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"Papa, can we please get a goat?"

Sula and I escaped to the Minnesota Zoo this afternoon. She fell in love with the goats at the petting zoo and called the grizzly bear a kitty cat. So cute.

Letting the goats suck her finger.

Sula pointing at the bear.

Miss Independent

"No, I can do that myself thank you!"

Sula is no longer interested in other people feeding her. Her favorite foods right now are:

goldfish

graham crackers

ginger cats from TJs

butter crackers

toast

cucumbers

hemp milk

rice milk

apple sauce

oatmeal

pickles

ice cream

We are working on getting her to eat more fruits and vegetables on her own but she is not impressed with the texture. I tried to give her little bites of fresh peach this morning and she threw it on the floor. Same with sweet potatoes, carrots, banana, etc... She really loved those things pureed but now that she wants to feed herself she isn't interested. Sula is enjoying things that are crunchy and drinking from a straw. Foods we introducing now include:

kefir

goat milk

peas

pieces of meat

pasta

A trip to Snail Lake

Last Saturday afternoon we took a trip to Snail Lake in Shoreview. Sula really enjoyed playing in the sand and playing in the water. She's such a water baby!

Sula and her pool

Last Friday, I got the kiddi pool out for Sula. She couldn't even wait to get the pool set up outside. Watch this cute video.

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Sula loves homemade pickles

The cucumbers are ready to pick from the garden! I grew three different types this year, a dwarf pickling, a slicer (has a sweeter, thin skin that is great for snacking), and an asian long variety. For the past two weeks I have been picking baby cucumbers and putting them in a home-made brine composed of salt, apple cider vinegar, dill, garlic, and all spice. I let them sit in the fridge for about 2 or 3 days and then snack away. Given the limited amount of time I have to do just about anything, refrigerator pickles provide instant gratification. One of these days I will learn how to preserve pickles using a hot bath.

Cucumber trellis in the garden.

Sula enjoying a plain cucumber.

"Plain or pickled, hummmm." Sula thinks hard about this decision (the pickle is in her right hand and the plain cucumber in her left hand).

Pickles!!! Yum.