ADVENTURE-ING

GUS LIKES THE GUYS

POLKA DOTS

TINY PONYTAIL

ZOOM!

MONSTERS

Let's pretend he's not pulling the cat's ear, okay?

IRENE ON RECORD STORE DAY

Irene enjoyed Record Store Day immensely. The monsters were there for awhile, but don't have any photos of them yet. We'll be recovering for a few days...

JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER

Yesterday two little monsters accompanied me to City Hall to pick up the Mayor's official proclamation. It was a long walking adventure because Nova refuses to be pushed in any sort of rolling device, be it stroller, wagon, or bike trailer. We walked from our house to the light rail, rode the light rail, walked into and around city hall (the pick-up only took 2 minutes, but Gus and Nova loved the long tiled halls so much and the huge granite entryway so much that we spent half an hour climbing steps and running around).

It's so fun to take the kids into the "grown up" world - so many folks work in offices all day are delighted to see kids running around and always stop to say hi and talk. Gus has developed a stranger radar - if he feels shy and doesn't want to say anything he looks to me and says "Why is that stranger talking to us?" It's often embarrassing, but for the most part he gets away with it because he's adorable. If only the rest of life were that easy.

From there we played outside the government center for awhile, then back to the light rail. We hopped on a bus on Lake Street to take us down to the record store and deliver the proclamation to Poppa so he could hang it on the wall. We walked the 11 blocks home with a few stops on the way. By the time naptime came, I had two very sleepy little ones.

I wish I had more photos to share, but the camera has been the last thing on my mind as we've been playing outside, putting up the tent, uncovering the garden beds, and of course - planning a huge event next weekend. Combined with starting a new job last week, things at casa de monster have been extremely busy.

I'll keep putting updates here, but there's another blog you can follow too: www.hymiesrecords.com for more exciting happenings. Hopefully we'll get some coverage in the local news in the coming week. We've got our fingers crossed!

HOMEMADE POPSICLES

I finally managed to pick up plastic popsicle forms last time I was at Target. I have fond memories of making these when we were kids (though who knows where the original Tupperware ones have gone...) Two minutes of searching online and a glance in the fridge and we were in business:

one part frozen blueberries
one part vanilla yogurt
a dash of milk
a dash of sugar

put it in the blender, poured it into the forms and froze for 3 hours. I can't wait to experiment with recipes and find new ways to sneak healthy food into their diets!

SHE LOVES THAT CAT

In case you can't tell from his squished little face, he does not appreciate this much attention. Unfortunately, Nova loves all living things. And all stuffed things that look like living things. And all pictures of living things. And, and, and....

IN THE DOG HOUSE

IF NOVA COULD TYPE...

She would call this "Nova sad"

FOUR OF A KIND

NOVA TOUR

Does anybody remember the Gus Tour?




Nova can take photos too!

COOKIE MONSTERS & CITY COUNCIL

BKB took this photo of the monsters while she was watching them this morning. They loved her fuzzy blue sweater and wanted to be zipped up in it.


Meanwhile Momma & Poppa were at the Minneapolis city council meeting, where they were honored by Gary Schiff & Cam Gordon. So fun!


Thanks BKB & thanks City Council!

THEY WOULD DO THIS FOR HOURS