello....and it was blue. :)

Feely week!

Here are all the fun pictures from Feely week. They are all of Erin (or Erin and Todd), as she is the star of the show, and I'm the one taking the pictures.

Waking up the first day we were there, Hello Baby Bedhead.



eating breakfast





Hanging out in her tennis dress....Daddy even won the tennis tournament.



Playing on the beach in her jammies....it was inevitable that she'd go in.









On a boat ride. She hated the life jacket. We'll see how she does on the boat when we can get her a new life jacket.





Swimming in the lake with Daddy.



Showing off her pretty dress



Wearing Daddy's hat

Ice cream at Itasca

Todd, his cousin Jane, Erin and I went for a bike ride in Itasca state park. It was way harder than any of us anticipated and we were glad that we biked to Douglas Lodge so we could stop and get something to eat. We decided to split a blueberry sundae, and Erin was very excited about this.

She even tried to take the whole thing for herself.


But she dealt quite well with being fed since we didn't have a bib with us.



She also had a banana, that she disovered tastes far better licked off a plate.

Erin meets the AC

Erin has decided that she loves our air conditioner. She loves to walk into the breeze it makes. Here's a couple pictures from the first time they met.

Erin's trip with Daddy

Back in June, Erin went up north for a little while with just Todd. They had some quality Daddy-daughter bonding time. Here are just a few of the highlights.

They went for walks.







They played on the beach.





Erin loved playing in the play cabin.







And hung out on the deck.

Bubbles