Minneapolis and more.

We have been plugging along the last 10 or so days. Dave had a vacation week which was spent cleaning our drawers, working (for me), nursing home hunting for Dave's mom, a trip to Minneapolis with my family, and lots of neighborhood fun.

Piper had her 9 month check up and she is 18.1lbs of pure love and 27inches. She landed herself an allergy consult thanks to a reaction to Honey Nut Cheerios and our allergy issues with Greta. I'm not looking forward to it, but knowledge is power, especially before we start introducing more foods in her diet. She has been sleeping through the night(!!!) for about a week or so. She generally is down by around 8:30 and wakes between 6:30 and 7. That is early for me, but Ill take it over being up all night. Sleep gets easier with every baby. Thank God.

We spent last weekend in Minneapolis for a Connelly family trip/meeting. I was anxious about how it would go with the kids, but it was actually really fun. We spent Friday evening close to the hotel, and met in Burnsville on Saturday morning with the family for a meeting. We broke for lunch and Dave and I took the kids to Tin Fish on Lake Calhoun which was really nice and good to be outside. We had a pool party on Saturday evening followed by drinks with some of the siblings after. On Sunday Dave and I did our own thing and met with the Gehlens for brunch which was good. It always feels so good spend time with them. Leanne had a baby in April and named her Mae. We were so excited to meet the new baby and introduce her to the kids, specifically Piper as we are certain they will be college roommates and then best friends someday ;).

Piper doing her best to keep up. 

Quiet time snuggles with my boy.

Family night park fun. 

Sully's turn. 

Sully's art is showcased at the Pavilion in an art show
called "Off the Fridge."

Ready to go in our full car. Packed to the max. 

Peace in quiet in the car. Everyone sleeps! 

A relaxing lunch ;).

Lake Calhoun family selfie.

Cousin fun at the hotel.  

Piper meets Mae.

Greta, Natalie, Sullivan, and Joey.

Raggedy Anne, Piper, and Andy.
My aunt Patty sent me these dolls my Grandmother Virginia made. 

Super hero fun.