During August we enjoyed the farmer's market downtown on a beautiful Saturday morning along the river.  The kids got in their swim time by visiting Chaos and the Fairfax pool and of course enjoyed both wet adventures.  We had a picnic at Riverview park and enjoyed Festival in the Pines in Carson Park. 

July presented more fun summer activities for our family!  We visited the Chippewa Valley Museum for their old-fashioned Fourt of July celebration, as has become our tradition!  Even though it is was rainy this year, the activities were still fun and just moved inside the museum. 

In June our family attended the Chippewa Valley Airshow.  The area boy scouts did a fantastic job sponsoring this fun event.  The Blue Angels were amazing and the kids had fun doing all of the activities run by the scouts.  We've enjoyed summer so far and look forward to continuing to enjoy the wonderful Eau Claire area and all that is has to offer - swimming, biking, kayaking, shopping, dining out, and going to the farmer's market and other fun events/entertainment. 

During May, Andrew and Arianna were in the Doll and Pet parade in downtown EC.  The theme was characters from movies so Andrew was a pirate and Arianna was Belle.  Andrew came in first and got a tent which was very exciting for him! 

Recently, Kent and I attended the Viennese Ball at UW-Eau Claire.  This is always a nice event for the school and community, and a wonderful opportunity to get all dressed up! 

In March we saw another wonderful production by ECCT - The Jungle Book.  This took place at North High School and we all enjoyed seeing this story come to life on stage!  We took the kids to Chaos Waterpark on Arianna's birthday which was a blast. 

We visited Chaos Water Park, which is part of the Metropolis Resort in Eau Claire, early in the month.  The kids had a wonderful time and especially loved the lazy river and slides.  We visited once before and the water is a nice temperature, and as a parent, I enjoyed being able to keep track of where the kids were while relaxing some of the time in a chair.