Visiting with the Floms

Carly and Sophie thought it was pretty cool to wear the same dress the night that we went out for dinner.
The girls are at an age where they play together so easily. It's fun to watch them together. They used the first tier of the retaining wall as a stage - which I thought was pretty creative. The first day we were there, they spent a lot of time playing on it.
We arrived at Nancy & David's on Sunday afternoon. It was our first visit to their new home and we thought it was really nice. We kept pretty busy. Nancy, Ellen, and I did some shopping at the Eden Prairie Center while Paul and David took the little kids to a park. We ate dinner that evening and then just hung out in their backyard - which is very nice. Nancy and David did a lot of work on it. I regret that I didn't get any pictures of Joey in one of his athletic uniforms - we saw many over the weekend.

On Monday morning Nancy and I got up early to go for a run. Nancy chose a route that would have us running past a drinking fountain twice which was smart because it was really warm and humid. We were out about an hour and everyone was still sleeping when we got back to her house. Nancy is running a 1/2 marathon this morning and it is supposed to be a warm one. Good luck Nancy! After the run we sat out on the back deck and saw the deer that Nancy sent out pictures of. It just seems odd to see a deer in such a residential area.

We all went swimming at the Lifetime Fitness Center later that morning - perfect choice for the hot, sunny day. It's really a nice facility and since it was a Monday it wasn't too busy. I would love to live near an outdoor pool.

That evening we split up. David, Paul, Ellen, and Joey went to a Twins game. They first went to the Mall of America for dinner at the Rain forest Cafe. Then they used the light rail train to go to the Metrodome. They had tickets in the 11th row along the first base line. The Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 7-0. They said it was a great game.

Nancy, Sophie, Carly, and I went to Trader Joes. I had been looking forward to going there and was not disappointed at all. I bought over two bags full of different items and did not pay all that much for them. I really wish that Duluth would get one. Everything we have tried so far we have really liked. We then went to a couple of kitchen stores. We didn't buy anything at the first one, but did buy a few items on sale at Sur La Table. We then walked over to the Edina Grill for dinner. Since it was nice out, we ate outside. We all had a good food there. When we got home we watched the last few innings of the Twins game.

In the morning we got up and were on the road to Wisconsin Dells. Thanks for everything Nancy & David. We had a nice time!