Well it is now almost August, and I think it has been the coolest summer in history in MN. The kids have been to the pool a grand total of twice. Luckily, there is photo evidence.
The kids don't seem to mind, and have filled their days with lots of biking, playing on their fort (Cadel is so brave - she goes up the stairs and down the slide all by herself already!).
Ron and I took a trip to Breckenridge, CO for a 'grown-up trip'. It was a great trip but brrrrr! We were in pants and sweatshirts and we even biked in the snow!
We are now looking forward to our next time off work for a family vacation in August which will take us to Marquette, Michigan, where Ron will make his first attempt at the Ore to Shore race. Then we will hit up the Wisconsin Dells for FOUR DAYS of waterparking action before heading to Chicago for our last leg of the trip for some sight seeing and more bike racing action.
We are now looking forward to our next time off work for a family vacation in August which will take us to Marquette, Michigan, where Ron will make his first attempt at the Ore to Shore race. Then we will hit up the Wisconsin Dells for FOUR DAYS of waterparking action before heading to Chicago for our last leg of the trip for some sight seeing and more bike racing action.
The kids have had a great time at the races this year, participating in the kids' events. Ullrich is an avid racer... although he's not in a hurry whatsoever, so that is cute. Cadel did 1 
race, and seemed to really really like it (after screaming "I, TOO!" at the first race when we didn't have her on the course). The races that have followed, she has met with tears and total resistance. The announcer at the past couple is a good friend of Ron's, and has noted her bad attitude publicly. Here they are racing full garb!
This year we spent the 4th of July in the Twin Cities, and had a great family weekend. We went to a party at a friends' house in Bloomington (our suburb) and the kids were able to play on a trampoline, run around all afternoon and evening, and then see the fireworks perfectly from their yard. It was a great time.
race, and seemed to really really like it (after screaming "I, TOO!" at the first race when we didn't have her on the course). The races that have followed, she has met with tears and total resistance. The announcer at the past couple is a good friend of Ron's, and has noted her bad attitude publicly. Here they are racing full garb!This year we spent the 4th of July in the Twin Cities, and had a great family weekend. We went to a party at a friends' house in Bloomington (our suburb) and the kids were able to play on a trampoline, run around all afternoon and evening, and then see the fireworks perfectly from their yard. It was a great time.
We also made a family trip up to Telemark where we swam, played mini golf, and went to a bonfire complete w/ s'mores. Ron got some mountain biking in, to prepare for the Cheq fattire fest in September. We had another perfect family weekend!
We had some special visitors this past weekend in July. The Meyer's finally got away for their 'grown-up trip' and I kept Harmon and Tory for a long weekend. Ron was away for some racing so it was truly a single mom experience for me. We had a great time. We went to a party at the 'jumping place' on Saturday, played outside, and went out on Nanny Val's parents' boat on Sunday. Harmon and I even got some Wii Star Wars Legos in. All in all it was a great time. Here are a couple of shots from the boating excursion.
All in all, we can't complain about the cool cool summer. Hope yours is fun, too.
Love, The Scherer Family
