Teacher's Lounge

That's where I am spending my lunch hour. An hour! Ok, I spent some quality time in the bathroom with my breast pump because I'm away from C today, but I spent the rest of it eating a delicious lunch prepared by someone else, chatting with other teachers. For the second June, I'm taking classes for my teaching license at South of the River Learning Academy. In MN, one needs 125 continuing education hours every 5 years to renew a license. I've been at home for 3 years now and have just a few hours left to take so I can renew. I love being a stay at home mom (most of the time), but need to keep my professional license current so I can go back when the time is right.

Going Home

Grandma K (my mom) drove me, Grandma A (Hubs' mom) and the boys to the airport this morning to go fly home to MN.

M was a chatter box with the TSA agent! "I'm a twin. This is my brother. That is my baby brother." grandma A and I looked at each other in disbelief. We rarely refer to the boys as "the twins" so it was quite a surprise to hear M use the term!

The three boys riding "the train" at MBS, one of their favorite parts of a trip, especially now that they are out of strollers.

We are home sweet home for a few weeks now.

Flowers for You

N giving Grandma A the flowers we used to decorate the tables last night.

Ten Years

Today we celebrated ten years with friends and family. It was so much fun to gather loved ones together! More about the party later. Here's a shot of Hubs and N playing together at the park where the party was held.

I'm more in love with this man than the day I married him. Looking forward to many more decades together.

Happy Anniversary to "my list."

Dow Gardens

It's where Handsome Hubs proposed and where our wedding photos were taken ten years ago tomorrow and now it's where we take the boys and play with their cousins in the Children's Garden area.

You will see M seconds after a shot in the face from the jumping fountain, N seconds before getting hit, N in the sandbox, and both boys filling their watering cans about a half hour before N took a swim in the barrel! On that note we were outta there!

City Dairy

When Grandpa babysits, the boys get Superman ice cream from the City Dairy. Mama got amaretto cherry, the same flavor she shared with her boyfriend all those years ago. Glad he's on his way home right now;)

Lawn Boys

Papa's new mower and Great grandpa's four wheeler- good morning so far!