Duck Boats!

On Friday I took the day off and had a play date with my friend and her 3 kids.  We went bowling and then played in the sprinklers.  The kids (and myself) had a blast.  Great summer Friday!

On Saturday we finally went on a Duck boat tour.  It was really fun and the driver pointed out some things about the city that we didn't know.  Once on the river the drive let the kids "drive".  I think that was the best part for Elan and Mila.

Happy 4th Birthday Mila!

Today is Mila's 4th birthday!  She was lucky to have all 4 grandparents here to celebrate.  For her birthday they took Mila and Elan to LEGOLAND. The kids had a blast running around and playing.

After Mat and I got home from work we went out to dinner to celebrate Mila's birthday, open gifts and have cake. She really enjoyed the gift opening.  She would open a gift, scream and then toss it across the room.  Before I left for work Mila told me that she would not be four until she cut her cake.  So, finally at 7pm we could call her four.

Weekend without Elan

Elan didn't come home until Sunday night so Mila got to spend the weekend getting spoiled by us.  It was hot on Saturday so Mila and Mat went shopping while I cleaned the cape house.  After we played outside.

On Sunday I had a race and Mat and Mila came to watch.  After we went to Kimball Farms and Mila got to ride a pony, which she really enjoyed.  She also rode bumper boats with me, which she did not enjoy.

Our house construction is moving along as well.  Here are some updated pictures of the progress.

Off to Colorado

Elan flew out to Colorado for the week with Grandma J.  He is really excited to spend the week out there!  For us, Mila spent the day shopping with Mat (and for some reason thought it was funny to have her picture taken with a mannequin) and then we went to a birthday party.  On Sunday, I did a race in the morning and then we went swimming at Grandma and Grandpa D's house.

Museum of Science

On Saturday we worked on the house, getting ready to move most of our things into the first floor.  We will be loosing the kitchen and 2nd floor to the renovation very soon.  To take a break the kids got to go to a friends house to play.

On Sunday we went to the Museum of Science with Grandma and Grandpa D. There was so much to see and do there we will have to plan more trips!

4th of July

Today was a very busy day.  After playing outside for a while we decided to go over to our town's BBQ.  They had lots of stuff to do but the kids favorite thing was to shoot water out of a fire hose!

After that we decided to hike over to Walden Pond and go swimming and fishing.  Mila was so excited that she caught her first fish.  Elan wasn't lucky this time!

After dinner we decided to go to the fireworks in Lincoln.  The kids played with glow sticks until the fireworks started.  Mila was so exhausted from the busy day that she fell asleep during the show.