Summer Flashback

This past summer was filled with so much fun that I didn't have enough free time to blog about it all but there are two weekends that I must document cause they were so much fun!

4th of July Weekend

We spent the long weekend at the lake with my parents.  Frankie was actually able to get the weekend off and join us at the lake (something he hadn't done in almost 3 years).  My friend Angela also joined us for the weekend, just like she has done the past several years.  The weekend included the 4th of July Bike Parade around the campground, lots of amazing food, Bean Bag Tournament which Frankie and I won, Greased Watermelon Football, Bingo, wildlife, outdoor movie, 3 o'clock smore time, frozen drinks, swimming,delicious food, being pulled on tubes behind the pontoon, naps, playground time and of course lots of laughs! I had a hard time deciding which pictures to share so here are just a few :)

Girls Weekend 2013

My girlfriends and I kept our tradition going and enjoyed our annual girls weekend in July.  There were 8 of us who rented an awesome house in Somerset, WI.  It was a 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom house with an indoor hot tub settled on a secluded lot on the St Croix river.  It had an amazing wrap around deck with lots of outdoor sitting areas, a dock with a little motor boat for us to use, a fire pit (which we never used but kept saying we were going to), a merry go round in the front yard and the best part... a huge in ground pool which we had all to ourselves.  It was the perfect house for our girls weekend and this was the first year that all 8 of us were able to attend so we made sure to enjoy every minute of it.  Also we had a surprise guest join us for the weekend... Karen Carrot didn't take long catching up and joining in on the fun, hoping her and Kate Grape can both make it next year!  It was great to leave the kids and husbands behind for a couple days (Thursday - Sunday) and just catch up with the craziness in everyone's life!  This year we also decided to make East Side - West Side shirts as we are spread out all over MN as well as Iowa and Chicago and we have always joked about which side of the cities is better.   We spent time reading, swimming, lounging, boating, eating, playing games and even made a trip into Stillwater for some for of the largest ice cream cones ever!  I also had my photography obsessed buddy with me for the weekend so we took some time to sneak away and photograph our beautiful surroundings (as well as be personal photographers for the rest of the girls)!  We had so many belly laughs and it was a much needed escape with some of the best girlfriends I could ever hope for!  A couple things to remember about this weekend.... Tigers Rule, there are 5 Woofs in the Who Let the Dogs out song, Tigers attack when the lights go out, Sandy will take you for rides in his convertible for a "price", CC has a sister named BB,  Carousel Horse likes to get in on the action, White girls can Jump! I love you girls and I am already counting down the months to Girls Weekend 2014!