We headed up to Wisconsin last week for our vacation. It was quite an eventful week, so many pictures will follow. Ann had her 20th high school reunion in Eau Claire, so we made a little trip out of this event.Above, Ann and Catie are burning up the water slide at Fairfax Park. Catie loved it and went down several times. Jackson went down one time, and that was enough for him!
Jackson enjoyed playing the mailman at the Children's Museum. Steve continues to encourage Jackson to be a doctor or a "leader," however Jackson is more interested in being an artist, mail carrier, or "bathtub cleaner."
Here we are at Big Falls, one of Ann's favorite places as a kid. The "Big Falls" weren't quite as big as she remembered, but we had a great time swimming in the rapids with Grandpa nonetheless. Abby stayed home with Grandma Moe.
Abigail was baptized at University Lutheran Church... the same church where Jackson and Catie were baptized. Although I don't think Jackson and Catie will be invited back anytime soon, as they were a bit mischievous during the sermon.
Abby was good during the baptism because she was distracted by her beautiful dress. She loved the feel of the texture and it must have tasted good too because it was in her mouth the whole time.
The main event!! Here we are, heading out to Ann's 20th high school reunion, a dinner at the Country Club.
It was great to see everyone at the reunion. Here is Ann with her best friend from high school, Mary. Ann was as popular as ever at the reunion (just kidding).
We then drove to Milwaukee to visit Grandma Schwartz. As you can see, once again, the kids are a model for well-disciplined children (NOT!). Actually, they were good and enjoyed their visit with Grandma Schwartz, especially the trip to Winkie's Variety Store. Winkie's is a special place to Steve... he got caught shoplifting there when he was 4 years old!
Steve had lunch with Dave Wright, his old friend and mentor. This is a picture of Dave's new convertible SMART car. This is quite ironic for Dave to be driving such a green automobile as he is a world-famous industrial chemical salesperson!! We all took turns driving it and it is actually quite a fun ride.
We headed to the new Bayshore Mall with our friends, the Cowgills. The kids enjoyed playing with Halle and had a blast running around. Catie is still asking about her "new friend."
Jackson, Catie, and Halle...Thanks to the grandparents for a nice visit and helping with the kids so much. Hope you have caught up on your sleep since we left!
2 comments:
looks like y'all had a great vacation! We didn't realize you were gone and tried to call on Saturday... Harrison said he "missed Catie" and wanted her to come play. We'll see you this weekend!
If Jackson wishes to sharpen his bathtub cleaning skills in preparation for his future career, send him to Buckhead ASAP!
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