BAY BEACH WILDLIFE CONSERVATORY

checking out the turtles...

Scott teaching Ethan all about wolves...

Caleb learning about wolves too!!!

so beautiful! the deer were my favorite!

duck... duck... GOOSE!!!

"ribbit!!!"

This morning we started out at the Bay Beach Wildlife Conservatory in Green Bay... It was an amazing place!!! We walked through and saw a coyote, deer, crazy birds, and other animals... It is a beautiful place!!!

BAY BEACH

carousel ride...

Ethan's favorite ride - because of the gun on the plane...

they love the boats!!! Ethan told the guy to go faster!!! Ha!!!

driving the bug!!!

Ethan's 1st sno-cone!!! he didn't like it much - "too cold!!!"

Today we went to Bay Beach in Green Bay... I have heard good things about this place, and since we were in Green Bay for the Packer game, we decided to stop by and check it out... What a wonderful place for kids!!! All the rides were 25-50 cents each!!! The boys had a BLAST!!! I think we spent $8 there - including drinks!!! Bay Beach is a definite place we will take a day trip too again!!!

PACKER GAME

my little packer backer...

i guess Ethan didn't want his picture taken...

Caleb loves Lambeau!!!

pre-game festivities...

tailgating with the Janssen family...

the boys... Ryan, Justin, Ethan & Caleb...

my guy... too cute in his Packer gear...

"GO PACK GO!!!"

The Packer game was a success on Thursday night! We met up with Scott, Jennifer, Ryan and Justin for pre-game tailgating... then headed in to Lambeau Field... the boys were so good!!! Ethan is definitely a ladies man - already... he was giving all the ladies "hi-5's" when the Packer's scored!!! He was more interested in flirting with them than anything else!!! Caleb was very good too!!! we left at half-time when all the "good" players came out of the game... when we were leaving, 2 ladies near us commented to Scott about how good the boys were - made me feel real good... since a lot of the time I think they are BEASTS!!! Can't wait for then next trip to Lambeau!!!

FAMILY PHOTOS 08.2010

there are about 170 photos from this session... i picked a few of my favorites to put here... if you would like to see more, our photos are online at www.michellekristina.com

2 days at the beach...

Liam loving his 1st visit to the beach...

Ethan loves the sand!!!

Liam checking out Caleb's ear...

so thirsty!!!

taking a hike around the quarry...

me and my boys!!!

beautiful!!!

movie star!!!

they all love the water!!!

cool dude with his goggles on...

Monday and Tuesday were beautiful days that we spent at the beach... Fox Brook Park in Brookfield... It is a quarry, with a beautiful beach, swimming area, walking trails, a dog swimming area, fishing, paddle boats, scuba diving, etc... I heard about this park earlier in the summer, but have never gone until now... and of course the beach is now closed for the summer... We enjoyed both days there... Monday we went with gma and gpa Raap... Liam was also with us, which was a challenge with the 3 boys, but gma and gpa helped a lot!!! Tuesday gma and gpa brought Alexa, Nathan, and Niko... We all had so much fun!!!

whoa... a fish as big as his head!!!

fishin'...

on top of the world... or at least the cliffs...

mama time on the cliffs...

granny and "pappy" as miss j calls him...

Ethan lovin' the brownie...

the big kids...

the little explorers...

riding...

the little ones...

we went up to Ashland this past week with our friends... granny and papa came too... we had a good time, minus the rainy weather... it was nice to just get away for a few days... the kids had a great time, and of course they didn't care about the rain... they would have played out in a thunderstorm if we let them!!! looking forward to the next get-away!!!

STATE FAIR

Caleb staying cool with a spray bottle...

Ethan playing the "drums"...

jumping with the big kids...

the family...

flying through the rabbit/chicken building...

Grandpa and Ethan...

Stacy and Liam...

Ethan loves the bunnies...

Caleb getting a better look at the chickens...

Ethan shooting a paintball gun... Oh Great!!!

Grandpa and Taylor after the Giant Slide!!!

Guess he didn't like it so much!!! But I did!!!

We were at State Fair for 6 1/2 hours today! Not sure what the temp was, but I know it was HOT! It started out rough when Ethan told Scott that his feet hurt and that his shoes were too small. Great! So we searched all of State Fair for shoes or sandals... there was NOTHING!!! Stacy stopped for some, but he had huge blisters on his heels from wearing his too small shoes for 20 minutes, he couldnt even wear them! Poor guy! So he spent most of the fair sitting in the stroller. Despite the heat, humidity, and blisters, we had a great time!!!