Spring Break 2019

We took a road trip to Florida for a week to enjoy some warm weather and get away from the extended winter in Wisconsin.

We spent the first part of our stay in Orlando at Discovery Cove, SeaWorld and their waterpark Aquatica. Then we traveled East to the Atlantic Coast and visited the Kennedy Space Center and spent a day at the beach in Cocoa Beach.

SeaWorld - Orca Show

SeaWorld

Planet Hollywood at Disney Springs

Kennedy Space Center

Space Shuttle Atlantis - The real one!

Where do astronauts poop?

Cocoa Beach - The view from our hotel balcony

Ron Jon Surf Shop in Cocoa Beach

Ocean view

What can you say?

Discovery Cove - getting our wet suits on

Christmas 2018

...in pictures.

Grown-ups get fun gifts too.
How do I snap my fingers in this thing?

I...don't...know.

Happy Birthday Sam!

Sam is 12...almost a teenager. He had pretty awesome time with his friends on his birthday. They went to Sunburst Ski Hill. They have a pretty huge tubing hill and they spent the afternoon of his birthday tubing. They all came back for a sleepover, which nobody got any sleep...well, except for the adults.

He had a fantastic time with his family when we had them all over to celebrate. Sam asked for a pan of brownies instead of a cake this year. They were delicious.

First Packers game

This was our first Packers game that we went to as a family. Becky had gone to a couple previously, but not a regular season game or with the rest of us.

While it was chilly (around 30 degrees), there were many places to get warm and keep moving. We found an outdoor games area that had shuffle board, Foosball tables, ping pong tables and some other games that were just free for anyone to use. The boys tried shuffle board. There was a fire pit setup in the same area and we stopped to warm up before exploring more.

Before the game, we went down to the first row of seats to watch the Packers warm up and got to see some big name players pretty close up. Mark Murphy walked right past us at one point.

Despite the cold temperature, the game was fun and getting to see them play in person was pretty cool and worth every penny.

Sam is slowly coming around to liking the Packers.

Aaron Rogers...up close.

After seeing Aaron Rogers up close.

Halloween 2018

Sam opted to skip trick or treating this year in favor of hanging out with his friends. He had a blast pestering others in the neighborhood.

Max collected a huge bag of treats again and has been gracious enough to share with his family. He had quite a bit of fun gathering treats.

Sam with his friend...ready to scare.