2008-June 4th-Wednesday with David D

This am David came about 9:50am as his mother had an appointment. We were inside for a few minutes playing by the fridge but soon it was to go 'outside' on the deck!

David and his "Mom or Mama"
David and his Mema

While we were outside he heard the airplanes overhead but they were above the clouds.

This coupe car is a hit with him going in and out of it making sure the side door is shut, putting some toy in the trunk, honking the horn, and then doing it all over again!! What a busy boy!

At times he is "talking' all the time sometimes very determined, sometimes saying something like "da-wow, da-wow", but always on the move... here he seemed spacey?!!

Before his mom left on her errand we got ready for a walk to Colonial Park about 2 blocks away.

Notice he is "waving" his hand bye-bye to "Mom"

My neighbor, Danette & her dog, Winston, went on the walk with us... the playground had slides that were fun plus these steps and these yellow objects that went round and round. Such fun!

David was all smiles enjoying himself going up and down--slides and steps!

Maybe here he was gettting tired & spacey watching Winston fetch his ball.

Notice David is on his tip toes!

Now it was getting hot outside.

Fun to watch Winston ...

Aah!! A drink of water!!

Then home for more cold water. It had been a fun time outside.
Grandma was tired as David had been on the go all day except for an hour and 50 minute nap!

He doesn't sleep much but we were able to cuddle for a few minutes to wind down before Mom returned. It's a privilege to have these times together!

2008-May 26 Enjoying David!

Doug took David up their hill in the backyard. Little David enjoyed running down the hill. At the end of this blog MAYBE the video will appear to view!...

Then the first time in a tree! What fun to see the world this way!!

These are really shorts he is wearing!!

Snack time over at Grandma's house after all the play time outside. He is good to sit down on the floor to eat his snack if not in the highchair but then proceeds to tap the floor beside him for me to join him!!

Our backyard has several pines trees with cones. Doug wanted to pick them up so he put some in this brown sack. David loved "helping" him and was proud when he did it so he clapped for himself!

Our picnic...The chef and his helpers!

2008-May 24-26 (Memorial Day weekend)

Over the weekend Doug & I enjoyed a relaxing time in our trailer, reading, taking walks, and Doug was able to make things ready with the trailer flushing out the pipes, etc. so we can enjoy the trailer once again after the winter months. We like this RV Park as it is next door to where we store the trailer when it's not in use. Our "rig" is definitely one of the smaller rigs in the parks anywhere! Just right for us now! There are bike trails not far away which we can also enjoy.

the entrance into our trailer & kitchen area

a relaxing swing...

Viburnum shrub flower??

May 20, 2008 The beauty of Spring is here!

Some photos of spring from our house...the backyard and from the front door.

Quite the contrast from the supposedly first day of spring weather we had

(refer to my photos of March 21st). I love all the colors!

The lilacs in bloom in the backyard.

the lilacs

The lilacs

Crab-Apple blossom tree buds...

Some of the buds close up.

Looking north down our street from the front door. The trees are quickly getting their leaves.

The view from my front door. I love this tree when in blossom.

It was cool outside but David wanted to be outside in his car! I needed him to wear a scarf to keep warm. Was about 58 degrees at this time! Warmer weather is in the forecast!!?

2008-5-16 David & his coupe car!

One of our neighbors said he found this coupe car on the curb with a "FREE" sign. He was taking it home even if he didn't have any small children or grandchildren but when he saw us he told us to use it for our grandson! David loves it!! Right away he knew how to get in and out of it as you can see.

May 10, 2008 35W bridge update in photos

The view from 20th ave bridge where they store the cement sections to the new bridge.

Cement bridge sections

The north end of the bridge

Also the north end of the new bridge

The crane to assist on the north end and overlooking downtown Minneapolis

The north end..look at the sections where the cement sections will be placed

The section over the water is still to come.

The south section being constructed.

The south section. The sections over land are being built first.

In the background you can see the HHH metrodome and the American Red Cross building which helped in the recovery process at time of collapse.