Our happenings...

So I should catch up on a few of our adventures...

A few weeks ago we went to see Cars 2, the theater near us is only $5 if you go before 11:30, so we did. Tanner liked it, but he keeps talking about the american spy car that was killed. It was a little more James Bond and politically laced than I thought it should be, but it was alright. Anyway, we had lunch, then headed to the Como Zoo,
Sorry, not many pictures from the zoo, but Kate would say "those big yucky fish"... a girl after my own heart, and phobias.

We have been swimming at the gym, a lot. Just trying to stay cool...

Then we went to Lake Johanna last Saturday (4th of July weekend). It was lots of messy sandy fun. Tanner was desperately trying to catch a minnow, but they evaded his cunning attempts. He looks like he is posing. Too funny. I think we will go back. It was great. Well, until Tanner's beach ball blew out into the middle of the lake and ruined his day forever. oh well.

On the 4th, we went strawberry picking again because we had run out. It was fun. They were awesome again.

It was fun to get out into the country again...

On our way back we drove over to the Afton Alps ski resort nearby... the have like 18 chairlifts or something, but it would appear that they just have one for every run...

Later we had a neighborhood barbeque... The kids got nasty sandy again.

and on to the fireworks...

We went downtown Minneapolis, to the Stonearch Bridge over the Mississippi. Lots of people, but lots of fun. This is how the kids watched the fireworks...

You can see this bridge glowing behind us in the picture above. It is the bridge that collapsed a few years ago... don't know if you remember... anyway, it was lit up in red, white, and blue. It looked cool. You can't tell from my picture, sorry. But that big brown box of a building in the background is Cory's school.

We have been trying to get out and do things every Saturday, so I will try to get to yesterday's activities soon. Anyway, we just want to enjoy what Minnesota has to offer in the summer! If you have anything you think we should hit, let me know, I will add it to the list!

As always, thanks for stopping by!

no buckles here...

Sorry friends, it's not buckles. It is bows. Yay Leigh! But you are right too Jennie, I do enjoy a good flip flop, often on a daily basis. So good job, thanks for guessing!

Random Fact Friday...

I love shoes. LOVE. SHOES. You wouldn't know it by the pitiful display gracing the floor of my closet, but someday the shoes will return... hopefully a new wardrobe will show up around the same time... anyway, my dad likes to tease me about the number of shoes I had when I got married. Shoes are actually something Cory and I bonded over. His affection is more for Jordans, but a shoe is a shoe. After sorting and purging, I moved out of my parents house with 35 pairs or something... I know there are serious addicts in the world with hundreds of pairs of shoes, I fortunately have never reached such levels, nor do I have to room... all the same, I like them. And over the years of purchasing shoes I have noticed a trend. I am drawn to a certain embellishment on shoes... can you guess what it is?

It's not feet...

I don't mind feet, my apologies to those who do. Codee, you do know me so well! I HATE fish. I know, hate is a strong word, but as far as this is concerned, it is not strong enough! Yuck, yuck, yuck! That is why I have as much of me out of the water that I can, which seems to be the head and the foot. I have a tendency to hyperventilate in deep fish infested water. So why would I even get in? Well, the answer is pride. When these darn boys I know egg me on, I cave. So then, after a solemn oath from the driver to get me out of the water as quickly as possible, I get in and lay flat as a board on the surface. Then I don't fall. Not for anything. If I am going down, it is on my own terms. Good thing I don't go boating very often, it is truly an exhausting experience, emotionally and physically. Ha! So my apologies to Ali for trying to drowned her in Hawaii, and thanks to my dad for coming to rescue me, and blame to my mom for the phobia.

the end.

Random Fact Friday...

There are things in life that can stand in our way, and prevent us from doing other things that perhaps we do want to do. Now there aren't many things I truly hate to do in this world, but public speaking, cleaning the bathroom, sleeping in a tent, and laundry could very well be on the list... while there really isn't anything I enjoy about public speaking or sleeping in a tent, I do like to use a clean restroom and wear clean clothes.

So now I give you a picture... what about this picture do you think could be on the list of things I hate? I know this is a vague question, but take a guess!

The adventures of picking...

We went strawberry picking yesterday... it was really fun. The strawberries are divine. I think we will probably go again because we have eaten half of our 6 lbs of strawberries. We are having waffles with strawberries and fresh whipped cream tonight for dinner. I love fresh whipped cream. LOVE. IT. Anyway, here are the cutest kids in the whole world... please notice that Kate is on her tip toes. She is my favorite little girl ever.

The kids going at the berries...

It was really nice out, Kate was getting a little sweaty...

Then after our strawberry donuts, Kate decided to take up extreme strawberry wall climbing...

She has another new picking talent...

This was her response to me taking the picture...

"Oh mom, I am so embarrassed that you took that picture!"

I love my kids! We definitely have our moments, but I think that are awesome (90% of the time)! We are going to have a hot one today, so we will be running the A/C full force, and probably be going to the pool! Stay cool!

Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner!

Way to go friends. Cory and I met on a chairlift. We were both instructors and there were no lessons so we all went out for a run and Cory and I ended up on the lift together. It went so well that he offered me a ride home where he then threatened to drive my side of the car into a telephone pole. Things were going well, it turned out that he had chemistry right after me with the same teacher, so we "studied" together and then went skiing at night. I passed the class, Cory repeated it. Ha ha. Anyway, there you have it. Good job.