Family Walk at Como Park

We've lived in this neighborhood for over a year and hadn't walked around the southern portion of nearby Como Park until tonight...

In fact, Ann showed me a whole part of the park I didn't even know existed!

It was a beautiful summer evening, with families out having fun, wedding pictures being taken, people fishing, and a big party going on in the Como Pavilion. This is the kind of night that we try to remember when it's well below zero in January...

State Fair beginning to set up

Walking around the Fairgrounds tonight, we start to see preparation kicking into a faster gear:

Temporary structures beginning to sprout

She loves to run up on the stage at the Leinie Lodge - what will her routine be tonight?

 

And that will be that for our evening walks there

In the outdoor dining area behind O'Gara's

 

Relaxing in the garden behind the Natural Gas showroom (ah, also behind the WCCO-TV building)

Dancing Queen at the St. Paul Farmers' Market

Usually on Saturdays in the summer, the St. Paul Farmers' Market will have some kind of live music performance.  Today Wynn was really digging the music & decided to express her appreciation:

The crowd was really getting into her routine - clapping for her ... even the musicians gave her a shout-out...

 

Yes we did put more than a few dollars in the buskers' box...

Christmas 2011 Part One

Christmas in Burnsville with Grandma Marilyn, Grandpa Ben, and Aunt Stephanie:

In Charge

Winter has been taking its time leaving the Northland, but last week we experienced a few nice days. Wynn took advantage by tapping Baba to carry her around the park in her backpack:

On the other pleasant day, she spread her rock star charms around the neighborhood from the comfort of her stroller, sporting her new sunglasses:

She really likes the way she looks in 'shades. Sometimes she mixes things up by wearing them upside down, just to stay on the leading edge of fashion...

With the poor weather today, Baba had no more excuses for avoiding a big house project: replacing the kitchen sink and its faucet. He spent most of the afternoon very uncomfortably on his back wrestling with uncooperative fasteners, tubing the wrong size, and eventually a big explosive leak when he crawled back under the staircase to turn the water back on. (He may be calling in injured tomorrow...) Thankfully he had two resources to save the day: a next-door neighbor who happens to be a retired plumber, and Wynn's expert supervision.