Sleeping Senses

My kids are putting themselves through spy training or at very least self-awareness training. As a baby and toddler Ry slept with one or both of his eyes slightly open (which is a little weird to see mind you).  I always joked that he’d grow up to be a lookout in a cowboy bandit gang. [...]

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Thompson Family Reunion

Papa Phil helps Ryan pick fresh peas from the veggie garden. Well it’s no Christmas card but we are all together! Top: Carly, Peter (Ryan), Phil, Tim and Lisa. Bottom: John, Kris, Molly and Jess. The Anderson Family. Deegan, Sarah, Eric, Terry, Molly, Jeff, Mary Jo, Amanda. This clothes pin bag is so charming with [...]

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Tubing at the Lake

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Soccer

Ryan started a 3 year old Pee Wee Soccer league this weekend. He was thrilled to be grown up enough to be in a real soccer game! He wore a yellow M&M shirt to match his team mates. He got a few good kicks in during the game and ran his heart out! He was [...]

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Ryan’s First Bicycle

Bikes are like an icon for all of childhood. Bikes bring transportation, fun exercise and empowerment to a kid. I think riding a bike is a big deal. I can clearly remember the rush of the pavement beneath my tenuous bike wheels as I learned to fly across the world on my blue banana seat [...]

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What, no power?

We have been having some pretty wicked summer storms around here lately. I love storms when they remain non-destructive. Here are 5 things that storms can do: Provide a calm before they arrive with rustling trees, darkening dry skies and a quiet hush of clouds. Delay the day-to-day of the expected. Offer a peek into [...]

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Water Babies

Papa Dennis, Ryan, Molly and Grammy Lu play on the waterside in Prior Lake. Molly loves the water. She loves it in every way possible. [Drink, bathe, run through, splash, swim, pour] From her very first bath in the Hospital she has adored water. She is a water baby. Ryan likes the water. He likes [...]

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Our Just Right Strawberry Dish

Freshly picked, plucked and piled strawberries waited to be feature ingredients in a delightful summer dish as I poured over at least 100 strawberry recipes. I longed for the just right presentation for my hand picked red ripe beauties. I went to cooks.com, strawberry-recipes.com, easy-strawberry-recipes.com and justberryrecipes.com perusing mouth watering treats like strawberry truffles, mousses, [...]

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Ryan’s Catch Phrases

What the? Are you thinking what I’m thinking? Are you kidding me? Are you serious? Ah Man! Bingo! (with a fake snap of his fingers) That’s How! That’s the ticket! That is what I’m talking about! No Molly! A lot, A lot, A lot, A lot! Not Quite.

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Strawberry Pickin’

There is a first time for everything. I finally went strawberry picking! I love love love strawberries when they are in season. It was an absolute treat to hand pick the ripe fruit from its very own patch. I am planning on making something homemade with my strawberries. I’ll post my finished product. There is [...]

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