End of summer

I guess I didn't post last weekend! We've been trying to enjoy the rest of summer as much as we can. We've had a bit of upheaval this summer and (in my opinion) it was starting to get to the kids. Marlo in particular. Lots of anxiety about what was next and who was going to be there. So we've been focusing on stability for the last couple weeks. Camp, home, family. I think it helped. 

Rob also got a new bike so he and Kasper have been enjoying the local mountain bike trails. 

Rob went to WA last weekend to celebrate the life of his uncle Gill who recently passed away. It was a quick trip for him but I know it was wonderful to get together with family. And rent a Tesla. Good thing we're putting a charging outlet in our new house. 

Tennis evenings are back.

We had the kids open house at school. It was the first time I've been inside their school for over a year! We got to meet their teachers, see their desks, see who is in their classes. Kasper has the same teacher he had for second grade so that will be fun! They are so ready to start school.

Rob pulled one of Kasper's teeth to bring his lost-at-home total to 2. 

 

It's hard to tell which one it is because the adult tooth is all the way in. 

Got some disc golf in of course. 

Marlo got her second ever hair cut for school. It looks short again! But the ends are nice and healthy now. 

Our annual trip up to the Gunflint Trail was cancelled this year because of forest fires up there. The Boundary Waters wasn't letting people in so it wasn't worth going up. We were super disappointed to miss it. We did rent a canoe on a local lake for a couple hours today just to get a little canoeing time on Labor Day weekend like we are accustomed to. 

 

We have one more day of summer before school starts on Wednesday. This summer went so fast and yet June seems like a lifetime ago. I think we're all looking forward to getting back on a schedule around here. 

Hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend!

August

August has been a little nuts for us. I feel like the kids have been gone for most of it so far! 

This week they each spent a couple days at my parents' house. 

Rob and I spent time doing what we've done while the kids are gone.

Ever since we moved Marlo has been having trouble sleeping. She's up crying most nights about something or another. After seeing her grandparents, she wakes up missing them. Last night was especially bad and after being up for a long time and waking up others, Rob moved her to the couch where she slept until 10 am. I really hope it gets better soon. She's tired. 

 

It was a beautiful weekend! We got out for walks, runs and bike rides today! Marlo was an instant pro with her new bigger bike and is way faster than she used to be!

 

Hope everyone had a great weekend! 

Kid free

We had an unplanned kid free week! The kids went home with Grandma Sandra after Lost Lake Lodge and stayed in St. Cloud until Friday.

It was a beautiful week so Rob and I spent most nights after work walking disc golf courses. Rob played, I just walked. One night we brought dinner to our new lot! We're sitting where the house will be so we'll have this wonderful view of the wetland. Fun fact, our lot includes all you can see here! It's almost all wetland so it's gonna be a beautiful natural habitat to appreciate. 

Of course Rob got a disc golf basket set up. 

The kids had a super fun week.

 

 They got home Friday. We got to enjoy the beautiful weekend with doughnuts down by a lake, swimming in the pool, dinner on the deck. 

Hope everyone had a great weekend! 

Lost Lake

We had a short week this week! Marlo went to Explorers M-W while Kasper mixed things up. He spent one day with Rob at his office in downtown Minneapolis! They did some work, went out for burgers and got haircuts. 

We headed up to Lost Lake Lodge on Thursday! We got there around dinner time and had a beautiful day Friday to play at the beach. 

Unfortunately it drizzled basically all day yesterday and all this morning so we had only 1 day at the beach. Yesterday we went to Grandview Lodge for their buffet breakfast. 

The kids got a tiny but of fishing in in the rain this morning and this was the only thing they caught. 

 

It went too fast this year! We feel like we were barely there! The kids are staying in St. Cloud this week because they didn't get into their waitlisted camp. It'll be a quiet week for us! 

Hope everyone had a great weekend! 

Sport!

This week really few by! We've been binging on all the Olympics coverage which has been fun to watch! 

The kids were at a playground camp this week and it was almost 100 degrees a couple of the days. Then with the cooler air came the smoke from the Canadian forest fires which was crazy. 

There was a big disc golf tournament in MN this week/weekend. Rob spent some time spectating on Saturday then took the kids out to watch today. They got to talk to some of the pros and even had some discs and hats signed. 

In big news for us - we closed on our lot and construction loan! We could start digging any day now! Our start date is in September as we wait for some city approval but crazy that we're here at all. 

Hope everyone had a great weekend!