Summer 2011

During June and July, Brooklyn and Tyler took at art class.  They came home with so many fabulous projects, it inspired me to come up with a way to display my kids art (other than the fridge).  I hung a curtain rod in the playroom in the basement.  The drapery clips are perfect for holding artwork.

Last summer, we made it to a few Brewers games.  Milwaukee has made Brewers fans of us.  Our kids love to do the chicken dance and by next year they'll have the words to "Roll Out the Barrel" down.  The Sausage Races are a huge highlight of the game, and we're working on learning more about the game and spending time watching baseball instead of wandering the concourse scouting for snacks and playing on the playground.

In August, Grandma and Grandpa Morton came for  a visit.  We took them out on the lake to watch the kids ski.  Later, we launched in Lake Michigan and took them for a boat ride in the Milwaukee River.  We stopped at the mall for lunch and ended our boat ride at Discovery World.  

Grandma and Grandpa were then headed to Minneapolis for a baby blessing.  They wanted to ride Amtrak and offered to take our three older kids.  We accepted their offer and bought tickets before they had time to think things through and change their mind.  I think all went well and the kids were superbly well behaved (sometimes, grandparents tell lies).  My in-laws are fabulously good sports.  My kids made memories they'll always remember.

We "saved" my in-laws the next day in Minneapolis.  We met up at the Mall of America and spent the weekend with Jake's brother and his family for a baby blessing.  I somehow am missing any pictures of the aforementioned sweet baby.  Funny how at great, fun, big family gatherings, I never manage to get pictures to capture the fun.

Random picture of the butterfly exhibit at the zoo.  We spend a lot of time at our zoo.  

Haha.  Here's what happens when you leave out peanut butter and jelly with Jack around.  I probably shouldn't laugh and take pictures when he does stuff like this.  Perhaps he'd be more well-behaved if I didn't think he was so stinking cute.