Tacos, Frogs and Sparklers

Here are some pictures from our trip to Pittsburg last weekend. As you can tell, we had a great time. We got there Friday and let the kids play around and then had an awesome BBQ. Cindy made two different kinds of potato salad (Scott was in heaven) and then Joshua made some homemade hamburgers using their grass-fed beef which were quite easily the best burgers I've ever had. After that we packed up and went to an outdoor concert (a classical guitarist) where we mostly watched the kids run around.

On Saturday we went to the Strip District and got some sidewalk stand tacos and Scott and I were able to buy some great olive oil. At that point the kids were tired from being told to not touch anything so we headed for the Frog Pond. So relaxing. We had a picnic lunch, picked mulberries, raspberries, chased geese, collected feathers and, of course, watched the frogs. Joshua even caught a tiny one that they took turns holding.

Once we realized we were playing right near a thicket of poison ivy we went home and for the next couple of hours before dinner we watched the kids doing tricks down the slide. Emil won the prize for the most crazy. Big surprise there.

That night after we put the kids to bed Cindy, Joshua, Scott and me went outside and watched a movie using their projector. Those Schkros know how to have fun I tell you what.

We drove home the next morning and then still had the rest of Sunday and all of Monday before Scott had to go back to the salt mines. The Hardy's had us and the Crittendens over for dinner Sunday night and then we watched fireworks and fireflies from their patio. Eve was our own screamer firework. Just a bit excited.

Monday some friends of ours and the Hardy's invited us over for a BBQ and swimming (they have a gorgeous pool and backyard). We finished off the evening with homemade ice cream and sparklers. By all accounts, a perfect weekend.