National Night Out

Have you ever heard of National Night Out? I hadn't. But I got an ad for a party just a couple blocks away, so we tried it out with some of our fantastic friends.

There were lots of fun little games, a bounce house (Liam and Dash made one lap and scurried out for the next event), free hot dogs and root beer floats, and an inflatable slide (a favorite for sure).

They even handed out prizes. You can never have too many frisbees!

Liam snagged a bandana and didn't care that they only had the girly heart ones left. It came in handy when it started raining and we had to run home for cover. Nevertheless, it was a fun night!

Eye Wrinkles

Sigh, I love him.

Consumer

Give this kid a cracker and a banana and call him a happy clam.

Or maybe a schmear of blackberries. Or ANYTHING. Because this kid eats everything all day long.

Except peas, he drops those on the floor.

Plethora of Parks

There are so many parks around here. Honestly, we'll be driving somewhere new and spot a new playground. "There's a park!" "There's another one!"

We have three parks within easy walking distance. We're talking a couple blocks, people. Amazing. Our favorite two are just a short drive away.

We have to give them nicknames, of course. There's School Park, Watertower Park, Church Park, Spiderweb Park, and Lake Park.

The only problem is that most of them are grounded in little pebbles or really coarse sand. It's rather a chore to keep that stuff out of Grey's mouth. I have to bring a couple toys to provide a moment of distraction from the "food" beneath him.

I gotta tell you, I feel like we're fitting right in here in Minnesota. The Midwestern girl in me feels right at home.