This whole summer I have been a stay at home mommy and had so much fun picking out fun things everyday for Addy and I to do. Wading pools, parks, and library story time were the three that we stuck to the most. This past Monday I went back to work and I have been missing my Addy time, so I am looking forward to the weekends. I am blessed though because I love my job and the students and staff I get to work with so it makes it worth it. I was hired at my internship site from last year and I loved going everyday then so it is even better now that I am getting paid to do what I love.
Grant has been working security all summer and had such an array of shifts. There were some weeks that he was putting in back to back 12 hour days and working 50 hours a week.
Last Wednesday Grant had the day off and I made sure that we made the most of our time together. We decided to go visit the town of Stillwater, MN which is 15 minutes away from where we live. We did one activity for each of us and had such a blast. For me we visited Nelson's ice cream, for Addy we went to Teddy Bear Park and for Grant we went to the Maple Island Brewery.
1) Nelson's Ice Cream- So this should have come with a warning. I had heard many times that it is a great place to get ice cream and so I thought ya, let's go try it out. I had no idea how big the portion sizes were. I ordered a child size cup for 3.50 and grant ordered a single sized cup at 4.00. The child size cup was 4 large scoops and the single was 5 large scoops. I am pregnant and unable to finish my single and grant was not able to finish his either. Really good ice cream, but we could have shared the child size. You live and learn!
2) Teddy Bear Park- Addy had a blast running around this park. There are large teddy bear statues and there is a big kid area and a little kid area. The ground is also soft so if they fall it does not hurt. It was a really hot day so I made her take breaks to drink water since she had pink cheeks. It was fun to watch her explore and for her to have a place to go where she could touch everything and it was all her size.
3) Maple Island Brewery- this is a relatively new brewery which opened in 2014. Grant enjoyed trying out two different kinds of beers. The location is right by the water so you can see the St. Croix right out of the window. They also serve free popcorn:)
It was a fun filled day and it felt good to "get away" just for the afternoon and have some family fun!
Grant and I have learned to seize the moments we have together due to the busyness of our lives.
Hope you enjoy the pics!
-Kara-
