Friday, the girls were off school, so I took them to the zoo. We also stopped at a historic church (National Shrine of the Little Flower) and an awesome playground on the way home. Friday night, we went downtown and bought Katie a new bike! It is white and turquoise, and has adult-sized tires (26") but a smaller frame. At first it looked huge on her, but now it looks so natural.
Saturday was home & garden day. We got some compost, I planted almost all of our annuals, I mowed the lawn, and Chris re-graded and landscaped around the pond and waterfall. Chris broke out the smoker again and smoked two huge pork butts for pulled pork. It smelled amazing! Katie & I went on a shopping date to Meijers & Sam's to get groceries and prep for our BBQ!
Also on Saturday, Chris and I were treated to lunch by the girls. They decided to open a diner in our house. They made up open/closed signs, had a menu, had assigned duties, and had a tip jar. I ordered iced tea, PBJ waffles, and ramen noodles (they were realllllly pushing the ramen noodles, so they could have some). They seated me at the best table in the diner, a window seat. They even brought me a coloring page and colored pencils so I wouldn't be bored while waiting for the chefs to cook my meal!
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| Chris was also pressured into ordering ramen noodles, as well as the pickle/pepper/olive tray. |
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| The diner staff are great cooks, but not so good at cleanup yet! They got nice tips anyways. |
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| Jessi passed out while reading a book, at around 5pm. This time, she didn't wake up for dinner! Chris moved her into her bed, and she slept soundly all night long. |
Sunday was a little bit of everything. We went to church. Then we biked to Bloomer Park and had Megan practice without training wheels in the big parking lots there. (I drove the van to deliver her bike) In the afternoon, I took the girls to Spencer Park - aka "the beach" - and we did our first swimming of the season there. Brrr, the water was only 62 degrees! Chris ran the 4 miles to meet us there, and then ran home. He is crazy sometimes! Then we had a BBQ at our house with our friends: pulled pork sandwiches, black bean burgers, baked beans, potato salad, coleslaw, cookies, yum! A round of thunderstorms rolled through right at dinnertime, so we had to eat in the house. But after the rain, the kids ran out to plan in the mud, and the boys improvised a slip-n-slide by sliding down the hill in our back yard. They were a MESS. I'm glad the girls just watched. They were muddy enough from running around the yard!
Monday was also fun. We set out on an early bike ride...not expecting it to take several hours! We biked to the Clinton River Trail, and did a 3 mile loop to the east. Then we remembered about the parade, and decided to take it a mile or two to the west. We missed the parade, but made it for the Memorial Day service/speakers at the Veterans' Park. Then we biked home, up the big hill, but right before we got to our subdivision, Megan mentioned wanting to go to DQ. That sure sounded good, so we coasted down the other side of the big hill, into downtown Rochester, and got treats. Before lunch! Then we biked home. Chris' GPS said we biked 11.5 miles!! Not bad for Katie's first big ride!
After biking, we had lunch, and lounged on the couch for a few hours. Then we headed back out into the 90 degree heat and sunshine...first to the cemetery to plant Sarah's flowers, and then to the pool! The water felt awesome! We saw plenty of friends there, too. This is going to be a fun summer of swimming! After showers, we went to Penn Station to pick up grilled subs, and then to the park for a picnic dinner.
We were all thoroughly exhausted!!
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