Other August Highlights

Here are some other highlights from August:

Lindsay's last day was early in the month.  They had a ball for their last week together going to the pool and beach, Mall of America and just playing.  We will miss her!

The girls got to sleep at Nana and Papa's 3 nights!  They've never done that before, but being true to form they didn't eat one vegetable (because french fries don't count)!  The girls got their fill of TV and got in some fishing too with Papa.  They came home exhausted, but happy.

I took Samantha to a playdate at her school.  The weather wasn't optimal, but Samantha had a ball with her friends and we marveled over the rainbow that we saw.

We survived a weekend trip to Ikea and managed to get everything assembled the day we got it.  Samantha loves having a chair in her room to read at and Sofia likes her new nightstand.  It's nice to be rid of so much toddler stuff!  

I finally got to take the girls to swim during my week with the girls and Nana.  It was a hectic day, but I'm glad I got to see the girls swim in water that was 12 feet deep.  This is a huge source of pride for the girls!

State Fair

Since we had house guests we weren't able to fulfill the tradition of visiting the State Fair on my birthday so we went the first weekend.  The girls and I spent time in the horse barn talking to owners and petting horses. Both girls went on the rock climbing wall.  Samantha cut her first try short after Daddy told her she was doing a good job.  She asked to do it again after I said I didn't think it was a good choice to give up because Daddy (or anyone) said, "Good Job" and that I knew she could reach the top.  I told her that encouragement doesn't mean you are done and can take it easy, but she should appreciate it and keep moving up.  If that isn't a life lesson, I don't know what is.  Not surprisingly, she made it to the top on the next attempt.  Both Daddy and I told her that we were proud of her because we are!

And of course we did the Big Carpet Slide.  This time Daddy took Sofia and Samantha went on her own.  In the video they are on the left side.

Foods we ate this year:

Falafel
Coconut macaroons
Stuffed olives
Foot long hot dogs
Big Fat Bacon
Malt
World's greatest french fries
Pickle dog
Snow cone/ ice cream cone
Buffalo shrimp
Cheese curds