Riot and Frolic

With the heat index in Minnesota being over 100 degrees for, like, the 75th day in a row, I thought you all needed a reminder HOW AWESOME SUMMER IS.  

Remember this?

Romantic patio date? Check.  It involved a ton of food, whiskey, and some classic Bratt portraiture.

photo bombing our own photo

I wore these shoes, so obviously it was a Date.

a tan might be nice

Epic Date turned into Epic Breakfast because The Godfamily is awesome (overnight babysitters!).  I fiiiiiiinnnnnnaallllyy went to the Ideal Diner, which was… wait for it… ideal.  BAM.

No, this isn't illegal backyard burning, it's fireworks, silly!  (Check.)

right next to the dead tree

Mae Cake, with a sparkler.  Check.

it's not a candle, Mae

The toddlers could not isolate one arm to wave the magic wands.  Hilarious.

backyard fun

Splashing in the Minnehaha Falls "rapids"?  Check.  

first child = independent

middle child = not

The girls tackled the stairs out of the wading area like little mountain goats.  It's seemed appropriate to remember V's first word was "up".

racing the teenagers and winning

It's nice to look at this list and see all fun things we're doing.  Hopefully the girls are enjoying themselves, because making memories is stressful.  It's like 2 hours of planning and packing and putting on suntan lotion (the worst) for a half an hour of splashing and being comfortable in the current and exploring and mermaiding before Zoo gets Crabby and I have to tell them we have to go and we trudge, crying, complaining, and sweating, back home.  

whoa

One year ago: Enter the Madness, a beginner's guide to a ballroom dance competition.