Fairy Garden Continued...

Some things showed up in the Fairy Garden.

Funny Friday

I decided to upload funny pictures from this week. With Lucy and Daddy together there are a lot of them.

Yes, that is a dog peeing on a truck.

He is not real. This was at Busters for a classic car roll-in. We took the truck (I will post on that later). 

"Lucy, make a funny face." During morning coffee.

Ruhha Roww. Lucy was eating Scooby snacks.

Wish I got a better pic of the double rainbow over the fairy garden.

Fairy Garden

Lucy and I were at a garden store looking for herbs for the window. We stumbled on something super cool. A fairy garden. Both of us could not stop looking at it and for the next few days we talked about how we would make one. I was going to make my own planter box, because we wanted something BIG, but we ended up finding a great pot that will work for our "first" one. So, here is what we did. Think of it as a doll house for fairies.

Get a pot. The size only depends how big you want to make it, but just be sure it is deep enough to plant in. This one is way too deep, so we added some filler to the bottom for drainage. Lucy is shown for scale.:)

We used packing peanuts for filler. Be sure to use the ones that do not dissolve when wet. 

Put a layer of dirt on top. This is about 8" deep at least.

Head to your local craft store and you can find some great fairy houses/bird houses and supplies. The imagination is limitless.

We spray painted the houses we got and will plan to cover them with moss and decorations the next time Lucy is over.

The moss is not alive, but the plants are.

No fairies yet, but a gnome showed up. The key is to leave the window open, so the fairies can fly in.  

He helped plant.

That's weird. Who put the New Belgium beer cap in there? 

Restaurant Review: Grizzly's Mankato

http://www.grizzlysgrill.com/mankato/

Lucy and I love Grizzly's in Mankato. The food is wood grilled so it has an awesome flavor to it. Great place for kids. They have popcorn and peanuts to keep the kids busy while you wait. Service is awesome. The best though, they have smores. They bring a little fire to your table and you have to make your own. Of course, Lucy loves it.

Swimming

Lucy had her last swimming lesson last week. She is becoming such a fish. It is the one thing she has no fear of. I think I will try to sign her up for more lessons this summer. We can't wait for the lake to warm up at Grammy and Papa's place. 

Made the front page.

The picture is almost 2 years old, but we made on the front page of the Mankato Free Press. Lucy is such a great swimmer now.

Restaurant Review: Olives in Mankato

http://www.olivesmankato.com/

Lucy and I went on a daughter and daddy date. Rapunzel dolly came with us too. I was the king, Lucy was the queen and Rapunzel was the princess. We went walking downtown Mankato looking for somewhere new that we have never been. We ended up at Olives.

The server Abby played along with us and kept calling Lucy the queen. Thursdays are pasta night and they have great deals. I tried the Dragon and the Phoenix. Chicken, prawns and curry. It was awesome. Lucy had some chicken strips. Fancy I know. She enjoyed them. I thought they tasted really good.

They have a great selection of different desserts. We tried the chocolate mousse. It was good, but had a slight alcohol taste which after one bite, Lucy did not care for. So we then tried a chocolate and peanut butter cake. That was very good, very rich, so we brought it home.

All in all, it is a great place to bring kids if you want a great meal. It is more for adults, but Lucy behaved herself  as I played up the role of a queen as very proper and always sat up straight in her throne. The prices are on the higher end, but well worth it. Look for daily specials. My meal would have been $17, but on Thursdays all pasta dishes are $11. Kids meals are $4.99.WeI even have leftovers for lunch today!