Finally! It’s summer and it’s ridiculously hot. Usually I feel like summer is all nice and relaxing, but this year is different. We have so much going on that I can barely stop, sit, and write a simple blog post. Thankfully, that’s how I like it. I spent much of last week in Minneapolis on business, where my hotel was about five minutes away from the Mall of America. I walked that sucker for three and a half hours, so I ended up with more of a work-out than a shopping spree. With that trip behind me, I’m looking ahead to this weekend where we’re headed to Kansas City on a little family trip. We’ll visit some of our good pals and Todd will visit Boulevardia, an annual festival hosted by the makers of my favorite beer.

Besides a little travel and a lot of work, we’ve been keep busy with birthday parties, swimming, hanging out at the park, and being interviewed for this article in Arkansas Money and Politics.

Here’s our summer so far in photos.