Summer Fun with Everyone

Now that I have started my new job, I am a bit short on time. I wish I could have updated this earlier because I have so many pictures and events to share. So, let's just start from this last weekend. On Friday it was my 27th birthday....I can no longer say I am in my mid-20s....Uh! Kevin and I actually got the opportunity to hang out a little bit by ourselves. We went to the movie Dark Knight. It was incredible. I have not seen a good movie like this in a long time. It certainly lives up to it's hype. Then we came back and put Charlotte to bed and watched another movie. It was really relaxing and fun. Then came busy Saturday. My family was very kind and had a birthday party for me at my sister Sarah's house, pretty much right up the street from us. The food was great and spending time with the grand kids and my siblings was really fun too. As you can see the kids really enjoyed the Slip and Slide. Even Charlotte got some opportunities to go down it, or at least run to it and fall. All the gifts were great and much appreciated and then we played a family game.....which I love to do. We played Trivial Pursuit and realized, just like every other time, after about 30 minutes it just gets to be too long.

After the birthday party we came back and got read for a wedding. We brought Charlotte with us to this one. It was at the St Paul Como Zoo Conservatory. It was beautiful to look at all of the plants and flowers. We had to cut out by 8:30p.m. (the earliest I think I have ever left a wedding) to get Miss Charlotte to bed and frankly I was tired too and we new we had a big day the next day.

Sunday we enjoyed a nice afternoon at the Twins game and watched them beat the Cleavland Indians. It was a huge crowd and although we got real nice seats originally we opted, after the second inning, to go ahead and move to the cheap seats in upper deck. Let's just say it was much more relaxing up there with her, and plus, she slept for an hour in my arms, which helped.

Then, we ended the afternoon by spending time with the Bellmont side of the family at Mike and Ryan's new home in Lakeville. The kids had sooooo much fun together. I'm pretty sure they ring-a-round-rosie-ed themselves out (I hope that made sense). There was lots of laughter and screaming and running going on, those sounds that just make you remember when you were a kid and wished the fun never ended. Heck, I still feel that way. I have some pictures from that event too.

So, suffice it to say.....I have so much more to say, but I'll wait a little bit to update you. I hope everyone has a great weekend and is enjoying the last bits of summer. Thank goodness Fall is coming...I just love it!