Our weekends start on Sunday and go until Monday, because that is when Chris is off. Saturday is like a normal weekday to us, so we try and stay busy to make the time fly by until daddy is home for two days.
This Saturday was a really nice day outside so I decided to take the kids to the Farmer's Market in Madison. We love the Farmer's market. We get fresh baked goodies, sit on the capital steps, and eat our treats. Then we walk around and look for some veggies and cheese curds. This has gotten to be quite a frequent trip in our house this summer. After the Farmer's market, I took the kids to the children's museum. They loved it. We have been there a few times last summer but this was the first time that they actually enjoyed it. We will be spending many days there during the summer heat and throughout the next year (we got a season pass because it is such a great place to spend our time)
Sunday was a busy day for us. Lily was in the Oregon Summerfest parade with her preschool. We dropped her off and she rode the float while we watched the parade with many others from Grandma Erfurth's house. This year the parade route went right past her. It was a beautiful and breezy day to be outside. Lily looked so cute dressed like a bumble bee. Their float was adorable. Lily sat on the float and even threw people candy. I know I say this all the time but she really growing up so fast. We pulled Lily off the float at Grandma Erfurth's house since it was almost the end. We all watched the parade while the kiddos played. Then we took Lily and Nolan to the fair to ride some rides. That didn't last too long. It was really busy and the rides were so darn expensive that it totally wasn't worth doing more than a couple of rides. They really make out on those fairs by ripping people off.
We headed home for a while to hopefully give the kids a nap before fireworks and the big race night but we were greeted with cute neighbor girls wanting us to buy lemonade so Lily played there for a while, while some lady neighbors and I sat with our "adult lemonade" , relaxed, talked, and soaked in some rays.
So after relaxing a while we headed off the watch the races where Auntie Coco raced. I just have to say that we are so proud of her. She WON!!! YAH!! We were all so excited for her. She got a standing ovation from everyone and it was such a great night for her. There are not many women who drive those midget race cars so she is out there doing her thing and doing it really well. Great job Courtney!! We are so so proud of you. I was never really into the races before this year but I am starting to think they are fun to go to. The kids are somewhat interested in them and cheer Courtney and her boyfriend on... and we actually know people that are racing so that keeps us interested. She did a good job and was so popular that she signed autographs for a while after her big win. And... her boyfriend won his heat as well so that was neat too.
And to top off her big win... they had fireworks scheduled at the race track too, so we watched a wonderful firework show as well. Lily fell asleep during the races and was out for the whole firework show and Nolan was scared of the fireworks for a while and then warmed up a bit. I am anxious to see how they are on July 4th for fireworks.