On Tuesdays and Thursdays in July, the Parks and Recs department has been putting on pop-up soccer games. Basically, you can bring your kids, and they play soccer with other kids. It's free, and pretty laid back, and the kids love it. So, we've done that a couple times this summer.
Last weekend, we were going to go camping, but then we decided against it. Instead, the kids had a weekend trip to Grandma Barb and Grandpa Jim's and John and I had a weekend at home to ourselves. It was kind of strange to have a kidless weekend, but it was kind of nice. We did some shopping for things we needed for the house, worked on some home projects, and took in a Canaries game. It was a great weekend!
This past Tuesday evening, we had a grill-out at the Hinner's house. The kids had been begging to go over there so they could play Pokemon cards with the boys and jump on the trampoline and just run around and play. All the kids had a really good time. And us adults really enjoyed a beautiful evening relaxing and visiting on the patio.
This past weekend we had an extended camping trip to Yankton. Jim and Barb brought the kids up on Thursday evening to the campsite, and then John and I came Friday evening. We had a ton of fun at the campsite.
We did a lot of swimming, and I mean a lot. The kids swam for 4 hours during one trip to the beach. They were little fish and they loved it. We also did some boating and tubing, which the kids really enjoyed. They got to ride on a super mabel which they thought was really fun.
We also did a lot of biking, played some frisbee, cooked some good food, crafted, colored, and let the kids go the playground by themselves. We also bought some new hammocks which were a hit with the kids.
On Sunday evening, Jeff and Sam came to eat supper with us, and then we all went Go Karting. It was a really fun time. The kids even got to drive some Go Karts on the small track, and they did a really good job. I was impressed with how well they could drive the Go Karts. After all the fun, we stopped by the Dairy Dock for some ice cream. It was a great ending to a fun day!
We also checked out the Gavin's Point Dam, and just enjoyed relaxing. It was a great 4 days of camping, but we were all ready to come home. We left Tuesday at noon, and the kids and I had dentists appointments at 3pm. Everyone's teeth looked great, and then we went to Elliott's preschool introduction to sports where he got to play some basketball, T-ball, and soccer. It was really fun to watch him. We finally got home at 7:30pm, and then worked on unpacking and laundry. What a busy weekend!!
We also got stopped in our yard last night by a guy selling home surveillance. It was a good deal, and we were thinking about getting some more security at home anyway, so we purchased some and those cameras are getting installed later today. I'm excited about it, and I think it is a good investment for us.
Today is a catch up day at home, and possibly a Canaries game this evening. And then back to work and reality tomorrow. But, I guess I can handle a 2 day week.
We've had some great family time this summer, and I can't wait to keep it going. It' been a great summer, even with a pandemic going on.
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| Pop up Soccer |
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| Daycare Crafts |
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| Camping in Yankton |
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| Helping start the campfire |
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| Hiking |
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| Tubing fun! |
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| Emma and Elliott, the Hobos |
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| Go Karts! |
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| Admiring their Kabobs |
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| Just reading in a Hammock |
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