Squeezing in the Cottage

Dad had to take a last minute business trip so our week at the cottage was looking as if it might get crossed off the calendar; however, after a few phone calls, Mom was able to engineer a plan and we managed to get at least three days in the great outdoors. This was Maxwell's inaugural visit to Wayne's World as well so we made sure to expose him to everything "Up North" has to offer. Since we only had three days we made sure to make the most of it filling our time with tubing, swimming, paddle boarding, four wheeling, Yahtzee, and other games. We also made time to take in the great eclipse of 2017 while donning our NASA approved eclipse glasses. We of course wish we could have stayed all week, but we're glad we got three fun filled days to hang out with our cousins, and it was a great way to start saying our goodbyes to summer!

Six Teeth

This little devil now has six teeth (four on top and two on bottom). Maybe that explains his grouchiness?!?!

Four Little Monkeys

We met Ms. Mary and Margo at the zoo today and spent two hours cruising from animal to animal. Max slept through most of it which just means that we'll have to go back soon!

The Undertakings of an Eleven Month Old

What is an eleven month old to do? It is more like, what can't an eleven month old do? Walking, talking, modeling, climbing up stairs, climbing down stairs, unlatching dog kennels, playing the piano, and going just about anywhere those little legs will take him! Another tooth popped out too (during the first full week of August) for a grand total of five so far. We're also working on mastering the sippy cup...that's still a work in progress!

Discovery World

We finally cashed in on the one year family membership to Discovery World that I earned for selling Girl Scout cookies! Ryan and I have been here before for field trips, but Mom, Dad, and Max are Discovery World rookies! On this trip we touched Sting Rays, Horseshoe Crabs, and Lake Sturgeon. We also tried out the nail bed, toured the aquarium, and played with robots. We even took a swim in the ocean using virtual reality. There is so much to do here that it is a good thing we have a whole year to discover it all!

Puerto Rican Festival

Mom stumbled across an advertisement for the 5th annual Puerto Rican Festival a fews weeks ago and we didn't need much convincing to go! Max represented well wearing his Powered by Pasteles shirt. We all ate well too...arroz con gandules, pastelillos, bacalaitos, budin, and Coco Rico soda. The sites and sounds were amazing, and we are already planning to go back next year!

Bernie Brewer

I was given four free tickets to a Brewers game through the Brewers Baseball Academy that I went to back in July. Mom and Dad found a sitter for Maxwell, and along with Lily, we headed to Miller Park. Upon our arrival some gentleman stopped me and gave both Lily and I a free pack of baseball cards. That alone made my night! The game was not very exciting unfortunately, and we're not just saying that because we are Cubs' fans. Due to the lack of action we ventured downstairs to try out the play area. Lily went down Bernie's slide, and we raced Bernie to first base. I almost beat him, only coming in .05 seconds behind him. We also happened to run into the actual Bernie Brewer. He was on his way to some game day activity, but he snuck out to take a picture with us. A few people lined up behind us, but he ran off as soon as Mom snapped the picture. We then headed home around the seventh inning, and as we were leaving one of the security guards stopped me and gave me all of the loose change that had been left behind that night when people went through the metal detectors. Overall the night turned out to be great with all the luck we had...too bad we couldn't rub some of it off on the Brewers players!