Today is the last day of Nanna's visit to Minnesota. She has been here for the last ten days and, as always, the time has flown by. We have packed a lot into the past week and enjoyed some wonderful weather - tomorrow it all goes downhill so it seems she is taking it with her!!
We visited the Minnetonka Orchards last Tuesday and the Arboretum on Friday - both beautiful days and the fall colours were fantastic. Nanna got to see Oliver take the school bus a few times and drop Emily off at preschool. She also saw swimming lessons and the Kids in Motion class they do every Thursday. At the weekend we went to the Twin Cities corn maze which is only a 5 minute drive away. The kids got off to a shaky (whiny) start but it all turned out OK in the end! Even Emily got to go down the big, big slide with Daddy (see the video!) and she went on a pony ride for the first time. She rode a pony called Cupcake and she can't stop talking about it when Nanna shows her the video!
Mum very kindly looked after the kids overnight on Saturday so Jon and I could spend the evening downtown. We saw a comedy show and drank far too much beer but it was a lot of fun!
The past couple of days have been a bit more relaxed and we have made the most of the weather and tried to play outside as much as possible. The kids are loving the leaves which are fast covering the entire lawn!!
In other news, Oliver has become an eating machine and is hungry ALL THE TIME! I know - I dreamed of this day when he was 2! I just have to remember this when I see Emily leaving meal after meal ;) It's not like she is wasting away - she is just being a toddler :) He is doing great at kindergarten and shares lots of information about it without being prompted. His teacher is very musical and he is always singing to us!!
Emily has "performed" for us on the potty. A complete and unrepeated fluke. If you even suggest it to her now you are probably asking for a tantrum. Ah well. One day :) Nanna is amazed at her ability to operate an iPhone!! She is a character - you just never know what to expect from her. Makes for an interesting life ;)
I have lots of pictures from before and during the visit. Here goes.....
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| Tired Oliver after school |
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| Muscles! |
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| A happy moment |
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| Swinging - and actually happy together. The swing is often a sharing nightmare! |
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| Oliver designed his own Angry Birds game |
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| See how big I am now Mummy?! |
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| Oliver's Timberwolves impression! |
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| Mummy after her crazy 5k mud run! |
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| On Grandpa's boat |
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| Oliver driving |
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| And Emily's turn |
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| Chips!! Emily loves pickle chips!! |
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| Handsome boy |
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| Uncle Jason teaching Oliver guitar |
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| A sneak preview of Halloween costumes! |
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| My pretty princess! |
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| Ha ha!! Reading Oliver's books!! |
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| Coat trying on time - this one is still a tad big.... |
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| Oliver loves this jacket that his cousins gave him - especially the hood! |
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| And this was Rowan's superman shirt which comes complete with a cape! |
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| England tracksuit from Nanna! |
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| Cheese :) |
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| Needing a little help from Nanna! |
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| Growing every day |
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| Just one of several pictures on the train |
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| And another.... |
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| At the Arboretum |
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| Oliver loved all the "secret" paths! |
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| And the eco play area :) |
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| Checking out pictures on Nanna's phone |
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| Hayride - Oliver really didn't want to go but changed his mind and loved it. I love how Emily is hanging on to her brother :) |
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| Making the alphabet out of leaves! |
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| Emily is happy just to run in them! |
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| Just enough room for Emily in bed! |
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| Hmm - pictures are out of order. Oh well. Peekaboo! |
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| Emily will catch up her brother if he doesn't watch out :) |
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