The Zoe and Silas Show

7/30/14: Mom, her new hip and I headed out for a walk around the island this morning. The weather was beautiful! This afternoon we were invited to visit Auntie Stephanie at work at the Aveda Headquarters in Blaine. In preparation for the visit Zoe & Silas made cards for Stephanie to go with a gift they planned to give her. When we arrived we headed to see Auntie's office, where S&Z gave her the cards and a rock they painted with glitter glue. After lunch we headed out on a nature walk with Melissa, the Director of Community Outreach, to see the bee colony. We stopped to see the community garden, as well as countless other treasures along the way! After making it to the colony where over 200,000 bees work hard pollinating and making honey, S&Z each received a very special bee pin to commemorate our visit. Stephanie has worked for Aveda for 15 years. It was an amazing opportunity to be able to meet her co-workers and tour the

7/29/14: We packed up and headed back to Sue & Bob's house this morning. Good thing we had the tractor to help haul all the stuff from the cabins up to the cars! Bye bye, Little Birch! We'll see you next summer... Stephanie and I wanted an afternoon to hang out by ourselves, so I took a quick shower once we got back and headed into town in Sue's sweet convertible to meet up with her for a day of sister fun! We went for a walk around Lake Calhoun, and then did some shopping. We ended the day with dinner in south Minneapolis. Meanwhile, the kids were spoiled rotten with a fun afternoon spent swimming in a heated pool at the house of Sue & Bob's neighbor. After baths they donned their aprons to help Grandma make egg salad. Just another fun day in Minnesota!!

7/28/14: Monday was our last full day at the cabin so we made the most of it! The weather was nice so the kids spent a lot of time outside- After lunch Auntie Sue took us for a boat ride. At S&Z's request she went FASTER! Later on Uncle Bob started a fire so that we could make s'mores. Just another awesome day at the cabin!

7/27/14: We woke up to a drizzly gray morning on Sunday. Thankfully we have a big craft table set up for the kids! There was time for books (Sue even had a children's book about loons!), And a 3-mile walk for me once the rain stopped.  In the afternoon we went to a nearby winery in Melrose called Whispering Oaks. The kids colored while we did the tasting.  The gardens were beautiful so we had to check them out before heading on our way.  Before dinner the kids got a ride on the riding mower/tractor - another first! We had hoped to have a fire after supper but it rained again. Thankfully my mom brought some glow sticks, which kept them busy & happy before bed!

7/26/14: On Saturday morning we packed up the car and boat and headed to Sue & Bob's cabin, which is about 2 hours away from Minneapolis. The first task upon arriving at the cabin, per usual, was to put the flag up. The kids were so happy to help! The weather was great so we swam and hung out on the dock for much of the afternoon.   After a great afternoon of sun and swimming the kids had fun winding down doing crafts with Grandma. They even got to help Sue with dinner- Bob had to put the boat in so S&Z got another boat ride.  Everyone had a great time playing frisbee after dinner! S&Z were beyond ready for a show before bed!