Friday, we picked Bean up from daycare and went to the park. She had a blast, but was totally bummed when we left. We went home, made and ate dinner, played a while. Then, we made Homemade Ice Cream in a Baggie. It was quite tasty and Lilly really liked it. After our treat, we headed to bed.
Saturday, Bean and I got up and she helped me make coffee. We played a while and did some cleaning and finally woke up Lee. We went to Key's for breakfast (which is always a nice time) and got a quick oil change. Then, we headed down to Minneapolis for the Mill City Farmers Market. We putzed around for quite a while. We bought some jam, curry feta, passion fruit green tea and a croissant (for Bean...which she demolished). Going really made me miss living in the area...where everything is so accessible and where you have a ton of markets in the summer to choose from. Anywoo, after the Farmers Market, we were going to head to Pride, but we opted not too since we had gotten some cheese at the Farmers Market. Instead, we headed to Starbucks (for Mommy and Daddy) and then to Half Price Books for an hour or so. Bean got a couple books and some Barney stickers, which she was super excited about. We headed for home (with a quick stop at Target to get a few things) and took a little afternoon nap. When we woke up, we hung out with Grandma and Grandpa for a while. Grandma had gotten Bean some knew underwear (trying to get her interested in potty training by the lure of fun undies), so we put them on her and hung out on the deck with the potty chair. She had a few accidents, but kept trying to make it on time. Each time, we would clean her up and get her a new pair. Eventually, she had had enough accidents because she told me she wanted her diaper. We had dinner, made some more ice cream, played for a bit, then headed to bed after a full day.
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| Tuckered Out After Some Farmers Market-ing and Book Looking |
Sunday, Lee got up with Bean and let me rest for an extra bit. It was nice. I got up, we got ready and the three of us headed for Minneapolis once again to watch the Pride Parade and hit up the Pride Festival. We got downtown, found parking, grabbed our stuff and headed to Hennepin Avenue. Bean and I cheered on the folks running for the Rainbow Run for a while and then we set up our chairs in a really good spot and the waiting began. Bean did pretty well, despite having to wait for almost an hour…thank goodness for snacks and people watching! The parade was good. She enjoyed it for a while, but then got frustrated because some %@(&!*# jerks came and stood in front of us and were just being dumb. It was okay, however, because people in the parade kept coming to give her candy, flags and necklaces…which she loved. Eventually, however, more people kept moving in front of us because they were stupid and drunk, so we decided to drop off the chairs at the car and head to the festival. About two minutes before we got there, Bean passed out and didn’t wake up for quite some time. Lee and I strolled around, got dehydrated and eventually decided to head back. Bean woke up just as we were leaving, so we walked by a few tents/booths so she could play a spinner game/get a necklace/sucker. She enjoyed it. That was that! We grabbed some food and hit home!
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| Post-Parade In The Skyway...She Fell Asleep A Short Time Later... |
I got pretty burned on my back…even though I had sunscreen on. Oh, well. It is what it is. It was way hot out, but I really had a great time with my little family and look forward to a fun rest of summer! What a way to spend the first official weekend of summer!
XOXO
