What a day!

We decided to have a family picnic at our favorite park- just minutes away from our old neighborhood when we lived in MN.  The day started out rainy, but the forcasters promised it would all be clear by late morning...they were close to being correct.........

We did make it through lunch and down to the beach before the torrential downpour.  There we were, stranded, soaked, and chilled to the bone.  Within about 45 minutes it cleared and the sun began to shine once again (and we began to defrost).  We enjoyed a couple of hours at the beach before heading back and preparing to leave for the fireworks.  It was a fairly mosquito free event and the kids had a great time with their cousins.  No, there are no pictures of us looking like drowned rats standing under the tree...the camera was buried in a bag under the picnic table- sorry to disappoint, the pictures would have been hilarious if anyone had been brave enough to take them... (OK, technically there is one of the birthday boy after we emerged.)