I have been on summer vacation for two weeks but this was the first week that Emily and I had days off together. This year Emily is going to daycare on Mondays and Thursdays, which leaves the other three days for our own adventures!
We started the week off with a low key day playing around the house and the yard as well as a trip to the library where Emily picked out multiple books. It is nice to switch up the books for bedtime reading!
We followed that with a trip to the MN Zoo on Wednesday with friends Max and Charlie (and my friend Jody) we spent all morning and into the afternoon there playing, looking at animals, enjoying the new carousel, checking out the big bug exhibit and having lunch. We both had a great time and can't wait for out next play date with those Kocur boys!
That evening we went to Aunt Katie's house for an Arbonne party. The highlight was definitely the foot spas and we even walked away with some new purchases that we're looking forward to trying out.
On Friday we met Emily's friend Graham for a play date. We hadn't seen him or his family for about a month so it was nice to catch up and have some fun with them. He is as cute and funny as always! We also visited Grand Ole Creamery on Friday night for our first cone of the season and it was delicious!!
Saturday marked the 25th anniversary of our neighborhood group. The celebration began with a parade right down our street! Emily and the other neighborhood kids were out to cheer on the parade as well as score some decent candy stashes! After the parade, Patrick and his dad went out for a bike ride while Emily and I went to the nearby park to continue the neighborhood celebration. There was pony rides, face painting, games, food, performances and bouncy houses - Emily even had her caricature drawn! It was a fun outing for both Emily and I.
We wrapped up the day BBQing and enjoying some margaritas with Patrick's dad. A very nice end to a great day!
A quick side note - we have gotten so much rain this month that lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, basically every body of water, has risen to unprecedented levels. We live close to Minnehaha creek so we checked that out yesterday and the levels are so high that the water is out of the creek and is covering the biking and walking trails. We even saw ducks and someone kayaking down what is typically a bike path today! The falls are roaring like never before and according to projections it could take until close to the end of summer for levels to return to normal. It's crazy!
Happy summer solstice and the official beginning of the summer to you!
