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April 26, 2010April 26, 2010 M. Sullivan Photography Cooking, Family, Flowers, Photos, Sports, Weather

Weary Weekend

The weather was less than fabulous this past weekend – windy and cooler with off and on sprinkles. We were all wiped out from traveling last weekend and a busy work/school week. It was nice to stay home, get a few projects and some cleaning done and just hang out. Since outdoor play was less than favorable, we decided to set up Sophia’s tent in the living room. The kids plugged in their portable DVD player, grabbed some snacks and camped out in the living on Saturday afternoon.

Sophia and I did sneak outside between wind gusts and sprinkles to pick some spring flowers.

We decided to go to the movies on Sunday and see How To Train Your Dragon. We all enjoyed the movie…and the buttery popcorn. Despite the windy weather in the afternoon, the boys headed out to the baseball field to practice pitching and batting. At home, Sophia convinced me to do some baking with her. A friend from work had passed along her child’s Easy Bake Oven. We made two batches of cookies. Sophia ate one batch and Sebastian ate the other. Mike was disappointed that there weren’t any left for him. I had to explain that each batch makes only ONE cookie. Not only does the oven only bake one cookie at a time, they take FOREVER! At least that’s what it seemed like when Sophia was waiting for her cookie to finish baking.

After cookies, we went out to take a few pictures of the cherry blossoms. A pleasant way to finish the weekend.

April 13, 2010 M. Sullivan Photography Family, Photos

Thank You

Dear Nana & Papa,

Thank you for hanging out with us last week during our Spring Break. We had a great time and loved spending time with you. Our favorite part was riding scooters on the lakewalk and having ice cream.

You’re the best!!

Love,

Sebastian & Sophia

April 10, 2010 M. Sullivan Photography Family, Landscapes, Photos

Gooseberry Falls

With the kids on spring break this week, Mike and I decided to take a day off from work to go on a short day trip. We hit the jackpot with warm, sunny weather on Monday. Temperatures were in the 60’s. Not bad for April! We packed a picnic lunch, loaded the kids and Daphne in the car and headed north. Mike wanted to bring the kids to Gooseberry Falls. We often visited once or twice a year before we had kids, but haven’t been back since Sebastian was born. We arrived at the park, got Daphne’s leash on, grabbed a backpack with supplies and hiked out to the falls.

Mike had the kids pose for this shot. This is right before Sebastian shoved Sophia’s arm away. Brotherly love!

I thought that I would spend some time taking great pictures of the falls, but I didn’t even bring my tripod with and we were on a mission to get out to Lake Superior. This is the only shot I have of the falls without the kids. Oh well, maybe next time.

If I had the 70-200mm Canon lens that I’ve been trying to talk Mike into letting me purchase, this photo of a deer that we saw across the river would be so much better.

And finally we make it out to the lake.

We made a stop at the visitor’s center before we left the park. The kids brought along a few dollars just in case they had a gift shop. Mike was thinking they would purchase a small souvenir with the words “Gooseberry Falls” etched somewhere on it. A nice momento to remember a great family day. Instead, the kids each purchased plush stuffed bald eagles. Interesting choice, but it was their own money.

We planned to stop at Dairy Queen in Two Harbors for a treat on the way back, but we were all wiped out from the hike, including Daphne who slept the whole way home.