a photo-shoot, a baby pool, and a power outage {another scorcher!}

It was in the 90s again today and the school in our neighborhood had to call off class possibly for the remainder of the week(they don't have air conditioning).  Today we watched Norah and Emma and decided to head outside after lunch to have another water fight.  Well, we weren't even set up yet when a photographer from The Forum stopped by and asked if he could take some pictures of the kids.  We got all the necessary permission and he snapped away!
This yard sure is popular with the media lately! Ha!!

Later the kids begged me to try and find the pool- we were sure regretting not setting up our big one this year!  I didn't think we still had it but ta-da!  One baby pool coming right up!

can you believe they all smushed in there??

 

there was also some chalk self-portraits done- notice Jeffrey's sloth shirt :)

 

Then... if that wasn't excitement enough for one day, the power went out tonight!  We managed to scrounge up some candles(I thought I sold them all!) and played a game of Pick 2 by mood light.  I won by the way but guess what?  Apparently we weren't keeping score... how convenient! :)

Island Park Show and a Squirt Gun Fight {today was HOT}

We knew today was going to be hotter than blazes(as my grandpa used to say)... but the Island Park Show could not be missed so we tried to go as early as we could.  Mary Beth brought a spray/fan bottle that didn't sell at our sale and we made it without melting.

There was some really great music and we sit and listened to the Irish band until the heat overcame everyone and that was that.  I got to walk around the whole show so that was good- didn't buy anything like usual!  I pretty much never do at these things but I still like to go!

The afternoon was in the upper 90s so we skipped out on Streets Alive(sadly too... we've yet to go to one!) and John had a brilliant idea.  He filled up a bunch of buckets, told the kids to get their suits on and initiated a water fight.  They had the time of their lives out there!

 

Oh yeah, and I thought I'd better show everyone Boo's buzz cut.  Those ears!!  I don't even recognize her now and she's running around like a nut case.
I guess it probably feels good to finally be able to see! Ha!

Fargo Fiber Arts Festival {Rheault Farm)

Today we went to the Fiber Arts Festival in Fargo and it was so great!!  Why had we never gone to this before??  5 years- gone.  Same story as the Viking Festival... I hate it when I find out we've been missing something awesome.  Oh well, the bright side is at least we know about it now, right?

Mickey isn't big on crafts unless he's in the mood.  And today he was not.  So he mostly just hung out with John while MB, Jeffrey and I crafted away!  They discovered needle felting which has become their new fav.  And, guess what?  I already had everything at home to needle felt with but just never knew how to do it!  So they can needle felt till their heart's content in the coming months.

 

 

 

There was a huge area set up with all these tables- each one featuring a different craft:  weaving, cross-stitching, felting, knitting, sewing, ect.  Kids and adults alike were able to participate.

 

Loved it.  We will definitely be back next year!!

Music for the Heart {Sanford}

Today was another one of our favorite field trips- to Sanford Hospital for a noontime concert.
The girls always bring their American Dolls with their dolls violin and cello. :) 

Then they often go meet the musicians afterward and show them the tiny instruments.
The musicians seem to get a kick out of it.

 

And just so you can get a feel for what it was like outside today.
Someone please explain why we live here.

It's SPRING in Fargo!

April Fools.

It's still winter. Forever.

PS: not sure if you've heard the big news but Fargo WON the Weather Channel's contest: America's Toughest Weather City!!

Huh.

blizzard bowling

why is that the title of this post you ask? because yesterday afternoon, in the middle of a blizzard that caused a 100 car pile-up on I-94(maybe you saw it on the news?), our family decided to go bowling. it was on our to do list for Christmas vacation and we weren't going to let a little thing like the 2nd to the last blizzard of 2010 get in our way. {it's 2nd to the last because there's another one arriving today}- aren't we lucky?

to quote my eldest: "why do we even live here???"

I'm not really sure if the good times we had at The Bowler that day outweighed risking our lives on the road but we made it in one piece so all well that ends well! right?