This week the kids have really kept us busy! On Monday, Grandma got to come along with me and Panod to see Ian play t-ball and Taylor run track. The kids really enjoyed having an extra audience member & we enjoyed the added adult conversation. We watched as all of the little guys Ian plays with as they got divided up into teams. They were divided into several different color groups and I was hoping that Ian got on the yellow team, because I love it when he says, "lellow." Hehe - he got on the lellow team! And we watched as Taylor ran her heart out at track later on that evening. We cannot believe that Taylor's last week of track is this week and this Tuesday will be their last swimming lesson! The summer is flying by so quickly!
Wednesday we bolted to the beach at Turtle Lake with our floaties and a packed lunch in tow. Even Toby came with us and jumped in the water a few times. This was one of the times I was so torn between bringing the camera to take pics of the kids, or not bringing it since I wouldn't be able to keep a close eye on it all of time. Grrrrr! I caved in and left it at home. Better to leave it at home and have it around to take pictures another day, than to risk it and have it lost. But take my word for it - the kids were as cute as ever in their swim suits and floaties!
Thursday was a fun morning for Panod and the kids - they went to Choo Choo Bob's on Marshall & Cleveland. We had received a flyer from them stating that there were going to be free train movies showing at the Riverview in Minneapolis this Saturday, but that we would have to go to CCB's to get the tickets. Easy enough! The tickets were retrieved and many a train was played with before they left.
Saturday morning was about as fun as it gets. All four of us headed off to the Riverview to see the free train movies with the tickets that Panod and kids had gotten. The movies were a blast - there was Casey Jones, Thomas, Donald the Duck with Chip & Dale, old black & whites.... everything! And the place was pretty packed, too! There were so many families with four-year-olds dressed in Thomas shirts in tow - it really was cute. It sounds like the Riverview did this during the time slot that they usually have Saturday morning story time, but they will be returning to story time after this Saturday. We may have to try that out, but I have a feeling that it might not be as big of a hit as the train movies were.
It has been very hot here the past several days - the humidity alone reminds me of Atlanta! We reached 100 degrees here at our house yesterday, but some clouds kept the temp. today down in the 90's. Tomorrow should bring some relief with a drop in humidity.
Tip of the week:
I learned that 400 lbs. is actually extremely heavy this weekend.