Memorial Day Weekend

The Loos family had a nice weekend. On Friday, Mike and I had a date night while Kaia went to Tyler's. We went down to LaCrosse for dinner and then racked our brains trying to think of something else to do. If anyone has any good, cheap date ideas, PLEASE tell me. We ended up driving back to Winona and by chance stopping at Lake Park as the sun was setting. It was really beautiful. I didn't think we could see a good sunset in Winona because of the bluffs. Here's a picture. Kaia and Tyler had a blast together. When Anna gave them a bath, Tyler kept trying to touch her "buttons" (aka nipples). Watch it there boy...

On Saturday, Mike wheelbarrowed half of our dirt pile from the driveway to fill in the backyard while Kaia and I went to the park for a picnic with Jakob and Connor (and their parents). In the evening we went to Ben and Katrina's for a grillout. It was delicious! Katrina is way more classy of a host than the rest of us...the chips actually get dumped out of a bag into a nice serving bowl! Wow! The kiddos had a great time playing in the backyard. There were some boys playing next door. Kaia spent a great deal of time watching them (they had a trampoline!). At one point she was staring at this little boy through the fence and I said, "She's already attracted to the bad boys." Just then the boy says to Kaia "Wanna see my tatoo?" Oh great!!

On Sunday, we went to church, then Mike and I spent the afternoon cleaning out the dishwasher. It hasn't been cleaning right and leaves these black specs everywhere. We took the whole thing apart. Turns out there was a piece of plastic stuck in one of the sprayer things. And we have a theory that the black specs come from mineral deposits building up on the heating element. We scraped off lots of lime buildup off of all the parts. Put it back together, and now it runs great! Yay us! In the evening, Joel and Anna went out and Tyler came over to play. Once again the kids had a great time! This time, there was no funny business in the bathtub. Tyler must know better than to touch Kaia in front of Mike.

On Monday, Mike got to take a break to go golfing. Kaia and I again spent the morning outside. In the afternoon, Mike finished off the pile of dirt. Our driveway is now clear of dirt, trash, and other debris! Yay! I no longer feel like I belong in Alabama. In the evening we grilled out at the Kelners. Here's a picture of Kaia showing off her tummy for everyone on the swingset. We decided that if things continue to progress, we are going to be in serious trouble when Kaia is 13.