Memorial Day Vacation?

Ben was such a help this weekend up at his Grandma and Grandpa's cabin. There was some boulder work to be done by the firepit, and Ben jumped right in to help.


He brought boulders down to the pit,

let his daddy and Grandpa know what boulder should
be used next,

carried stuff,

and pushed sand around the edge of the rocks
to make sure they stay in place.

Whew! After all of that hard work, it was time for a water break!

Trip to WI

We took a few days off last week to go visit our friends in WI. Ben was a trooper in the car, and handled the long rides so much better than we expected!

First stop: MADISON

Ben was so excited to visit Baby Jack (4 mo)! He made sure to show him the ropes.


"See Jack, this is how you ride the horsey..."



"This is how you hang with the big boys..."

"And this is what happens whenever you start to have too much fun...the big people stop and try to make you smile for the camera...



"And this is how you watch the animals at the zoo..."

Thanks Wilson family-we can't wait to see you again soon!
(And thanks to Octopus Car Wash-if you're ever in Madison and need to have baby vomit cleaned from your car, they're the people to see!)


Next stop: GREEN BAY

Our next stop was to visit Brian, Julie and Ian in their new home in Green Bay!

Ian made sure to show Ben around.

This is my playroom, and that's my chair that you are sitting in.



Here's Ben and Ian working on "sharing".




You should see how many pictures we had to take to
get these two both looking at the camera!




Ian brought us to his favorite playground!




Ben saw Ian do this, so he figured he could too!

Thanks Zaruba family. We had a great time!


Last stop: APPLETON

Ummm, we sincerely apologize to the Sobczak family. Apparently we were tired after three days on the road and the camera went by the wayside. We have one picture of our visit there, and it didn't turn out :( Ben was pretty impressed by the big kids (Genevieve and Connor) and of course he loved baby Lexi.

Thanks guys!!!