“If you want to be happy, BE” Leo Tolstoy

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Minneapolis!



Here is our June so far...Spencer is working for Best Buy as a Senior Financial Analyst  in the International Financial Planning Group, They gave him a cool laptop, like we need 3 right?


Kate, Jess and I have been loving the city. The towns in our area are so great, full of food and art and beautiful homes and vintage shops (fancy word for thrift store).


Lots of Swimming at the pool in our complex.


The Wild Rumpus and fun bookstore with cats and chickens and birds roaming around.



Super Cool Piano in the center of Lyndale (for kids to play and enjoy)



Riding Bikes


Green and Lakes everywhere


My little brother and his family moved just 15 minutes away.  


Grandpa Bob and Grandma Jean came to visit. Grandpa brought Kate Radiatori, she was so excited. 


We took them to the Mall of America


Tuesday was Toddler day so the girls got a ton of points to use on rides for really cheap-we picked a good day



My mom took these pictures-so good. They also bought the girls Ice Cream Cones.  They were in Heaven






 Jess read her favorite book to Grandma and Grandpa a lot. 


We all went swimming together and had dinners a lot



Grandpa reading his scriptures before church









 We have fun cooking here-the stove actually works


 Kate dressing up and acting like a princess for Grandma's Camera


 Playing at the Park with cousins Ethan and Claire


 Cute sister-in-law Dawnell and Claire


 Grandpa entertaining Audrey.


 Claire cute as a bug


 Silly Kids

  




 Claire's Birthday






 Claire is so cute!


 Audrey is a little social bug


 classic




 Audrey Baby Blessing








 Finally a picture of Grandma (we appointed her official photographer on this trip, she did so good).


 Mom and Dad babysat while we went away for the weekend. We went to Minneapolis-it is such a great city.
Mississippi River.


We rode bikes all around town-litteraly all day.  We got on the Bike Share Bikes and got off for fun concerts and meals and shopping. We met up with all the other Wisconsin MBA's at Brits this popular Pub downtown, We are getting good at being the only dry people at bars in the Midwest.


 It was Spencer's favorite date ever. It only cost us $5 each to ride them all day.


Ok, so nerdy, cool for old people but Biking is really the way to go.





Crazy Purple lady at the BBQ and Blues Fest. There was also a bluegrass-style concert in another park across town that we went to.


We got some fun shades at this chic vintage shop in Uptown. Way fun stuff.


Spencer really is in love with this city


We all love it here!   Just tempt us Best Buy! This may be our new home next year. 

8 comments:

  1. Love the pics! Think how much time you've saved me... can I just post a link to your blog next time I want to blog? :)

    Yes, please move here permanently to MN! We love you guys!!!

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  2. Wow this place looks so fun... are you going to want to even come back?

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  3. Im glad to see all of these cute pictures! How great for you guys, although it makes me miss you guys even more so. Lisa you are looking happy and so good. I also had no idea Jess had so much curl.

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  4. I love all these pictures! If you end up staying there, we might just have to come visit you guys and see that fun place. Lisa, I love seeing you in these cute pictures with your girls. You are the cutest mom! And I love the picture with the kids eating at the table with the sewing machine. Too cute!

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  5. Wow Beautifil Lisa. I love the pics. You have such cute kids! And I am so happy for you that Dave is it? moved so close. I just barely saw your comment on my blog (I am so horrible with computers- it's amazing I made the blog all alone!) Love you Lisa.

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  6. I love where you live too...So Quaint and looks like so much fun!

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  7. What fun pics! I'm glad that you guys are having such a good time. And how cool that David and Dawnell moved so close to you guys!
    -Natalie

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