Busy Weekend

We had another busy weekend and I can hardly believe that August is quickly coming to a close. On Friday, Sophia had her very first trip to the Cup and Cone in White Bear Lake. We met our friends Christy and Ella and walked around the lake a bit. We didn't go too far as it was extremely hot and were planning on going to the Farmer's Market. I got some wonderful green beans and Christy bought some flowers. After purchasing our wonderful treats, we needed a treat for our tummies. We headed to get some lunch from Cup and Cone. Sophia just adored her cherry slushy. I wanted her to have ice cream, but it was so hot that with mine melting quickly I knew it would be a total disaster if she had any.

Sophia's first Cup and Cone slush

After we finished up our lunches, we walked back toward Christy's house. The weather was getting hot and it was about time for us to head back home.

Ella and Sophia braving the heat

Upon arriving back to our house, Sophia wanted to go swimming so we headed up to the pool. We enjoyed a wonderful afternoon our 5th in a row of being in the water. I swear she is going to grow gills! It was getting late and Sophia was already up an hour past her normal nap time so we came back home and she went down for a nap. Friday evening, Hal was at his Fantasy Football Draft so Sophia and I did some errands and hung out at home.

Saturday we spent the day preparing for friends and neighbors to come over for a turkey fry. We were all very excited to see everyone and hoped the weather would hold out. During the day Hal did some errands and then we all went to the park. Sophia is getting so brave. She did the climbing wall practically all by herself. Around 5 everyone came over. We had a great time eating and chatting with friends.

Sophia eating her first bite of deep fried turkey

Today we woke up to what we had heard was going to be a rainy day, but were fooled when the sun was peaking through the clouds. We spent the morning returning chairs and tables to neighbors and played outside. It was such a great family day. We all colored outside and then Hal flew the kite with Sophia.
Then we decided to take a big walk. After the walk, we stopped at the park. It started to look like rain, so we headed home for lunch. We ate lunch and then played toys and read some books. Sophia went down for a nap. Hal watched some golf and part of a movie while I went to work out. I came home and we started getting dinner ready. Hal grilled chicken and we ate the green beans that I got from the Farmer's Market. Dinner was delicious.

We got the dishes cleaned up and went outside to chat with the neighbors. We planned a bbq with them for Tuesday so I'm sure I will have pictures and a good story to post. Who knows what will happen with 4 little girls under the age of 6. Should be a good time!

Tomorrow Sophia and I are headed to the Y and the library. We are also going to take my scrapbook pages to the State Fair. Wish me luck. Maybe this will be the year that I actually win a ribbon.