Blue Cougs n Ham: Wisconsin

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Wisconsin

Last year we went up to the Wisconsin Dells, loved it, and talked it up. Then Mark's sister Sonia and her family decided to give it a try. So in June we made our way up there to spend a week with Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt, Uncle, and cousins. It was so much fun. We were so happy to be able to really spend time with Sonia's family. The kids had a ball with their cousins. And we got to enjoy the beauty of the Dells and water parks!

Cruising the Wisconsin Dells...a river with amazing rock formations.

Cute kids!

On the cruise you would get out in a couple of places and see some pretty amazing places. It was amazing.

Playing in the water.

After a long day at the water parks...sitting in the hallway waiting out the tornado warning...with all the other guests and the people who were eating at Denney's next door. Thrilling. The crazy part was I never got nervous at all, just annoyed at not being in our room.

2 comments:

Straley Family said...: Spoken like true Iowins. I actually enjoy a good storm now and then as long as I don't have to move anyone to the basement in the middle of the night.; July 15, 2010 at 6:13 AM
Theresa Walker said...: We had to wait out a storm in Orlando last week. I was scared but I'm a wimp when it comes to storms. Your family is so amazing and inspiring.; July 22, 2010 at 7:13 AM

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Stories to Share

I wanted a little space to share funny everyday happenings. So this is it ---

Dec. 3, '11 -- John Deere Water Chile had invited the John Deere Financial Chile employees and families to join them for their Holiday celebration. We traveled to the event which was about a 45 minute drive to a place we had never been to before. We took several detours prior to arriving and it was this day that Easton began to say "RECALCULATING". Sounds funny come from him instead of from Hailey, which is the name of the female voice on the GPS.

Nov. 14, '11 -- After arriving in Santiago and a long flight on Sunday, we were trying to get settled in our new home. We went to the grocery store to get the necessities and upon our return Easton declared the following. "I am not getting out of the car. this is not my house."

Sep. 21, '08 -- Then tonight we sat down and Mason announced that Mark needed to be president so that he could get all the candy he wanted for free. Priorities, priorities, priorities.

Aug. 12, '08 -- Yesterday I was doing laundry, seperating the clothes, and as I was checking pockets I pulled out a little stone from Drew's pants. This is one of my favorite things to pull out of my kids pants. I am always amazed and awed by my children. They find happiness in the things that I pass by everyday and fail to notice. The little things in life count and as I pull those rocks out of my kids pockets I am reminded just how much joy there is to find in this life. Thank you to my children and the inspiration they give me!

Jun. 19, '08 -- So I was upstairs and I heard Dallin and Drew go out into the garage. I went out there and they were playing in the car. I told them to get out and come inside. I then proceeded to tell them that the car was not a toy and to not go out there and play. Dallin looks at me and says, " Mom, it's a "TOY"ota Sienna, with a huge emphasis on the toy part. Really, a six year old should not be able to come up with that kind of comeback. I just laughed....

You had to have seen the Disney movie Cars to really appreciate this. So I'm running into the grocery store with the kids and as I am about to go inside Dallin and Drew stop and start pointing to something, while jumping up and down, laughing, and screaming "Fred! Mom it's Fred! Fred!" A couple of seconds later this large Ford Bronco that obviously weathered MANY Iowa winters and salt on the roads drives by. It is rusted all over, the place above the wheels no longer exists due to all the rust eating it away. The men in the Bronco had their windows down and just waved at the boys. I'm not sure they had any idea why my kids were so excited to see their car. I just laughed out loud! (Fred happens to be an extremely rusty car that is one of the main character's fans)