Weekend in Peshtigo

Last weekend we went to Peshtigo for my twentieth high school reunion. I cannot believe it has really been that long! It was good to see some old friends, but even better to spend time with my parents.

This is a picture of Luke on the way there. ..

This is a picture of Luke on the way home... we did soo much, he was TIRED!! (that is chocolate frozen custard all over his face...I thought I wiped it all off...oh well)

We started our trip by meeting my parents in Green Bay and we went to Bay Beach, an amusement park on the Bay. The kids had SO much fun riding the rides!

Jake hit a few balls in the batting cages.

Then John and Jake rode a go cart. (Jake's first time!) It was fun cheering them on!!

Grandma rode the Tilt-a-Whirl with the kids. . . Caroline's favorite ride.

This was one of Luke's favorite rides. :) We rode on a little train. (we had to wait sooo long in line for that!!)

Caroline and Luke got to ride ponies. (Jake was a little too big for that!)

We rode the bumper cars.

Luke loved the bugs.

The low swings were a hit with Luke and Caroline. Jake rode the high swings (no picture) and he didn't like them very much. . .I guess it didn't help that Grandpa said, "I hope these chains hold OK!" right before the ride took off! Jake was very happy when it was over.

All three kids enjoyed this slide.

The next day, we went to see some really pretty waterfalls up by Grandma and Grandpa's cabin. The rocks were kind of slippery because of a little drizzle. This is a picture of everyone being "careful".
On the way back to Chicago, we stopped at Kopp's in Milwaukee and got some YUMMY frozen custard.

Thanks, Grandma and Grandpa Eckstrom, for a very fun weekend!!

A Day at Pottawatomie Park

Last week, I took the kids to Pottawatomie Park in St. Charles. We had a great time miniature golfing and riding a pedal boat on the Fox River.

We love the mini golf course there. It is so pretty with a LOT of cool water features.

Luke was serious about golfing this time. :)

Jake was the hero and rescued one of Luke's balls.Riding the pedal boat was fun and relaxing. The kids did really well pedaling and steering. I was relieved about that! :)

We had some bread crumbs with us to feed the ducks. As soon as we started throwing them in the water, we had instant friends. It was so funny. . .about 20 ducks followed us around wherever we went. We felt like the "Momma Duck" leading all the babies. Too cute.

We had such a great day. . .we will definitely do that again!!

Brookfield Zoo

This week we took the kids to the Brookfield Zoo.

On our "staycation" we had a conversation about how wonderful and amazing God's creation is. Looking at the animals really proves how creative our God is. The kids were studying the giraffe's spots here.

It is a tradition of ours to get Dippin' Dots ice cream every time we go to the Zoo. (every time we see them other places, I say, "no, we get that at the ZOO". . .they are expensive)

What a special treat. . .the kids enjoyed every dot!! :)

Speaking of dots, that dot on Luke's forehead is a mosquito bite gone bad.

One of my favorite animals is the polar bear. So beautiful.
We are hoping we never come across one of these! We couldn't believe the SIZE of it!!

Luke and Caroline enjoying an apple snack.

We had a GREAT time!!!