SUP Day

July 4th was a great day for Okauchee Lake.  SUP - Stand-Up Paddling - was the sport of the day.  For Mother's Day, Mike and the kids gave me a SUP Board.  I was a little nervous that it might be a little harder than just standing on the board and paddling...it was for some, but I did fine.  Each of the older three kids enjoyed a ride on the front of the board and Brooke practiced on her own a little bit.  She got pretty good at navigating and turning.  (Enjoy these pictures of my ever so fashionable wet suit...the water was still a bit chilly for this mama. It's from high school...and I'm just glad that 4 kids later it still zips up!)

 

 

Thanks Grandma Denyse and Grandpa Mark for sharing the day with us!

WICKED!

Clayton and Brooke both asked to see Wicked while it was here in town.  I loved watching how both of them watch the show...it's so different.  Brooke sits back and takes it all in - with very little facial expressions as she watches.  Clayton is on the edge of his seat, bopping with the upbeat songs, grabbing my hand during the scary parts, giving thumbs up at the end of the song before clapping, and just overall "into" the show.  It was a fun date.

Annual Strawberry Picking

The weather was looking a little like we might get rained on but given that the calendar was open we decided to take our chances.  After all it's tradition...

 

Waiting for the Tractor to take us to the Fields

 

I was really hopeful that Evelyn wouldn't mind the backpack carrier.

 

Here Comes the Tractor

Lincoln insisted on picking with this Tupperware container.

Evelyn just sat and watched as we picked.

And sat and watched...for 40 minutes!
It's like she's the fourth child and has had a lot of practice at sitting and watching...

 

 16 Pounds later...headed back to the Farm House

 Glad we took our chances with the weather.  The fields were just a little bit muddy and the rain held off until later in the afternoon!  Thanks Grandma Nancy for joining us.

 

Brewer Game - Little League Night

No one in our home plays Little League, but we had some very kind neighbors who offered to get us tickets for the Menomonee Falls Little League night at the Brewer game.  Just ask Clayton if he wants to play baseball TWO times a week and he'll tell you it's too much work.  Baseball just doesn't rank as a top sport for him...I really think the kids only like going to the Brewer Games for the food.  We had eaten dinner before we went to the game and upon sitting down Clayton let me know he wanted a hot dog, cheese curds, pretzel bites, a drink and licorice.  Oh BOY! 

The kids lasted until about the 5th inning and we headed home for bed.  I don't think any of them watched any portion of the game, but it was nice family time.

Got Golf?!

Brooke is in her third summer of golf lessons and Clayton is our rookie. 

This year Brooke had the option of sticking with the 2 hour lessons each week or the 3.5 hour lessons that include playing on the course for the second half.  She opted for the longer time and loved it. 

Clayton did well for his first lesson and thankfully said he also LOVED golf...it might have been a long summer if he didn't. 

We chose Sunday nights because the kids lessons overlap and that gives Mike and I a chance to run errands and play at some nearby parks with just the "little kids".  I was also hopeful that it might be a little cooler than the mid-day lessons - causing Clayton to hate the sport off of temperature alone.

Happy Birthday Grandma Nancy!

What grandma doesn't want to go see a cartoon for her birthday?!  The kids wanted to take Grandma Nancy to see the new Monster's University movie as part of her present. 

And she's a good sport!

Lincoln's 1st movie

 

Time to PLAY

School is OUT...let's PLAY!!