good times

Once again, time is flying :(  I can't believe the kiddos start school around here next week (Henry gets a little later start - September 10th), summer is coming to an end (you'd never know it with our 90+ degree forecast for the next week), and of course the State Fair has arrived - yes, we'll be attending at some point, as I do love my cheese curds and Sweet Martha's cookies.  

We've been busy with fun, outdoor playdates with friends.  This week, we enjoyed another beach date one morning with Finley and Fiona.  We (at least I know I was) were exhausted after all that swimming, digging, and of course, snacking.  

We went to Maple Grove one morning to see Owen and Lisa and partake in a few "projects" outside!  The boys made up their own batches of cloud dough (pictured here) and flubber.  What, you mean little boys love to get dirty?

We stayed for a picnic lunch, followed by a freezies for dessert.  Why is sugary-flavored ice so good on a hot day?!  Check out these sweaty heads - it was a warm one out there.

I'm pretty sure we went through an entire water color paint set this week.  Henry loves painting his Thomas the Train coloring book sheets.  On this date, he did 14 of them in a row.  Oh, my little Picasso :)

The last couple weekends, we've ventured away from our Lino Lakes church, St. Joseph's, for a couple church and brunch outings.  One Sunday, we went to church at the St. Paul Cathedral, followed by brunch at Bon Vie.  The following weekend, we had a great morning, starting with church at The Basilica in Minneapolis, along with a fabulous breakfast at Good Day Cafe (Phil's fav brunch spot - the fried egg sandwich is sooooo good).  In this pic, Henry was the big tic-tac-toe winner while waiting for his pancakes to arrive.  Our server could not believe that he was able to eat a whole plate of 5 small pancakes, and neither could I, for that matter!  The boy LOVES his pancakes :)

Last week, Henry had a playdate with buddy, Harrison, at Como Zoo, followed by a picnic lunch with the flamingos and ducks.  Harrison was pumped to see Sparky the seal put on his show.  Henry and I were first-timers for Sparky's performance!  Good times.   

I had my 32-week appointment this week.  Baby must have been snoozin' - heartrate was just 131 - tired baby :)