The Cabin

We had a blast at Gull Lake this weekend. We played in the sand, floated in the lake, went on a boat ride, played on the playground, celebrated Carsten's 3rd birthday and just all around relaxed. It was lovely.

Some photos

What we've been up to-

We took my Grandma to a Twins game at Target Field. It was freezing and windy but she had a great time.

Eleanora and I went to a Tapaire Reunion (my HS dance team)

And did I mention we love living so close to the Lakes? Because we do.

Mother's Day

I had such a great Mother's Day. It started out with me getting to sleep it which was heavenly! When I did wake up, Bryce and Eleanora had walked to Isles Bun & Coffee and got me a cinnamon roll and iced coffee. Yum! Then brunch with my family,

Then home for a nap that Nora didn't take, then the Children's Museum. I've been wanting to take Nora for months. She loved it as much as I thought she would. She got to run around, touch everything in sight and play with other kids,

Grocery shopping,

Performing a music video,

Bubbles!

Construction work,

Slides!

Then we went to the Malt Shoppe for dinner,

Walked a bit,

Then home for Nora's bedtime. Mommy and daddy started a movie of my choice, but I got too tired to finish it. Early bedtime for this mama after a long day of fun. It was really a great day.

 I love days when the 3 of us get to play and laugh together all day long. 

LASIK and stuff

Here's Bryce right before we left for his surgery,

The procedere was quick, painless and disgusting (they had me in a room with the surgery on the TV, gross). Bryce didn't get too nervous, and I stayed calm myself until Bryce's eye was on a 28 inch screen in front of me being sliced and diced. But when he walked into the room after it was done and he was smiling and happy I was relieved it was over!

Recovery wasn't too bad, either. He had nurse Katie administering his eye drops every hour and never was in any pain- just discomfort and sleepy from meds. By Monday morning it was like nothing had happened (surgery was Friday). Saturday at his post-op his vision was 20/20. On the way out of the surgery he could read street signs! It was remarkable. He is so so so happy with the results. He still reaches for his glasses some mornings and after showers, and his vision fluctuates like they said it would until he's all healed, but it was very much worth it.

Here he is the night of his surgery, he had to wear these silly looking eye protectors for 24 hours,

The day after surgery, after his post op appt,

All this for the low low price of $612! Would have been $5100. Can't pass that up.

(***edit*** For the non family members reading, we got an insane deal b/c my mom works at MN Eye Consultants and this doctor wanted more of this type of surgery under his belt before he left his fellowship so it was available to employees family members at the cost of turning on the laser, $600. We didn't go to some back alley discount surgery place!)

Eleanora was very helpful with Bryce's recovery also. Laying down with him in the living room,

She was very concerned about his eye drops. Here she is trying to help,

After Daddy got his drops, it was time for her baby,

Here's Eleanora reading her Comcast Guide on the way to Ben's First Communion,

"A reading from the book of The Very Hungry Caterpillar..."

And of course I forgot my camera at Travis's first birthday :( Anne? Amy? Anyone got pictures they can send me?

Eleanora had a great time playing with her cousins despite skipping her nap that day!

Eleanora mopping up ice cream from Chili's,

She LOVES to check the mail,

And plop down on the mail landing in the building and start reading the mail,

And make us chase her up the stairs of the building,

And finally (what a long post!), this morning after helping me wash the dishes, she wanted "inside! inside!" the sink.