4th of July 2021 💥
Celebrated the birth of the U.S.A. today with friends, swimming, and sparklers. It was too windy to do much more than that. 🎆
Tag: holiday
First “real” ride of 2021 🚴♂️
Jake took the kids on their first mountain bike ride today. His parents met him at Carver Lake trails. Afterwards, they went to his parents’ house for a bit. I stayed home due to a lingering migraine 😖. I didn’t think the sun and bouncing would be good for my head today. Instead, I finished up the second process of the tie dyed shirts, cleaned the garage, touched up the mailbox paint, and pulled weeds. We ended the evening swimming with friends (well the kids swam, the adults supervised.) It was a great end to a full weekend.
Easter 2020
Mass together at home – joining our parish family virtually.
Brunch – egg bake, fruit smoothies and orange rolls.
Movie afternoon – Aunt Larissa joined us.
Jake grilled for dinner. Steaks and hotdogs because of course, it’s snowing!
Labor Day 2019
We spent a good portion of the day at the park with friends – frisbee, fun and food! This was the first loaded up grill – gotta feed the hungry frisbee players!
Gingerbread houses
On day 1 of Christmas vacation we assembled the houses.
Then on day 2, the kids decorated them. Can you locate the gingerbread under all of the frosting and sprinkles?
Happy birthday to my dad!
My parents have had a little project going on this summer. That seems to be a theme in their lives the last several years. When they take something on, they’re all in. Their latest project is no different. They took down the deck on the back of their house earlier in the summer and have been working on the rebuild during almost every “free” moment in their schedules. My dad has put in countless hours measuring, cutting, lifting, leveling, and nailing while my mom has been a staining maniac. Together, they make quite the team. Jake and Tony have also pitched in to help, which I know has also been a huge help.
The reason I mention all of this is because my dad’s birthday was August 12th, but we just celebrated together, today. We all gathered together for dinner on Labor Day and my mom figured today was as good of a day as any to pull out the cake she had frozen along with ice cream. My dad loves German Chocolate, so the kids loaded on the candles and we sang “Happy Birthday” to the man we love to call Dad/Papa.
