Trip to Wisconsin!

Just now getting to posting some of our pics from our WI trip! This is always one of our favorite weeks of the summer . . . getting to see G/G, cousins, fishing, water park, etc.  Last summer was the first time we went fishing, and I think it's safe to say it will be a summer tradition!

 Tyler not sure what to think of it all . . .

 It was the group consensus that Tyler caught the biggest fish of the morning!  

Not big enough to keep, but fun to catch nonetheless!

All smiles!

Not wanting to get too close . . .

Ahhh . . .much happier now!

When fishing gets a little "boring" for the little ones, we hit the sand . . .

Going with Grandma to get more water for the sand castles . . .

 Guess we should have packed the suits!

 Fun picnic!

 Kayla is posing . . .Joshua is not.  We tried to wear them out most days!

Extended family meal at Culvers!  Have I mentioned that I LOVE their ice cream!!!

 Since Tyler is still in his train "phase" we tried our hardest to see a train, but had to settle for a pic with a train car.  Such a typical vacation picture -- can't get them to cooperate to save our life!

This also, is classic!

 Nope, never saw a train -- even though we made no less than 5 attempts at differnt 

parks, restaurants, etc.

 Lots of trips to the park!

Joshua and the twins . . . even their shirts are stained the same!

The 5 youngest cousins on Bryan's side!

Water park!  Didn't get a picture, but Joshua was proud of his accomplishment of going down this particular slide backward in the tube!

 Daddy and Kayla!

So fun to see how they get stronger and stronger every year!

Fifteen minutes after we got there, Tyler said, "Mommy, I cold.  Mommy I go home."  Lovely.  So, Tyler and I had A LOT of time outside walking around the building, riding the elevator up and down, etc.  We were there for over 5 hours, but he hung in there!

We decided at the last to take a "detour" through St. Louis to see Grandpa Smiley.  He turns 97 in September!  Had a fun meal together with Aunt Marilyn and Uncle Barry . . .so very grateful that my kids have very real memories of seeing their great grandpa.  Blessed indeed!

Kayla's always right ready to join grandpa in his chair!

Once again, the typical "I don't want to smile for another picture."

We ended up staying the night in St. Louis at a hotel, going swimming really late (like 10pm . . . kids LOVED it!), catching a service Sunday morning before heading home.  

Great, great week of spending time with family.