Bay Beach

Since moving here over three years ago we have talked about taking the kids to Bay Beach Amusement Park up in Green Bay. Nathan remembers going with his grandparents years ago and I think it's something of a right of passage if you live in north east Wisconsin. Tickets are a quarter and most rides are one or two tickets so it's a very reasonable family outing. After exhausting the rides we had lunch and then explored the Bay Beach Nature Center which is nearby. We all had enough fun that I'm sure we'll go back again sometime.

These are the moments...

Evan reading aloud to Lydia & Hans. Children's laughter=one of the best sounds ever.

Labor Day Weekend

Feeding the chickens is a favorite Grandma's house activity.

Who doesn't love a fish fry? Mmm, mmm, good.

R&R around the campfire.

The kid table! Almost all the cousins.

A frog, just one of the many critters caught.

Another critter, a salamander.

This Labor Day weekend found us vacationing at my parents' house. I say vacationing because we set up camp in their camper and set up our kitchen around the fire ring. Much of our weekend was caught in pictures. One highlight that wasn't was a paddle Dad, Brian, Nathan, and I took up Horse Creek on Saturday morning. Dad and Brian teamed up in the canoe while Nathan and I each hit the water in our kayaks. We saw songbirds, a muskrat, an otter, a family of swans, and discovered paddies of wild rice. Add family, friends, and food for the remainder of our visit and it was just about perfect. Thank, Mom and Dad for a fabulous weekend.