Summer is winding down

Yep, sad but true.

We had our end of summer inservice on Thursday and that can only mean one thing, it is almost time for another school year and the summer is almost over.

I am hoping to fit as much time as possilbe in with the girls in these next few weeks.  I still want to make some more memories with them before we all head back to school.

Last week Courtney, Tiz and Soli came out for a day so Gigi could give Soli her birthday gifts.

She gave her a mermaid costume, some mermaid jewelry, and a few books about mermaids.  Soli has a new interest in mermaids since finding a show on TV that she likes about mermaids.

We had a yummy ice cream cake and then went to the pool.

It was a great day.

Our good friends, Patti and Tom are coming this next weekend for a visit.

I am so excited to see them, but John and I need to get this house ready for guests.

We only have family stay here and while Patti and Tom are like family, it's still a bit different.

On Saturday we spent a good part of the afternoon weeding our garden and other parts of the yard.

I have been rearranging furniture trying to make it all more welcoming for them.

On Saturday night we just relaxed and watched a bunch of episodes of the Americans which is a series that we have been enjoying.

On Sunday after church and after :?breaking" into our  entrance door which would not open for us, (Long story, but these kind of things only happen to us, I am sure)  we headed up to Oshkosh.

We stopped off in Fond du lac to ride a city bike trail there.  It was a beautiful day for riding and the trail was really nice.

After our bike ride, we tried to eat at Ardy and Ed's but it was so busy that after 20 minutes of waiting we just went to Courtney's and ordered Rocky Roccoco's which was so yummy.

Soli and I played in her tent and then today we went on a great bike ride which ended at Fratello's.  Tiz and I won the race back to their house.

A little more time in the tent and it was time to leave.

I love spending time with my girls!

Looking forward to fitting as many more fun times into this summer that I can.