My lovely parents drove all the way from Utah to come for a visit! We drove down to Nauvoo which is only 6 hours from here and met them for a weekend visit. My great aunt and uncle are there serving a misson and we were able to see them perform. We went to the temple, Carthage, went for a horse ride, had custard and loved being together. The girls were beyond thrilled to be with Grandpa and Grandma. Then the next week they came to our house and worked like crazy. Evan and I are surprised at how little we accomplish on our house with two little ladies! But thanks to Mom and Dad we did so much!
And yes I am pregnant, and I wasn't trying to hide it, just didn't blog about it-with the 3rd I'm a little bit more tired! For those that don't know....it's another LITTLE LADY and I'm due September 4th. We are thrilled. I had all of these grand plans to have a garden this year, to make quilts and other sewing projects, but the girls and I go to the lake everyday and I'm completely happy with that. So, any of you have any name ideas? We've already used two, and we're fresh out of ideas. :)
we'd start off for the most fabulous breakfast you will eat in the twin cities at the egg and i. it's a total dive and the parking lot is ALWAYS full. this means one thing: it's GOOD. this was recommended to us last summer by a friend and i have not tasted such a delicious breakfast. my favorite is the kamikaze pancakes which are filled with blueberries, walnuts and bananas.
after we roll out of the egg and i, yum would be on the agenda. yum is a funky, contemporary newer restaurant in minneapolis. it serves a variety of homemade foods like meatloaf, soups, chicken salad as well as amazing sandwiches. and they have the BEST FRIES in minneapolis, complete with delicious sauces to put on your fries. 
for dinner we'd venture into punch pizza. it's right downtown on the mississippi river and features an oven that the pizzas are baked at 800 degrees for 90 seconds. the pizza sauce is unlike any i've ever tasted. my favorite is the toscano: proscuitto, arugula, and goat cheese. 
and finally to top off the day we'd head to st. paul. we would stop in at sweets bakery on marshall avenue. we actually just tried this place yesterday which so conveniently happens to be next door to maya's favorite train store called choo choo bob's. evan and i had a peanut butter cupcake and the frosting was the most delicious tasting frosting i've ever had. i was licking the paper afterwards. if that doesn't say delicious, i don't know what does! 
