memorial day weekend

saturday morning started at anodyne coffeehouse.
mocha, breakfast burrito and cranberry almond muffin. yum!

super cute and lots of menu choices. found it because we had a groupon but we'll definitely go back!

natalie played with chess pieces while i took pictures and JR read the paper.

i was just messing around...

but you can't do these techniques on people's faces!

then we went to lake calhoun. we were so blessed to have such gorgeous weather!

swings aren't just for kids! (although adults don't fit in the baby ones so well).

something i love about it here is that you have a beach vacation right next to the city.

seriously, downtown is ten minutes away.

dinner on the grill was perfect!

sarah and i canoed on isles on sunday.

and if you know anything about canoes, yes, i'm rowing backwards. i thought it was more fun to face sarah than her having to look at my back!

then sarah and the luccos came over to grill out on our rooftop. emerson is such a sweetheart!

monday was lake nokomis. sorry, but my least fave so far.still a great family outing though.

i asked this group if i could take a picture of their bbq. some people just know what they're doing. although the cook was annoyed because this girl grabbed the fork away to pretend like she was cooking! ha ha

and then this woman waved me over and said, "come, take a picture of just me. i want to be by myself. oh, wait, my boy can get in it."

and then this girl said, "here, i blow bubbles."

really, i wish i had the confidence.

then we went back up on the roof and enjoyed the final hours of the holiday.

it was a perfect weekend. basilica, i'll be seeing you soon!

natalie's new rooftop friend, tucker! i love that she's a dog lover. (she said i can love cats because she loves dogs).