Summer Weekend Warriors 7/14 - [Raspberry] Jam Packed

Boy, was this weekend busy! Friday night Lucy had a movie night with one of her teachers from school, a gift we had purchased at a silent auction fundraiser. So of course while the kiddie was away, Mom and Dad had to play! We went to a happy hour with some of Husband's friends from work, and stayed downtown with another couple for dinner at Hell's Kitchen. It was good to spend a night out on the town with good friends and each other, it had been too long for both!

The best I could do...

Saturday, Lucy and I were invited to go swimming with her good friend Nathan and his mom, at her mom's house. She has a fun kiddie pool and a 3-foot  pool, and we had a great time. Lucy tried a noodle for the first time in the big pool, and really loved it. I didn't take any photos, but trust me, she and Nathan had a blast!

Saturday night Daddy joined us for a trip to Central Park in Hopkins for the Raspberry Festival. They had a petting zoo, music, and a few food and entertainment booths. Lucy enjoyed petting and feeding the animals (including a camel, weird!), playing on the playground, and getting a balloon animal. It was hot, hot, HOT so we didn't stay too long. That night I took Lucy back to the park to see the fireworks, which was a huge buzzkill. Worst fireworks I've ever seen! They were just too loud and crazy. No time to react to anything with "oohs" and "ahhs," just frantic pops and bangs. Lucy hated it, so we left after only a few minutes.  All we got out of it were a scared kid and some nasty mosquito bites. Bust!

The goats were very hungry!

Sunday we did some shopping as a family and were planning to go to the festival parade, but it was just too darn hot. The parade was at 1PM and it was well over 90 degrees by that time, and the parade takes place on Main Street, so entirely concrete. Plus, the night before we had seen that people had already put out blankets and chairs, so the chances of getting a shady spot were slim. Just not worth it. Plus, this gave us a little extra downtime before friends stopped by that evening. Jacquie and Erik came over for dinner before their soccer game, and Lucy was perfectly happy to show off for them. It had again been too long and we were so happy to sit on the deck and catch up with them.

When Lucy saw their orange shirts, she had to put on her orange soccer shirt, too!

Full weekend, we are all sleeping well tonight!