Adventures at the St. Paul Children's Museum

Last Saturday morning we took Sula to the St. Paul Children's Museum. This was our first trip to this amazing museum. Lucky for us we had an unexpected tour guide- the Walburn family. We ran into Matt, Hope, and Aria on our way in. We had lots of fun as they showed us around to all the hot spots for toddlers like Aria and Sula.

Sula really enjoyed playing with flour in the sensory room.

She even sat on her own stool and played with the trucks in the flour pit.

Bells in the Habitot room.

Taking a rest on some "ice blocks".

Matt being silly with Sula, this was definitely her favorite room at the museum.

Sula and Aria going "shopping together at the grocery store."

Sula went after the fruit.

When Sula got home she just plopped herself down on the floor, exhausted from all the fun. Taking a record breaking 3.5 hour nap that afternoon.

Catching up with you

It has been a while since our last post. Here is what we have been up to:

Sula watching the airplanes as we wait to board at the MPLS airport. This was Sula's second trip on a plane and she did fantastic.

Sula admiring grandma's plants just before Thanksgiving dinner. Wow, look at all those meyer lemons on her tree, impressive.

Our little fashionista in her butterfly dress.

My plate at Thanksgiving dinner, looking at this is making me hungry. This was the very first Thanksgiving dinner ever hosted by my mom, that I can remember at least. 95% of my childhood memories are from Thanksgiving at grandma's house in Chicago. Wow mom- you did an amazing job.

Family shot at the butterfly house.

Sula LOVES to eat bread. Here she is at a french bistro in St. Louis over Thanksgiving.

Penguins at the St. Louis Zoo

Thanksgiving Part 2

Last Sunday in St. Louis we went to the Butterfly House with Sula.

Thanksgiving Part 1

I took lots of video when we were in St. Louis for Thanksgiving. Here is one of Sula with her great grandma Kreidich.

Taking in all those little moments

Life is busy and we are having fun savoring all those little moments. Sula is a delight to hang out with right now, her vocabulary is expanding everyday. Today she said "wow" all day long. And when we were at the zoo this afternoon she said "fish". One of her favorite words is "Dude!" We are planning on taking more videos soon.

Unlike her mama, Sula was born with rhythm.

One of her favorite activities is playing percussion instruments with her papa.

Meet Fozzy Bear, he sleeps in Sula's crib most nights. I bought this bear from the Minnesota Alpaca Association booth at the Minnesota State Fair. It is made with 100% alpaca wool and is very soft and cuddly.

She loves to climb on anything.

She recently discovered the radio/alarm clock in her room and now enjoys pushing all the buttons.

Bubbles!

The weather has been very mild this November. Sula loves to go outside and play in our backyard. I have been teaching her what fun it is to play in mama's garden.

Finally, some warm weather and sunshine

The weather these past few months has been strange and unpredictable. September was dry and hot. Then October was cold and wet, with temperatures well below normal. Definitely not optimal for enjoying fall color or raking leaves. The weather roller coaster continues into November, with temperatures today above normal (yey 60s). No complaints here, I hope this is a sign that we are in for a long Indian Summer.

Around lunch time we went to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum to enjoy the sunshine. Later we worked hard at raking all the leaves in the front yard. It was just a lovely fall day.

Picture link here: Warm November Day