Wild America: The Backyard Edition

Anyone out there remember Wild America with Marty Stouffer? I have some very fond memories of watching this TV show with my grandparents. Each of them in their matching his and hers blue recliners with a TV tray full of cheese and crackers. A martini for Grandpa and a glass of Thunderbird wine for Grandma.

 I found this little guy plopped in our grass early this week. Honestly I thought for sure he was a goner but Momma bird comes to feed him regularly and sure does get mad when someone gets too close. Finding this little guy in my yard sure brought back some good Grandma and Grandpa memories.

Hoppy Friday!

The Long Minnesota Winter

Everyone knows that it was a long and shitty winter. My mom knit and watched movies because there was nothing else to do for months besides look at all of the damn snow falling day after day and marveling at the below zero temperatures of beautiful northern Minnesota. This little guy (and Red Box) benefited greatly from the hateful weather.

Owen modeling his swaddle pod. It also has a matching hat.

This sweater was not knit this winter, but it was unearthed during this hateful season. It is a sweater that my mom knit for Leif back in the day when he was little and cute ;)

 Blankets to snuggle in.

Mom asked for ideas for a knitting project. She was not interested in finishing the sweaters that she was knitting for penguins. (Really, she was knitting sweaters for penguins that were in oil spills.) I suggested baby legs. It sounded like a simple mindless knitting task. It was her idea to add matching hats.

Hats and sweaters galore!

Owen will never lose his paci now thanks to some pretty awesome frog and elephant clips.

MN Bound

Over Memorial Day weekend we loaded up a van and headed on North to Minnesota.

 When we got over Thompson Hill we saw all of the ice! Brrrrrr.

The reason to go to Minnesota? To show off Owen and have a baby shower!

The shower was hosted by my aunts Sally and Nancy and my sister in law Jill.

Akhil made a new canine friend!

My uncle Dana took us on a pontoon ride around the lake. It was a great day for the Swede's to get a nice base burn for the summer.

It was Naveen's family's first time on a boat and they loved it!

 My sister in law Jill made this adorable diaper tricycle and Owen was just dying to ride it.

Hangin' with my Aunt Nancy

After the shower at Kane Lake we stopped in Two Harbors to walk on the breakwater.

Newborn Photo Session