What a great opportunity to get to know your neighbors even better!

I’m helping to organize NNO for our neighborhood in downtown Chaska this year (west of 41).

Hope to see you there!

You’re invited to National Night Out
Date: Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Time: 6-7:30 p.m.
Location: Hickory Park, downtown Chaska
Event Specifics:
Come to Hickory Park, meet your neighbors, let the kids play, and meet Chaska Police, Firefighters and McGruff the Crime Dog.

Want to help with the event? Contact: Greg Swan, gregoryswan@gmail.com, 304-449-GREG

What a crowd!

The Chaska Fire Department brought a pumper truck, hooked up a sprinkler and showed off with some firefighter games like “spray the can with the hose.” Pretty fun to watch, actually.

My church pumped out the delicious food again with our Pork Chop and Roasted Corn on a stick booth.

And Grant got to jump in the inflatables, race his favorite NASCAR and spend some quality time with Grandpa.

More photos here. Parade is tomorrow!

Hey hey – it’s Chaska River City Days this weekend.

City Square Park is packed full of food vendors, inflatables for the kids, and music and refreshments for the parents. I just love seeing historic downtown Chaska so packed full of people.

It was two years ago this weekend that Jenny and I fell in love with the community, and RCD had a lot to do with it. My parents are in town from Florida, so we’re be taking them tomorrow. Our church, Oasis Church, is again hosting the pork chop on a stick booth. Can’t wait for one of those.

And the parade is Sunday at 1 p.m. The photo is my son from last year. Gotta love a parade with candy…especially when you can lift one or two pieces without them noticing (guilty as charged).

Links to plan your weekend:

• RIVER CITY DAYS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
• PARADE ROUTE
• CHASKA HERALD’S RIVER CITY DAYS COVERAGE

Shoot me a text or DM if you come out. Would love to say hello.

Even mounted to the columns at St. Patrick’s Cathedral (bonus: Bose speakers).

Check it out.

You’ve just closed the elevator door, and the CMO asks you “What’s so great about this blogging thing?” Obviously, it’s a pretty broad topic — but you only have 10 floors to the lobby.

What do you want him to remember when the door opens?

Here’s what I would say:

Read others’ responses here.

What would you say?

Grant’s big #4 is already epic. And he hasn’t opened his Power Wheel present yet.

That picture is something else. :) — Read the whole article here.