Looking back... June 2010

June was actually a bit slower month for us than the rest of the summer, mostly because we were finishing up the school year and staying around home the rest of the month because we went to Mexico at the beginning of July. Below are some pictures from our June - enjoy!

Several times this summer Mckenna and I drove to Bloomington for a summer program they had going called the "Monday Morning Kids Series." Every Monday morning during the summer the various parks in city of Bloomington hosted a different show especially geared towards young children. The shows were about one hour long or so and included music, magic, juggling and outdoor activities. It was fun for Mckenna and I to get out of the house, and Mckenna is always about hearing music, dancing, and being active, so it was perfect. A few times we met Abby and Ayla, and a few times my mom came with us - fun! Below are some pictures from our summer Monday mornings.

Mckenna LOVES her cousins! She talks about all seven of them quite a bit (Gwen, Sonja, Ayla, Jacob, Thomas, Sarah, and Joel.) Here is Mckenna enjoying some time with her Aunt Abby and Cousin "A-ya." This show was a one-woman kids music act, and the girls were standing up dancing, eating snacks and drinking from their sippy cups most of the time. I was able to take a few pictures of them taking a break and sitting down... cuties!




This Monday morning my mom came with us and it was a juggling man that also brought lots of other fun activity toys for the kids to play with. I liked that he kept his "show" short and then had about 45 minutes that all of the kids could just run around and play - Mckenna loved it!








Matt, Mckenna and I went to the Mall of America to look for a few things for our trip to Mexico and stayed for dinner. Mckenna was a good girl, as always. Gotta love that face, those cheeks, and those sweet eyes! :)




And another picture of her cleaning obsession... she's so funny about wiping things!


Grandma Karen and Grandpa Craig came for a short visit in June. Mckenna always has fun playing with them whenever they are together.


At the end of June we went to Dan Patch Days, the popular annual summer festival in Savage. In our five years of living in Savage, this was the first time we've been in town to go, so we were really looking forward to it. It is held in the park that is connected to our neighborhood, so it's perfect just to walk a few blocks there and not have to pack up the car or deal with parking.


Mckenna had fun riding on a pony. At first she seemed a bit overwhelmed, but Matt was walking with her, and she relaxed quickly. It was so fun to watch them doing this!


She also loved riding on this little train, and was pretty upset when the ride was over and she had to get out. We'll have to remember this ride for next time!


Matt got to be with her while she rode the pony, so I got to ride the train. :)


These last two pics are random ones of Mckenna. These storage crates were in our basement, and we decided to bring them up to our room to use them. As Matt was putting them up, Mckenna wanted to climb right in... little monkey!


Our neighbors, Tim and Nicole, had a water leak in their house and they had to shut their water off for a day or so while it was being repaired. So Carter came over one night and the two friends took a bath and played in their PJs together for a bit. Mckenna loves playing with Carter, as you can very sweetly see here.


We have a lot of fun pictures from July of our trip to Mexico... stay tuned! And also, I'm a week and a half from my due date with baby girl #2, so we'll of course post an announcement on here when she arrives... we're so excited! :)