Beyond update

More pics & maybe even non-baby blogs to come.

Happy to be a Junior forest ranger
The passion of the Brat! When it comes to brats at the farmer's market, Nana does not mess around.

A photo-op after Elena performs Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto #3.

happy times with great-grandma!

These two enjoyed the gardens of salonica in Minneapolis.

4 generations of ladies
some green near the rose gardens was a good place to hang out. we went for a most pleasant stroll with Kari P. through the Robert's bird sanctuary near Lake Harriet.
sweet potato-licious

from high up in Trump towers, we had an amazing brunch with college roommates. It was an all around awesome and spectacular experience.
up top (level with the top of the Standard oil building), we strike a pose.

joona, elena, and daisy shared in some adorable table-time action

looking down at the skinniest sky-scraper around
it boggles the mind. Chicago downtown (with the very small silver bean in the middle of the pic).