Picking Strawberries

We like to pick strawberries at a local farm every June. It's hard to restrain ourselves from picking 40 pounds at a time, there are so many and they are so beautiful. Unbelievably, they are also pesticide-free and safe to eat right off of the bush. Archer typically leaves the farm a few pounds heavier than he was when he showed up...but this year he was surprisingly disciplined. Mom made two crisps with the berries when we got home and we froze many of them for smoothies later. We'll pick blueberries in late July...stay tuned!

Easy Riders

So, this is really cute picture and everything, . Randy, Julia & Nina's dad and our next door neighbor, had a gathering for like-minded (i.e. Honda rather than Harley) motorcycle friends last month. Randy's the greatest sort of biker... his Honda is quieter than our car and he always wears a helmet.

Field Day at the Metrodome

What an incredible day! Thanks to the gym teacher at Archer's school, Mrs. Jackson, we got to have Track & Field Day at the Metrodome! [Her husband works for the Twins...] We are the only school in town that gets to have the whole dome to ourselves for an all-school event like this. This is most of Archer's kindergarten class in the dugout with his teacher.

We spent all day on the field playing games. It was a great time... Nana and Papa showed up, too, so it was very special for Arch. The games were mostly about different sports, but some of them were just fun/silly, like the "getting dressed and undressed relay," and the "stacking cups and unstacking cups relay." But the kids got to run the bases, play lacrosse, do soccer and football drills, and everyone's favorite, "Snake Bite!"

I just love Archer's school!