Always use sunscreen

You would think that in my 26 years of life that I would have learned this by now.  I got a lot of things from my mother, but her skin was not one of them.  I am my father's daughter.  Ever since I was about two years old, we would go to Cancun, Mexico for spring break every year.  Every year my mom would come back beautifully tanned and I would be a lobster.  The best was when I would miss a spot with the sun screen or have a hand print in the middle of bright red skin.  You know it was bad when I couldn't even sit down without wincing. 

Fast forward a few years and here I am sitting in Verona, WI, looking like a ripe tomato.  We had really lucked out the past few weekends with some cloudy days for our long walks.  Yesterday was beautiful and SUNNY.  After a morning at the Dane County Farmer's Market buying tomato and pepper plants, we headed out on our 3 mile walk around the neighborhood with the girls. It was too hot for the 11 miles, so Lucy and Maddie only lasted the usual 3.

After our walk with the little girls, we set back out for another 8 miles. In the sun. Without sunscreen.  But we did remember a water bottle!

Yep, red ripe tomato

 Let this be a lesson to you, kids.  Always wear sunscreen :)