Saturday, September 12, 2009

Road Trip! - Family Reunion 2009

We set off on a little road trip -  Minneapolis to Spokane, Washington and Back.  (all within a week!!!!).... Oh yeah, we also wanted to stop by Mount Rushmore to check it out.....   Figured it would be a crime to drive within a couple hundred miles and not stop.

Madison was an incredible trooper.... she watched movies and played the entire way....   She's a great kid in the car...Here's some evidence...

Clearly ... Way too cool for us.....



She took some of her own pictures too.....




Of course, she did get bored.... but figured out that socks and shoes were not just for your feet!!!   Could be a new fashion trend.








We're not sure what is with her and wanting to try on new shoes.... Here's what she looks like in Combat Boots!


Cousin Billy and Madison at Chuck E Cheeze




Of course at least some family fotos....



Now on the way home.... at Custer State Park in South Dakota..... Here the wildlife can get up and personal....   We couldn't stop when we had a Bison this close tot he car... but this pack of donkeys had stopped traffic..... I actually had to get out and..um encourage them to move out of the way...(that means I had to push them)








Talk about narrow and windy roads... .this view of the GPS makes me think of intestines!





I think she was having fun.!!!!



Thursday, July 30, 2009

Trip to Vegas and San Diego... June 2009

We started with a trip to Las Vegas -   I was at the HP Software Universe Conference, and Dina and Madison got to explore the sights and sounds of the strip.



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Not the real Blue Men... just wax
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The grand canal on the second floor at the Venitian.... yep.. that's a real gondola.. in a real canal.
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Madison's Favorite Candy....   Life Size in Las Vegas
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And isn't the Belagio water show amazing!


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Then, after a few days in the desert, we headed west to San Diego... Seems like it hasn't changed at all.... One of the big highlights was spending the day at Legoland with Amy, Dan and Benjamin.....


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Ok... so I had to include these ones... Everything is legos!!!!!


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Madsion eating blackberries off the bush!

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Sunday, April 12, 2009

Hoppy Easter #1

We had a wonderful Easter and are planning a little BBQ later this afternoon... so here's some photos from Dina's camera (she has lots of photos that were not on the computer....)





Eggs ready for the Easter Bunny!






Can you say Wii?






At the Children's Museum....






The idea was to give her exercise.... I'm not that lazy


Saturday, April 04, 2009

Easter Eggs and More Fun

Today was the big Easter Egg hunt at the Brooklyn Park Community center.... The Easter bunny was there and lots of eggs to find.   We picked up mom and dad and all had a wonderful outing... Madison had a great time on picking up the eggs and also playing with the balls and balloons...







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Yep.. someone is silly!



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First trip to the beauty parlor...



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Who needs a stroller?


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The merry go round was one of the big highlights!!!



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Not quite big enough to ride Krakken at Sea World....



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