Celebrate USA

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Duckies: Under a Bridge

The Dancer: Tip-Toes


The Race: Too Close To Call

Chaos: Finds a Rhythm
Of course, I “could” have taken regular pictures of the Duluth Fire Works Display (ranked the #1 spot in the state to see them), however, I was in the mood to light up the sky through my own eyes to mark the occasion. After all, this was no ordinary 4th of July…This was the 1st of many 4th of July’s to come in which my husband gets to celebrate as a United States Citizen!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA!

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Lake Calhoun, Minneapolis, Minnesota
On Father’s Day, the boys and I loaded up the car and took Ashish to Lake Calhoun for a relaxing day in the sun, sand and water. We had a picnic lunch, in which we ordered from The Tin Fish. We feasted on shrimp nachos, “the Lake Calhoun Lunch” and fish tacos. I stood in line for 1 hour (that’s how popular it was- every apparently had the same idea). The nachos and tacos were well worth the wait. I think we’ll pass on the tilapia in the future that came with the lunch. For $30, there was plenty of good food to go around. Happy Father’s Day to a man that defines fatherhood. I couldn’t have picked a better man to be the father of my children. Love you! And…to my Dad back in Chicago who has always loved me and taught me to respect myself and that men should respect me as well.

K’s 1st Birthday!

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We were invited to monkey around with a special birthday boy! Cupcakes dressed in theme (monkeys and nanners!) and a birthday boy that amazed me with his ability and sheer enjoyment of living in the moment…and wearing a hat that his Mommy picked out for him. (I could never get my kids to wear hats.) What a milestone…for all involved. K is lucky, but all of us are even more lucky for having him in our lives. We look forward to more “playdates” with them all- very soon! My friend and her friend, holding K’s little brother. He reminds me so much of Tiger!
Good Cake!

K’s little brother C looks on in the midst off all the excitement. Pour joys, sweet blessings… Congrats to a most deserving and loving family that we are so happy to be able to call our friends!


More Cake served up by Mommy!

Strawberry Fields Foreva!

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There is something about a sun-kissed berry on a warm summer day that melts away your cares that makes your mouth happy. Though we have a small patch in our organic garden, I thought the boys would get a kick out of picking strawberries at a farm. I’m pretty sure Tiger ate more than he picked. Nishad was all about comparing the colors to find the most ripe in a deep red hue. After a short drive home, we came home to feast upon more berries…and more berries…all $5.90 worth were gone in a day. But, we did decide to make a fresh strawberry coffee cake too!

I highly recommend “Apple Jack’s Farm” for an all around family fun experience. They are some much more than just apples! The three of us ate lunch in the bakery/cafe for $20.00. It was surprisingly tasty! One of the women that works there even came out to our table to see if everything was good. On a side note, the “cow train” is up and running daily as well.