We had a busy weekend! The girls only have 4 more days of school this week...
In case you were wondering, Mika tied for top girl runner in 1st grade, so both girls got a BIG trophy. We honestly thought the other girl was going to win (she had been a few laps ahead of Mika) and I warned Mika of this. Much to my pleasant surprise, Mika kept on running for the remaining mornings - she never gave up and managed to catch up, if not pass the other girl! This may very well be the last time she comes back with the top runner trophy, though, because the other girl is about a foot taller than Mika (with super long legs) and without a doubt, much more running talent. Mika, on the other hand, exhibited a lot of spunk and heart. =) That makes me so proud!
Michelle came to hang out for a little bit this weekend. I knew she needed to spend some time with some animals, so we took her to Brackenbird Farm. Apparently, goats really love her!
The girls also got down with the turkeys... =)
Michelle had wanted to visit the local craft brewery,
Hangar 24, for some birthday beer for her brother. Lucky for all of us, the brewery was celebrating their second anniversary and so, was having a big party! Though the day was scorching hot, we had fun. Here's the beer sampler tray they had... 8 tastes for $4. Seemed like a good deal to me!
Last year, I was sad to miss their anniversary party, simply because I wanted a tour of the facility. Well, I got my chance this year! This has been a fascinating business to watch - they seem to be doing extremely well, especially for a small business in a specialized niche. May they have many more years of success!
Michelle was kind enough to take a family picture for us... =)
Sunday was sports day for the family, since both Daddy Dude and I had games. He was lucky, though - he played at 9:30 am (my soccer game was at 2 pm and BOY, WAS IT HOT!) and was happy to be back at his old field. Unfortunately, they lost (playing against the former first place team). We fans had fun re-connecting (most of us have little kids).
The kids ran around finding bugs. Marika liked this caterpillar the best... (ick!)... thankfully, she didn't squish him...
And speaking of bugs, this little green moth was perched on our front porch a few days ago... =)
In case you were wondering, Mika tied for top girl runner in 1st grade, so both girls got a BIG trophy. We honestly thought the other girl was going to win (she had been a few laps ahead of Mika) and I warned Mika of this. Much to my pleasant surprise, Mika kept on running for the remaining mornings - she never gave up and managed to catch up, if not pass the other girl! This may very well be the last time she comes back with the top runner trophy, though, because the other girl is about a foot taller than Mika (with super long legs) and without a doubt, much more running talent. Mika, on the other hand, exhibited a lot of spunk and heart. =) That makes me so proud!
Michelle came to hang out for a little bit this weekend. I knew she needed to spend some time with some animals, so we took her to Brackenbird Farm. Apparently, goats really love her!
The girls also got down with the turkeys... =)
Michelle had wanted to visit the local craft brewery, Hangar 24, for some birthday beer for her brother. Lucky for all of us, the brewery was celebrating their second anniversary and so, was having a big party! Though the day was scorching hot, we had fun. Here's the beer sampler tray they had... 8 tastes for $4. Seemed like a good deal to me!
Last year, I was sad to miss their anniversary party, simply because I wanted a tour of the facility. Well, I got my chance this year! This has been a fascinating business to watch - they seem to be doing extremely well, especially for a small business in a specialized niche. May they have many more years of success!
Michelle was kind enough to take a family picture for us... =)
Sunday was sports day for the family, since both Daddy Dude and I had games. He was lucky, though - he played at 9:30 am (my soccer game was at 2 pm and BOY, WAS IT HOT!) and was happy to be back at his old field. Unfortunately, they lost (playing against the former first place team). We fans had fun re-connecting (most of us have little kids).
The kids ran around finding bugs. Marika liked this caterpillar the best... (ick!)... thankfully, she didn't squish him...
And speaking of bugs, this little green moth was perched on our front porch a few days ago... =) 
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