the last few days

last wednesday penelope was home from school-

she had a little virus, but was well enough 

to go on a few work outings with me.

we stopped in at lucia's for a 

baguette and some steamed milk.

i miss hanging out with that kid everyday.

she felt better on friday 

and created this on the 

playground after school.

on saturday, patrick and i went to a party- 

just us. a rare event.

on sunday we met some friends

and went bowling-

and then went for a nice walk.

feeling fall

fall always makes us a little sad-

and then we have a vanilla malt 

to try and cheer up.

the thing is-

we are summer people.

-sunshine, water, a little tree climbing...

we love it.

even a sunset beach painting

looks a little sad in the fall

hula-hooping helps

a little

and rock and roll 

of course.

the weekend

we went to an apple orchard

on saturday

just hanging out with friends

laying in a corn bed

and getting a face painting.

the weekend and an injured girl

it was a quiet weekend for us-

we were laying low 

due to penelope's recent schoolyard injuries

this was at cossetta's

where we went for mostaccioli tonight

and a quick stop at a fountain

in downtown st. paul

it's been a tough week for penelope-

on tuesday she fell on the playground and

hit her head - hard.

then on friday, she fell off the zip line at school-

this resulted in a bad ankle sprain

definitely not holding her back.

my little wedding date

penelope and i went to a wedding this weekend

we had a nice time

dancing, swimming in the hotel pool and 

just hanging out.

kindergarten

sassy and self-assured

she was ready!

in her cute uniform and

sparkly pink backpack

loved it.

end of summer

this was today

enjoying the last bit 

of summer at the pool

on saturday we spent the day

at the state fair

going on rides

doing a little climbing

posing for pictures

practicing ride screams

eating burgers and shooting bubbles

walking around

and having fun.