Boys, Park and Pizza

Afternoon people. It was a gorgeously delightful week in Wisconsin, with plenty going on. Jill's birthday was Tuesday so my parent's took her out for Pizza. Mia and I made her a sweet little card. I felt bad that we didn't do much, but Jill preferred it that way. Wednesday, Mia hung out with a handful of her friends from school and the kids had an amazing time. She found out her friend's sister has a crush on her "boyfriend" so she wasn't too happy about that. In fact, it distracted her throughout the day. "Daddy, HOW can she like him? I am the one who is in LOVE with TREY!!" It was cute, but also sad she was putting herself through this silly turmoil over a 3 year old's crush. She found out later that day that the boyfriend actually does like Mia so all is good :) It was cute when she went to sit next to Trey while the "other girl" was there too. It looked like the Bachelor at the park. Her good friend Alexa is moving to Texas in July, so the girls wanna hang and play whenever they can before the big move. Alexa has always been real sweet with Mia and I love watching the two play together. Mia's super stoked for her "Goodbye" party she's having at the park because "Olivia, Alexa and myself will be TOGETHER DADDY!!"

Later after the park, we took Remi to the vet for a few shots and a new rabies tag. He wore his sunglasses into the building and the vets were like "OH MY WHO IS THIS DOG!!??" Mia responded "Rockstar Remi".  Friday, Mia and I made some chalk art in the driveway. Something we love to do, but haven't done much of lately. I love listening to her sing as she draws. Saturday, we did some yard work, per the usual, and Mia decided that it would be day she would start learning how to ride her bike without training wheels. A very difficult task to learn for a 5 year old, but alas, my father in law took the wheels off and she made her attempt. I held the bar firmly as she made her best effort to balance herself. After hitting her ankle on the pedal, she got mad and took a break. 5-6 minutes later, she said "YOU KNOW WHAT? LETS TRY THAT AGAIN, OKAY??" So we did. A little better this time around and we'll give it a go again soon. I was concerned the bike would be too small for her to learn on since her knees come close to the bar, but she said she's fine.

We had plans to paint the sunroom, but ended up going to the newly built Malone Park. This place is gorgeous. An all-inclusive park where children of all walks of life could enjoy it. It was during the New Berlin holiday fest whatever, going on so we had to pay to park at the event. Looking forward to going to it when there isn'y 60+ people in there. Later, we went to MOD pizza down the road to try out their build-your-own pizza. Similar to Blaze, the pizza quality is really solid. The customer service was a bit off-putting at first, but they're new so they're getting used to things. Jill loved her balsamic vinegar topping she had glazed on her little pizza.

After dinner, we went to my parents to help them build a glider for their back porch. Mia played with the neighbor girl Ava. She's such a sweetheart with Mia. I love watching how comfortable Mia is with her. Thursday, the girls swam when I was at work and Mia really adores her. They played soccer for quite a while last night and Mia didn't even care who was "winning" it was just fun. Last night, she tried to make it through Princess and the Frog but was way too tired from the day. I got through about two episodes of Orange before turning in. I found out when we got home from my parent's house that the Torrent DESTROYED LC Aris 9-1! AMAZING!!!

Today I finished yard work before the girls went over to Trader Joe's. This week is going to be VERY busy. Tomorrow we're heading to a cookout at my in laws with my family before I work. Tattoo session Wednesday while Mia goes to dance class. Friday afternoon, we leave for our good friend Whitney's wedding in Chicago so I'm off for the whole weekend. Hopefully Mia can squeeze in some play time with her friends while the weather is good. That's all for now, thanks for reading!