Yep, this weekend was a true “summer” weekend. Perfect in almost every way. With Cody off to grandma & grandpa’s house, we made our way down to my parent’s house. 
After spending about 5 minutes inside, we loaded up dad’s truck and headed down to the dock, jet ski #1 in tow. Justin and I had a blast running the jet ski around on the river. I took every opportunity to scare Justin, throwing us in the water twice! Once dad arrived with Alli, Billy and the second jet ski, the fun began. We went tubing, and discovered that two people on the tube is much more fun than one.
Saturday was Alli’s birthday, and she had a blast! After tubing, we had lunch on the dock. Dad’s sandwiches ROCKED. Lunch was followed by a 45 minute jet ski ride down the river, where we crossed under the Benedict Bridge and into a small creek. What we thought was a rough ride down the river was even more rough on the way back! On the other side of the river, across from the Power Plant, we stopped at a beach with a sand bar for some swimming. We watched a family of four and their weimaraner net fish – cool! After a short break at the beach, we finished running up the river and spent a little time swimming just beyond the ramp.
We spent the evening celebrating Alli’s birthday with good food and great company. The only disappointment of the day was that mom and April didn’t spend much time with us – mom fell on Thursday, doing some major damage to her knee, and April was sitting Lauren & Tommy.
We got to check out Alli & Billy’s house on Sunday … finally! So cute! We wrapped up the weekend by having dinner at Justin’s parent’s house, which added a nice, quiet touch to the end of this exhausting weekend.
For some reason, I went back in time, noticing several artifacts from my childhood. There’s an “I Minneapolis” bear above the shower, a bear that’s always found his home in my parent’s bathroom. My dad brought it back for my mom from one of his business trips in the ’90s. Inside the kitchen cabinet, I found a handwritten version of my grandma’s zucchini bread that I had written out for my mom at some point. I also noticed some old photos hanging on the walls that brought back memories.
Perfect weather made for great times outdoors. Peaceful, relaxing and FUN! I truly enjoyed it!
