New Camera!

Benjamin was given a really amazing camera for his birthday by several family members. It's a Nikon D5100. Below are pictures of Minibelle and other various things on and from our balcony. She was such a tolerant model! Thank you family!

Sun Bathing...

Posing Pretty...

Getting Sleepy In The Sun...

Getting Very Sleepy In The Sun...

Waiting For The End Of The Photo Session...

My Wandering Jew Is So Purple!

 Blossom!

The Streets Below...

Beautiful Minneapolis...

Trip To NJ Shore & New York

We were fortunate to make a trip to the New Jersey Shore and NY this last weekend. We spent time with many family members at the shore house and even squeaked in a visit with Uncle Donald, Gammy, and two of Clif's good friends (John & Phil). It was so fantastic to see so many great people in only one trip!

Mr. & Mrs. Osherow

(Enjoying A Little Jersey Shore Sea Air On The Boat)

Captain Madden

(Steering Us To The Bay)

Crabbin' Off The Back Deck

(Talk About Fresh Seafood For Dinner!)

Uncle Ben Shinanigans

(Wish There Was More Room For The Many Photos Of This)

Clif & Luna

(We Took The Boat Out To Lunch - Fun Times!)

9/11 Memorial In NY

(This Was Truly Done Beautifully & Powerfully)

Lunch With Mr. John Zweifler

(Such A Good Guy! Thanks For Lunch John!)

The Awesome Intrepid Museum

(This Is One Amazing Retired Ship)

The Enterprise Space Shuttle!

(Seriously Cool To See A Real Space Shuttle!)

Intrepid Captain's Bridge

(Not Something You Get To See Every Day)

Israeli F16 Fighter Jet

(There Were Several Jets/Planes On Display- Very Cool)

Submarine!

(It Was Very COZY In There)

Trip To Omaha

We traveled to Omaha this last weekend to see our good friends, The Pelachs. What a blast we had! We went to The Amazing Pizza Machine, a local farmers market, an outdoor mall, a build-your-own-yogurt place (great for two pregnant ladies), the charming old downtown of Omaha, and just relaxed while the pups played. Such a fun trip!

 Luna & Julia Wearing Hats In Prep For A Tea Party

(Tea Party Was The Theme Of The Weekend)

Fun Buffet At The Amazing Pizza Machine

(If You Don't Want To Hold Hands Then Hands Go On Your Hips, Didn't You Know?)

Games At The Amazing Pizza Machine

(I Got On My Knees To Be Her Height, But Then She Joined In)

Dance Revolution!

(We Did Poorly, But With Enthusiasm)

Pregnant Stephanie & Her Adorable Julia

(The Two and A Half Year Old Beat Luna At Racing...Sad)

Ferris Wheel At The Outdoor Mall

Benjamin & Julia

Mini The Travel Dog

(Great Trip, Other Than One Potty Accident & The Slaughter Of Two Toys - Sorry Julia!)

 Lane Closure

(No Trip Is Complete Without One Surprise Traffic Jam Near The End)

Visit To South Dakota

We traveled to Webster South Dakota for Luna's Great Aunt's funeral last weekend. Clif had the opportunity to meet some really wonderful people from Luna's family and to see South Dakota kindness up close. We also got to experience some fun sites!

The Largest Sisal Twine Ball

(You Can Find This Baby In Tiny Darwin, MN)

Webster, SD Community Garden

(We Found This Garden During A Stroll Down Mainstreet After Breakfast)

Tom Brokaw Is From Webster, SD

(Sad That He Was Only A Silver Donator To The Garden...)

Benjamin Doing ATasting At The International Vinegar Museum In Roslyn, SD

(Awesome Place! We Bought Blood Orange & Tequila Lime)