WI Trip Day 4 & 5

Sunday morning we went to Church. It is always nice to back to the Church you grew up in and see some familiar faces. Brain help led worship and sang a song. He sounded wonderful!

Mel and Sharon with all their grandchildren. It took quite the team and effort to get this picture.

 After Church we headed out to Green Lake to go on the boat. Jackson schedule was sure messed up during vacation. He just slept whenever/wherever he could.

It was a very windy and rough day on the lake.

 Before heading out on the boat, my mom ran into my 1st grade teacher. It was fun talking to her for a while and telling her I now teach first grade too!

 We got drenched as we headed out on the lake. It was so bumpy! Jackson was disappointed he couldn't go tubing. So glad we went Thursday.

 Uncle Jason has a big farm close to Green Lake so on the way back we stopped in. Leo wanted to show Jackson all of the tractors and farm equipment.

 Two tractor loving boys!

 Jackson was in heaven following Leo from one big tractor to the next.

 Talking to Leo in the tractor from the combine.

Monday was shopping day! The boys went with us for lunch and ice cream from Culver's. Yummy cheese curds!

 Shopping with Mom, yup she still spoils me! (I think we look a lot alike in this picture!?!)

Swimming and goofing around in Papa's pool

That evening I got to have dinner with Melissa and Nicole. It was so nice to just sit and talk with them. Definitely wish we could do this once a month!

The Final Four

The main reason Brian's parents flew down was for the NCAA final four games and championship game that we had tickets for. Sharon and I sold our tickets so just Mel and Brian went to the games. They said they had a great time. Record attendance for the Final Four games. While the big boys were at the games we shopped! I scored many great deals for Jackson, Brian, and of course me. However, the highlight of our shopping trip was Jackson excitement over riding "Thomas" through the mall. He couldn't stop smiling or talking about it! Of course they made time for the pool, playing with Jackson, and a few small projects around the house.

Papa became Jackson's favorite (as if he already wasn't) when he put the Hot Dog song as his ring tone on his phone. Jackson carried Papa's phone around listening to that song the whole week. The phone was the cause of getting Jackson to smile for pictures Sunday morning.

Before church, It is always nice to go to church with family. It just feels right!

My boy and me

Thanks for everything Papa and Grandma!

We love visitors! Who is coming next?

Fall Back and Relax

We had a wonderful low key weekend! Just what we all needed after a long week going in opposite directions.

Friday night we went out for some fancy dining at Chick-fil-a and then did a little shopping at Old Navy. I scored two pairs of jeans for $27 with two 40% off coupons and a rewards coupon and they fit perfect! We came home and played with Jackson. I stayed up late to finish lesson plans so I wouldn't have to think about it all weekend.

Saturday morning I made scrambled eggs, cinnamon rolls, and blueberry bread for breakfast. We all wanted something different:) Then we cleaned, did laundry and pilates, and played with every toy in the house. We stayed in our pjs until lunch time! After Jackson's nap we made a quick run to the Outlet Mall to make a return. It seemed busier than normal, maybe Christmas season has already begun? We enjoyed walking around outside in the beautiful weather. We left and headed straight to the park. Jackson loved playtime and worked on his climbing skills! We were welcomed home to the smells of dinner cooking in the crockpot. I made my own version of chicken spaghetti, and I must say it was very yummy! To wrap up this wonderful day we had our first family movie night. We rented Toy Story 3 and Jackson actually sat and watched it for a long time. I wish I would have taken a picture of us all camped out on the couch with our feet up, oh well. Jackson went to bed later than normal so we were hoping we would benefit from the extra hour of sleep. Nope no such luck!

Our Sunday morning started at 6 am! Although I didn't want to get out of bed I must say it was very plesant not rushing getting ready for church. Since we had time, we took a family picture!

After church Jackson napped and Brian and I rested on the couch! We ran a few errand and then walked to the park. I am loving the afternoon weather! The mornings are a bit cool for me, but the afternoons are close to perfect. Jackson was hard at play but every now and then he would stop for to give a hug or an eskimo kiss! How sweet is that?

He practiced his climbing some more. I think he has it pretty much mastered!

We had homemade pizza for dinner and are hanging out at home for the remainder of our weekend. I love that we were able to spend the weekend together taking it one hour at a time and not rushing to go anywhere specific. Thank you Lord for blessing us with a weekend together! I am just hoping Jackson isn't up at 5 am tomorrow since he is already in bed!