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Waffles & Zeus!

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Ava survived Drill Week...mostly! She fainted on the first day...it was really hot, and they were in the parking lot practicing, so that heat was radiating off of the pavement. She is fine - mostly a badly scraped knee; she didn't hit her head, and her trumpet wasn't damaged. We made some adjustments to her mealtimes/snacks/water & ice intake, and she had a much better week after that. It fact, I think she even had fun and met some new people!

I donated food for the trumpet section's dinner early in the week, and also volunteered to serve one night. I stuck around to help organize the uniform room that night, as well, and I met some new people, too! I was told at the very beginning of this adventure to just dive in, volunteer, and it would be easier to meet new friends and feel comfortable asking questions. And it's true! Even though it's exhausting, I've felt more at ease going to events and being a part of this group.

Last weekend, Ava participated in the RHSMB carwash, and had a really fun time! The line for the car wash was super long when I picked her up at her shift's end. Given that, I'm so glad that we went really early in the day and only had to wait a little bit for the kids to wash my car. I'm so proud of her for doing this kind of stuff!

We've barely seen Ava this week, so I thought she'd really appreciate (haha) getting up super early on Saturday morning, and heading to the Rosemount Fire Department's annual Waffle Breakfast to kick off Leprechaun Days! The food was yummy, and we even ran into a few different friends. The kids explored the fire trucks and we even had the chance to meet Zeus, the new K9 for the county. They were raising money to help buy bulletproof vests for Zeus, so we were happy to donate to that cause.


Yay...



Abigail and G


G, Abigail, and Olivia


Zeus!


Since Ava has been absent for dinners this week, Scott and I opted to take G to the new brewery in town. We tried a good portion of their food menu, and a few new beverages. He loved it there, and we enjoyed getting out of the house with our little man.



G started swimming lessons this week and really seemed to like them. I'm excited that he's able to learn these skills...it will make it much better for all of us when we head to the pool to play.

We took a break from work on Monday and enjoyed some of that HOT weather! Not really sure what Pria is doing here, but she loves the heat, so I'm sure she was happy!


Freezies on the porch with my little man!


I got a promotion at work, and decided to celebrate by getting some delicious Crumbl Cookies. YUM! 


G and I are headed to see the SpongeBob musical at the Eagan High School tonight. And that is the last planned event we have all weekend. We are ALL really looking forward to some downtime...it's been incredibly busy, and it'll get even busier as the summer goes on!

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