Adventures in Kenosha

Today was a fly by the seat of your pants kind of day as we cruised around Kenosha with the Lard family.  We started at the Jelly Belly factory in Pleasant Prairie, where we took the train tour around the factory.  We each scored a free bag of jelly beans upon departure, and by the smile on my face, Mom was pretty sure that I would be asking to take the tour daily for the rest of my life.  Afterwards, we headed to a local park where we played for awhile, and then we headed to Southport Park on Lake Michigan where we swam and climbed on the rocks for what seemed like forever.  We ended our adventures at Shirl's Drive In for some most delicious ice cream.  It was a day filled with good times and good company which can't be beat here in our world!

A Good Day for a Hike

This morning we officially became kindergartners after registering at our new school and getting our mug shots taken.  We are a tiny bit excited for school to start, but we'd much rather keep hanging out with Mom since we get to go all sorts of cool places.  Today, we ended up back at the Mequon Nature Preserve to see how much our corn had grown.  The picture on the right was taken on June 14.  Almost nine weeks later and the corn is almost as high as the clouds in the sky.  Unbelievable!!!  Wrigley got to join us on this adventure as well which is always fun here in our world!

Are You Ready For Some Football?!?!

We're back for another year of football, and we celebrated in grand style by heading to the first preseason game of the year at Lambeau Field.  Not that I care much for the Packers, but Lambeau Field is an experience in itself, and this year it is even bigger and better.  They built a new viewing deck right near our suite, which is the highest point in Green Bay.  The view was amazing, and we'll admit a bit scary because we were so high.  Lily's Packers lost the game, largely due to the fact that they looked "sick and tired" (those are her words not mine so no comments please).  My Bears lost as well so I can't make too much fun of her!  Regardless of the outcome, we both had a blast and we're counting down the days until November 4th.  That's Monday night football...Packers vs. Bears...for those of you who haven't figured out the significance yet.  Are you ready for some football?!?!

Safety Town

For two weeks this summer we spent a few hours each day with police officers from Mequon and Thiensville.  They taught us all of the rules of surviving life from scary stuff like fires and mean dogs to not so scary stuff like riding our bikes and crossing the street.  We practiced our skills in the fire safety house learning how to stay low and away from smoke, how to call 911 in an emergency, and how to safely climb out windows.  There are a lot of rules when it comes to life and now that we know them all we may just live forever here in our world!!!

Super Hero Powers

It's so bright, that we've gotta wear shades, and those are about all we're going to be wearing for a long time. Mom took us to see the eye doctor today for our kindergarten check-up, and the diagnosis was emmetropia, which is just a big word for normal vision. The doctor said we were both seeing around 20/15, which is near the range of super hero powers! There is no concern regarding color blindness either. Apparently we both acquired Mom's eye sight, and now we're beginning to wonder if Mom really is Wonder Woman...hmm???

New Bling

As if life isn't exciting enough...Mom decided to surprise me today and took me to get my ears pierced thanks to a promise Titi Nery made.  You should have seen my reaction when Mom pulled up to Sydney b. and told me the news.  I was smiling from ear to ear, but unfortunately the reaction was short lived.  I quickly survived getting earring number one put in, but number two didn't go so smoothly.  After realizing that there was some pain involved there was no way, no how that I was allowing the lady to touch my other ear.  I screamed and cried until I was all out of tears.  It was such a scene that all four clerks as well as some nice customers were trying to convince me it was okay.  They were bribing me with lollipops and stickers, and sharing stories from when they got their ears pierced.  Ryan even brought me tons of stuffed animals from around the store.  There was nothing they could have said or done to make things better; however, Mom was finally able to settle me down, and we took a break, grabbing a taco for lunch.  Afterwards I decided I was ready to give it another shot, but as soon as I stepped back into the store and that gun came out I was done.  After another 20 minutes or so Mom took me for a walk and explained that it was now or never, and I could tell she meant business.  With only one shot left I put on a brave face (with a slight quivering lip) and buried my head in Mom's shoulder.  I never even felt the second earring go in, but as soon as the lady cheered that I had done it, I screamed and cried again like never before.  I calmed down quickly this time around though, and fell instantly in LOVE with my new earrings.  The pain was gone, and my ears were beautiful!!!  Everyone was so happy it was over, and all of the nice customers came up to Mom and congratulated her on a job well done even though I did all of the work.  After almost two and a half hours it was finally time for us to leave.  I thanked the clerk and let her know that piercing my ears was "actually kind of fun" which was followed by shock and a lot of laughter from everyone involved.  I'm definitely glad it is over, but I'm sooooooooo glad that I did it!!!   

I DID IT!!!

After riding a bike sans training wheels a bit last year, I was hesitant to get back up and try again this year.  It took some convincing (and bribing me with ice cream), but I'm happy to say I DID IT!!!  I'm still a bit shaky on the corners, and we're still working on getting started all on my own, but I've got the rest of it down pat.  On a side as well, I must say I look pretty stylin' cruising around with my princess helmet on here in our world!

Exploring Door County

With another day of forecasted blah ahead of us, we dressed for the occasion, and headed up to Door County.  Someone was definitely watching over us, because the weather couldn't have been nicer as we made our way from destination to destination.  We started bright and early at The Farm in Sturgeon Bay feeding the goats, and this year we even got to milk one.  Mom got slimed by a giant bull, and we discovered a whole litter of kittens which stole the show.  Next stop was PC Junction in Baileys Harbor where we enjoyed having our food delivered via train. After stuffing our bellies it was onto shopping.  We visited lots of shops where the rule was "don't touch anything", but after a while we needed a break so we headed to Wilson's in Ephraim for some yummy ice cream.  We finished our journey at Wood Orchard Market in Egg Harbor where after snacking on apples and cherry doughnuts we raced around the giant red apple.  Door County is always an adventure here in our world!