First BBQ of the Year!

A couple of weekends ago we went to see the house our friend Jeff Hames just purchased and all of the renovation work he has done. He has been very busy!! Our friends Wade, Christa and two of their three little girls also turned out and we all had an oooey, gooey good time roasting marshmallows and making smores in the backyard. I think the adults enjoyed them almost as much as the kids (uh, for some of us maybe more!)

Welcome Jackson Ryan!

One week ago, my friend Jennifer Ryan gave birth to her first baby boy, Jackson. Isn't he just precious!! A big congratulations Jennifer and Scott.

Who's Been Visiting Spenser and Abbie Brown...

...can you guess? If you said the Tooth Fairy you would be correct!! ;-)

Celebrating Mother's Day 2009

This year Paul and I took Paul's mom Pat, along with his dad, Spenser and Abbie out for brunch at The Bad Waitress on Eat Street in Minneapolis (highly recommend it!) to celebrate Pat's 40 years of motherhood! It was great fun and, as always, Spenser and Abbie were the entertainment for the group. Then, we were able to celebrate Mother's Day again (albeit a day belated) with my mom, Mari Ann, and John during their visit to the Twin Cities. Once again, we shared a great meal at Yum! in St. Louis Park (another one my Becky's recent favorites). Thanks Mom for all you've done the last 36 (eeek!) years!

Beautiful Double Rainbow

Recently from our backyard we saw one of the most beautiful rainbows, a double one (though the upper one is hard to see once the photo is uploaded the blog), that I have ever seen outside of Hawaii. If my sixth grade memory serves me correctly, we say at least a dozen of these in Hawaii over a two week trip. ;-) I hope all my Minneapolis friends and family also had a chance to see this beautiful site!!