Art and Soccer Fun x 3

We had a really great and busy weekend with some local and Minneapolis fun. 

My Aunt Patty's friend, Tao has an Art Show at the Washington Pavilion so my parents, along with some others, sponsored and opening event for them. We went directly there from the soccer field and enjoyed the art and the ambiance and the company for an hour or so before going for burgers downtown. We got up early the next morning to catch another soccer game and then hit the road to Minneapolis for a MNUFC game, a silent auction package we had won from an event earlier in the year. We had an extra seat so brought Rhys to even out the girl:boy ratio for once. 

We had so much fun, we arrived for a quick downtown walk for some food and then took the lite rail over to St. Paul for the game which was super exciting. We ate and drank our way through. The stadium and setting and overall mood was incredible, seeing the Loons win was a mega bonus. We are so thankful we had the opportunity and will definitely find another time to see a game. 

We got up the next morning and made our way back after some brunch and a Trader Joe's stop. 10/10 weekend! 

Sully at Tao's opening. 

Teaching the kids how to play pool
at the Hewing Hotel. 

Pip.

The kids at the game. 

The whole crew. 

Loons WIN! 

Sunday morning swim on the rooftop. 

Be kind, say hi.

Urban kids. 

This Starbucks run landed us 5 bathroom stops on our way home. ;)
According to Greta, worth it. 

DAPA Awards, Carnival, and the Rolling Stones

May maddness continues! 

Dave found a window to sneak away with some friends to catch a Rolling Stones concert in Seattle while the kids and I kept busy with some fun at home. 

Much to our surprise and excitement, Piper was nominated for a Bright Beginner DAPA Award for her part in Cinderella...If the Shoe Fits. It was so much fun to attend the event and to see all the students honored, what an incredible community. 

We capped the week off with the end of the school year Carnival where the kids danced and hung with their friends. They all did a great job, it was especially bittersweet as it was Sully's last. Its been so fun to see him settle into a fun friend group. 

Sully and the 5th graders.

Greta and the 4th graders.

Piper with the 2nd graders.

DAPA Awards

Dave in Seattle

Mother's Day Weekend

I had the best Mother's Day weekend full of love and treats and fun. The kids were giddy with excitement to shower me with breakfast in bed and gifts. Thanks to Dave for helping them to pull it all off. Cheers to having great kids and an awesome life. 

MDW DTSF.

Breakfast, flowers, momosas. 

Brunch with my mom. 

A walk through her garden. 

Rose with my sis. 

Avera Race

I made my 5k comeback this year at the Avera Race (hahah!). It was fun! Dave, Sully, and Anna were registering in March and I sort-of on impulse threw my hat in the race. I wanted to find ways to challenge myself physically and thought this would be a good start. Training was terrible, I was able to get two practice runs in before the race, but do attend regular bootcamp, so I knew I could finish, but didn't know how it would go. 

The morning of the race was picture perfect, the weather was awesome. Maggie and Jeff came to cheer us on and they hung with the girls while we ran, my dad even came to watch which was really great. I teamed up with my friend Erin from bootcamp and she was definitely the reason I kept going (and at a much faster pace than I was planning). Dave and the kids crossed the finish line about one minute and 30 seconds before me and were there to cheer me on as I crossed. It was hard, so extremely hard, but I did it and I was so proud of myself for that.  

Dave and the kids make the big screen! 
They were in a promotional video and everyone
was pumped (especially Dave ;)).

This year's hand in hand, crossing the line. 

Me crossing the line, the girls cheering me on.

Erin and I.

So proud of Sully. 

Fam photo.

Dad and the kids. 

The runners. 

KC with Lor and the Winters

We had so much fun exploring KC with Lor and the Winters, something we have been talking about doing for years. We made it happen at the last possible moment, but I'm so thankful we did! 

The Winters picked Lor up on their way to KC from St Louis (we are so happy this worked out!) and we met for dinner and drinks and a swim on Friday evening before turning in for games and movies. The kids picked up immediately where they left off since our last visit and everyone had so much fun together. It was a late but fun night. 

We had brunch and did a bit of shopping and swimming on Saturday. Greta was in a cast so couldn't swim the first night but thanks to Lor's quick remedy and thinking, he had a cast cover delivered to the hotel so she could get in on the swimming fun in the afternoon. It was a win all around. On Saturday evening, we watched the KC Royals get destroyed by the Texas Houstons. We love a good MLB game and all that goes with it... food, drinks, snacks, ice cream, the list goes on. 

We hit the road early on Sunday to get home for a grad party and so the Winters could get Lor to the airport for his flight to Germany! Wow, what a whirlwind!

Friday evening night swim. 

Lor making sure Greta has just as much fun as 
the kids in the water. 

Fam photo on the plaza.

Everyone is so grown up. 

Last family photo before Lor is off to Europe! 

KC Royals 

I love these two and their relationship. 

Dip'n dots. 

Another Break for Greta

Greta breaks another bone AT THE OLIVER'S!! You can't even make this stuff up. 

Mag and I were getting ready to go to a party while the kids were play in the other room when I heard the blood curdling screams. (Sister spat gone wrong.) I ran out to see what had happened and saw her finger which was stuck in a goofy position. She was terrified, I nearly fainted. 

Maggie drove us to the ER (Dave was on call). They x-rayed her and tried to reduce it but she was just in so much pain that they ended up giving her laughing gas in order to reduce it. She was splinted until a few days later when hand doctor was able to see her. He decided a cast would be the best bet and she was so excited to get to school to get as many signatures as possible. She is such a good sport and really worked hard on learning to eat and write with her left hand. We saw Bill Nye the same week and she had the great idea to get his signature on her cast, how cool is that!? 

We are going to require bubble wrap from here on out when we go to the Oliver's house. ;).

Yikes sis. 

All better! 

The coolest cast. 

With Bill Nye.