First Day of Preschool

Here are a few pictures from Callie's first day of preschool at Discovery Cottage Early Enrichment. She was so excited to wear her new "pack pack". I was really worried about the drop off since it was her first time and although she cried when Jasmine dropped her off, she adjusted really well and didn't want to leave when it was time to go home! It is only one day a week for four hours, but I think it is a wonderful experience for her to learn how to play with others, listen and follow directions and be on her own. They do outdoor playtime, story time, snack, indoor playtime, music, art and lunch. I'm so proud of her for transitioning so well and so happy that she is enjoying school.

Mall of America

During our trip to Minnesota we decided to head to Mall of America for some food, shopping and rides. Here are a few "action" shots!

Northern Minnesota

We headed up to Lake Vermillion for our annual summer visit. This year the project was redoing the siding on the boat house. We also had time for some golf, boating, swimming and fishing. We took a day trip to Ely to visit the Fullen family at the Vince Shute Bear Wildlife Sanctuary. Callie and Nikki (golden retriever) were best buddies and spent the week playing together. As usual it was a great week spent in beautiful northern Minnesota!

Como Zoo

Ben & I decided to take Callie to Como Zoo to check out the animals and rides. First we hit Como Town for some rides then headed into the zoo for lots of great exhibits. Callie was so cute saying "hi" to all the animals!

Twins game

Dad & Ben took us to our first Twins game at Target Field and we had first row seats! The stadium is awesome and it was a beautiful night for a ball game. Lots of good food, drinks and we came home with a ball and bat after harassing the Athletics players in the dugout between innings.