It was a beautiful day today, so after swim lessons we headed to the park.
The kids played for an hour before I decided I should probably think about feeding them lunch. We needed a few groceries, so we swung by Aldi to pick them up. As it was Aldi, I found something random that had to come home with me. Today it was a succulent in a sugar skull.
After a backyard picnic and some play time we headed up to Ankeny to see my niece and nephew run in a cross country meet. Audrey loved cheering on her cousins. She brought pom poms along and was ready to shout encouragement. After the race Audrey and Elliot were ready to hug Ellie and tell her congratulations. I love it when the kids get to spend time with their cousins. I also like getting to spend time with my sister.
While at the cross country meet I realized that we have spent too much time in the woods this summer. At one point Elliot walked over to pee on this tree. In the middle of the meet. Next to a busy road. I now need to get him to understand that peeing on a tree in the woods is OK, but peeing on a tree in the middle of a community college campus surrounded by hundreds of people is not OK. John and I are always commenting that Elliot acts like a drunk college kid, and I suppose this is just another example of that.
It was a beautiful fall day. I did not accomplish enough, but I’m OK with that. I did get some blocking done, and hope to show off The Weekender as soon as it is dry.
mildlygranola 
Super cute skull and succulent. So wish we had Aldis here. I did chuckle about your son. Trust me, having raised boys, this is normal whether you have been in the woods or not.
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How exciting! I can’t wait to see your Weekender!
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I’m going to try to get pictures today, but it might be tomorrow before that happens. It is so comfortable, and I think I’ll wear it constantly.
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OH Elliott!😂 This made my day!
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Oh, you finished?!?!? Cant wait to see it!
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I knit it in a week and a half. It was so fast it was like knitting a kids sweater. It is really comfortable, and I think I’ll be wearing it a lot.
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That is awesome!
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Sounds like a great day! So neat that your kids get to spend time with their cousins and you get to spend time with your sister as well! Love your sugar skull succulent – very cool looking 🙂
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I think I need a sugar skull with a succulent in, I love both of those things!
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