Grammie's Thank You Visit

Mom owed a Grammie a big thank you for helping us out with our solar panel contract. So we hosted her up for a visit to Minneapolis. On Friday, while the kids were in school, Mom and Grammie went on an adventurous Minneapolis History Tour on Segways. Grammie did great but Mom crashed into a pole. And then we found out that Segway President fell to his demise a day after our tour on a Segway on his home property. Be careful anyone trying this out for the first time! :). On Friday evening, we enjoyed Charlotte's Web at the Chidren's Theater with the kids.


Saturday was a day filled with kids sports. We watched Canyon and Presley at Soccer. The kids played hard. We also enjoyed apple cider and smores at a fellow sun farmer's home.




Sunday was absolutely gorgeous. So we took a stroll around Lake Nokomis, checking out the Art Crawl along the way. And we ended our visit with some Fish Tacos at Sea Salt near Minnehaha Falls. A wonderful end to a nice visit! We'll miss you Grammie!

Dave Matthews Band 2010

Pergandes splurged on Dave Matthews in 2010 with 3 shows in 4 days. We started with a show on the Wednesday, the 15th, in Minneapolis with our pals Kate and Tom who flew in from Chicago. We had a great spot on the floor and he played on and on and on. A great first show for our pals.


On Friday, we flew to Chicago with the kids to see DMB at Wrigley field. Our adventure in Chicago started with an "El" ride through the city and a visit to Grandma Harriet at Harris Bank. And then it was off to the show with our pals Joe and Rhonda. Another great show with a sleepy bus ride home. On Saturday, Trisha got a game of Tennis in with her pal Kim and then we returned for another show with our pals from Ron's work and with Joe and Rhonda again. This night our seats were in the field and we were even able to find Aunt Kimmy! A short but very memorable trip!

First Day of School - A Big Day!

Time does fly. Canyon is starting 3rd grade and Presley is starting 1st grade this year. We celebrate the first day of school with the breakfast of their choice. This year, they chose chocolate chip pancakes with whipped cream and sausage. It was a cold, blustery start to the year but we still took our pictures outside to capture the memory and were excited to greet Ric our bus driver.

MN Great Get Together

The end of the summer is always defined by MN State Fair. Mom took the kids to the fair with our neighbor friends. We enjoyed lots of great rides, lots of fun games, a talent show, and lots of great food (like cheese curds and fried pickles). The kids' highlight was getting signed bandannas from the 96.3 radio DJ. They have become HUGE fans and are always asking Mom and Dad to put their favorite radio station on in the car. Ended the weekend with a swim at our club's pool.

Lots of Fun as Summer Winds Down

Okay. Mom is not a motorcycle fan. However, our pals do "motorcross" riding with their family. They offered to give our kids a chance in the yard. Canyon was a bit jumpy on the accelerator but Presley jumped on like an old pro. Was fun to watch so Mom gave it a try. Still don't think we will be "riders" but it was a fun adventure.




Our neighborhood park featured a movie in the park. We watched Princess and the Frog under the stars and before the movie, the kids enjoyed games (like this basketball game). Fun night but Dad needed more mosquito spray!



Presley has come "out of retirement" and is trying hockey again. She's getting her skating legs back and enjoying some fun on the ice with friends.


Dad got the chance to go to Lake of the Ozarks with some pals. Here's a picture before he jumped from the Cliffs of Courage. Glad Mom didn't get to see this. Very scary!