Summer has Arrived!

The calendar may not say it's officially summer, but I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that summer is here!  The kids got out of school yesterday at 1:00 and celebrated with some family and friends.  The sun was out, sunscreen was applied and the kids were playing nonstop until well after the sun went down.  It was great!  After a week of rain, clouds, more rain and some minor flooding, that warm sunshine was a welcome sight!

After another rainstorm last night, it was a beautiful morning.  I started it off with an 8 mile, peaceful run in the country.  I LOVE to start my weekends out this way!  When I got back home, everyone was up and at 'em. 

Around lunch time my niece and nephew arrived and the kids played away.  After Derek's nap we got busy on the trails to the Decorah area to start our Driftless Safari Treasure Hunt.  We checked  off Phelp's Park and Dunning Springs from our list, and stopped for a sweet summer treat at the Whippy Dip.  Now we are making some supper and planning a movie for the evening.

Next week will start new summer routines, a little more relaxed, and I am certainly looking forward to that!