Skip to main content

A Como Zoo Day Out

By
Today seemed like a good day to go to the Como Conservatory. Once everyone had napped, got dressed and fed we were on our way. 

Apparently Theo wasn't done napping.

To get Meadow moving faster we promised her we would stop for donuts.

We stopped quickly at Bogart's.

Her new Snow White dress looked pretty cute under her big girl jacket.

We had to settle for the lavender cake donuts. They were out of the good ones.

Still good though.

Meadow lucked out with the donut holes.

Soon we go to the zoo and went into the very steamy rain forest room.

Theo liked watching the fish.

Meadow was not afraid of the snakes.

Even Snow White was there.

And ants.


We cut through the gift shop and Meadow really wanted this bear hat scarf mitten combo.

Then we stopped briefly in the kids room.

Meadow asked why there was money in the fountain, we told her if you throw a coin in you can make a wish.

She later whispered to me that she wished we were a royal family that lived in a castle.

Aww.


I had rented a GoPro Fusion for a 360 shoot at Duluth's Spirit Mountain. We decided to play with it at the conservatory.

The lighting is always perfect in here.

Clearly Meadow's Snow White costume was a big hit.


I thought today would be super busy, but it wasn't at all.

We watched a snake for a little bit.

Then we stopped to make a giraffe.


I made one for Theo but he destroyed it right away.

That's my little troublemaker.

We did a quick tour outside to see the zoo.

Meadow was mad she had to wear a coat today because it didn't go with her dress.

Meadow was most excited to see the giraffes.

"Take my picture."

And I did.

Back at home we had lunch on the floor.

Just kidding, Theo likes to eat his leftovers after he's done at the table.

This kid loves to make a mess.

The kids were long overdue for a bath.


They don't mind sharing our little tub.

Theo loves cooking in his kitchen.

Or throwing everything on the ground.

Then we ended the night eating popcorn and making paper snowflakes.


Pretty.

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Why We Need a Freezer

By
We went out the night before to another party a few weeks back. This time Scott went out to a bar afterwards (I went home) and then decided soon after he got there to walk home. In his drunkenness he forgot to set his alarm and was almost late for work. While he was at work I did some cleaning. I did make it to work on time. The tweet above is the last of that night, thankfully. West Broadway was desolate at the late hour. Now that I've walked, nee stumbled, the entire North Minneapolis stretch of Broadway at that time, I have no fear of my side of town. I finally got around to washing all of our winter clothing after Scott went to work. Yup oatmeal again this week. Scott wanted big pancake, but neither of us got up on time. We finished planting our garden this past week too. It will be interesting to see how much it grows each week. I also planted sunflowers all along the edge of the fence. All but 10 squares have something growing in it. We also put in an he...
Post a Comment
Read more

Freaster Sunday

By
We decided to stay home for Easter this year. We've missed the past few years and seem to be okay with it. We still celebrate in our own way. For breakfast I made oat bran. This time I sweetened it with a little agave. Scott seems to think I only like my oats bland, but that's not true. I make truly interesting oats. Agave, my friends, does not make oatmeal tasty. If you're looking for a quick, but complex variation try this recipe the next time you have a few extra minutes -- unless you like bland-meal. Steel-cut Oats w/ Apple Chips, Raisins and Cinnamon 1 C Water 2/3 C Steel Cut Oats Handful of Apple Chips 1/4 C Raisins 2 T Brown Sugar 1 t Cinnamon Pinch of Salt Cook the first two ingredients for a few minutes over medium heat. When water starts to simmer lower heat and add dried fruit. Cook until tender. While still on heat add a teaspoon of cinnamon, two tablespoons brown sugar and a pinch of salt. Eat. Scott looked for his Easter ba...
4 comments
Read more

Solo Work Trip to Burlington, Vermont

By
My new favorite client sent me out to Burlington, Vermont for a shoot at Champlain College. With no rental cars anywhere nearby, I spent a few days walking around Burlington when I was shooting 360s. We tried to figure out a way for all of us to go, but for the short amount of time we'd be there it didn't seem worth it for how much it was going to cost.  I'm not sure if you were aware, but as the largest city in Vermont, Burlington only has 44,000 residents. That's nuts. A small suburb in the Twin Cities. First meal at El Cortijo. Modern tex-mex in an old dinning car. The whole city is centered on Church Street, which was full of somewhat bougie stores and restaurants. At the end of the church street is the Unitarian Meeting House which the street is named for. I meandered my way down to the Lake Champlain waterfront. In the distance is New York State and the Adirondack Mountains. It's not a Great Lake by any means, but it's big. Twice the size of Mille Lacs in ...
Post a Comment
Read more