A Day with the Kapla Family

Warm weather has made it's way back to MN and we were so excited to have a chance to take advantage of it today...  
Forecast:  84 and Sunny - chance of rain 10%! 
A perfect day to participate in the Shakopee Wheelies Bike Ride/Expo.  We packed the kids and a picnic lunch in the Chariot (bike attachment for the kids) and left the house around 8:30.  We got to the park, where the ride was scheduled to start, a little before 9.  We met Holly, Drew, Addi and Zac and headed out for our 10 mile ride to Chaska (neighboring town).  It was cloudy, but perfect for riding. 

When we got back it was getting darker and darker and then the lightning and thunder started.  So much for 84 and Sunny!!!! We all huddled under the playground equipment to wait out the rain.  Unfortunately the rain didn't stop - it just rained harder!  We made our way to the covered pavilion and set out our blanket for a picnic there.  We were all wet and the wind was COLD!  As soon as it started to let up we packed all the kids in their carts and biked the 2 miles back home.  
Of course, as soon as we got home the rain stopped and the sun came out, but the kids were plain tuckered out from our adventures that morning...

Since we didn't get the picnic lunch and park play time we had planned with the Kapla family in the morning, we invited them over for burgers and hotdogs for dinner!  The kids had a great time playing outside. 

Maddie and Addi are two princess peas in a pod - I think they could talk about and dress up like princesses all day, every day!  Once dinner was done we started a bonfire and the girls put on their Tinkerbell jammies.  

 

We had marshmallows and the kids ran through the weeds in the empty lot next door with flashlights, picking flowers - they had a blast!  We can't wait to have the Kapla family over again :-)