Showing posts with label Wisconsin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wisconsin. Show all posts
Friday, November 28, 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
Our Awesome Hotel
We stayed at a great family-friendly hotel called Mt. Olympus. There was a lot to do. http://www.mtolympuspark.com/ They had an indoor water and indoor theme park. Here is our room. Notice the babyproofing by putting the trash up on the sink and having to take out the Kleenex box that is just the perfect level for her to pull out all the tissues and play with!
These pictures were actually from the morning we were leaving. She slept in that crib all of 2 hours the first night, but it was useful while baby-proofing the room etc. as a playpen, and it was free so why not take it!
There were also a set of sweet bunkbeds in the room. Claire had fun climbing on the bottom bunk and back down. It was very low to the ground so it was perfect.
I think this is the first time she ever sat for 2 seconds to "watch" TV, not that I want to encourage that or anything. I did bring some toys in the room, but it was really not needed. There are lots of great toys already in hotel rooms, like all the plastic cups, ice buckets, crinkly bags of coffee...
Beds to climb up and down on 50,000 times or more. She couldn't get to the top one yet so that was good!
Alarm clocks make great toys too! Especially when they have clock radios you can mess with!
Drawers are also fun to open and shut 50,000 times!!! YAY!
Just unplug that phone and TA-DA! INSTANT TOY! :)
Claire has a monkey on her back! It is a child-leash, and I think it's great! It keeps her from running away!
She kept wanting to run up and down the nice long hallways and would bang on the door.
I was able to push the bed up against the wall so she could sleep next to me! I was glad the big wooden beds weren't bolted to the floor or something.
Playing with Daddy!
Playing with the phone some more. I think this was her favorite thing to do all weekend!
These pictures were actually from the morning we were leaving. She slept in that crib all of 2 hours the first night, but it was useful while baby-proofing the room etc. as a playpen, and it was free so why not take it!
There were also a set of sweet bunkbeds in the room. Claire had fun climbing on the bottom bunk and back down. It was very low to the ground so it was perfect.
I think this is the first time she ever sat for 2 seconds to "watch" TV, not that I want to encourage that or anything. I did bring some toys in the room, but it was really not needed. There are lots of great toys already in hotel rooms, like all the plastic cups, ice buckets, crinkly bags of coffee...
Beds to climb up and down on 50,000 times or more. She couldn't get to the top one yet so that was good!
Alarm clocks make great toys too! Especially when they have clock radios you can mess with!
Drawers are also fun to open and shut 50,000 times!!! YAY!
Just unplug that phone and TA-DA! INSTANT TOY! :)
Claire has a monkey on her back! It is a child-leash, and I think it's great! It keeps her from running away!
She kept wanting to run up and down the nice long hallways and would bang on the door.
I was able to push the bed up against the wall so she could sleep next to me! I was glad the big wooden beds weren't bolted to the floor or something.
Playing with Daddy!
Playing with the phone some more. I think this was her favorite thing to do all weekend!
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Lake Delton--or what was
As you probably heard, this summer Lake Delton had a few issues this summer. http://www.channel3000.com/news/16551812/detail.html On Sunday morning we took a little outing to see what the lake or "non" lake looked like. If you've never heard of Wisconsin Dells, you must be from the Indy area and not the Chicago land area. WI Dells or THE DELLS is a huge summer get-away and the Water Park Capital of the US.
David and Erich were much braver than me. I didn't even go on the lake bed at all!
This is why: SINKHOLES! Plus I had Claire in the Bjorn and was wearing clogs. I did not want to get sandy socks. I also did not want to get stuck like Richard did this past summer! Smart guy also stayed on the beach!
You can see me standing up on the shore. I'm the one with the baby! Here is Holly walking back. Aren't her hat/scarf/mittens gorgeous!!! She made them!
Ah, yes, Holly with a camera in hand. And she also made Mark's hat and scarf here. It's a very nice green and gray.
Holly, it looks like you should make Erich and David some hats as they aren't wearing any!
Richard said this past summer it was just a mud hole, and now the vegetation is growing in the lake bed. It's amazing how it will do that!
Yes, it looked very different than the past several times I've seen it or taken Duck Rides on it. That's right. You can ride on Ducks. If you never have ridden a Duck, you really must do this before you die! http://www.dellsducks.com/
We stayed 2 nights in the Dells since it wasn't too far from Mt. Horeb where the funeral was. I'll post pictures soon of the hotel stay, etc. Oh yeah, it had an indoor water park. :) Apparently David who booked all the rooms wanted to put the FUN in FUNeral. Our family is something else...
David and Erich were much braver than me. I didn't even go on the lake bed at all!
This is why: SINKHOLES! Plus I had Claire in the Bjorn and was wearing clogs. I did not want to get sandy socks. I also did not want to get stuck like Richard did this past summer! Smart guy also stayed on the beach!
You can see me standing up on the shore. I'm the one with the baby! Here is Holly walking back. Aren't her hat/scarf/mittens gorgeous!!! She made them!
Ah, yes, Holly with a camera in hand. And she also made Mark's hat and scarf here. It's a very nice green and gray.
Holly, it looks like you should make Erich and David some hats as they aren't wearing any!
Richard said this past summer it was just a mud hole, and now the vegetation is growing in the lake bed. It's amazing how it will do that!
Yes, it looked very different than the past several times I've seen it or taken Duck Rides on it. That's right. You can ride on Ducks. If you never have ridden a Duck, you really must do this before you die! http://www.dellsducks.com/
We stayed 2 nights in the Dells since it wasn't too far from Mt. Horeb where the funeral was. I'll post pictures soon of the hotel stay, etc. Oh yeah, it had an indoor water park. :) Apparently David who booked all the rooms wanted to put the FUN in FUNeral. Our family is something else...Wednesday, October 29, 2008
James and Deanna's Wedding
Claire absolutely loved the pasta they had at the wedding. The food was awesome because it was in an awesome restaurant!
My cousin Mark, my Uncle Victor, and my Aunt Lynn. We all sat at the same table together.
Claire is trying to give her cousin Abby her spoon. Yay for sharing! :)
My mom, Arlene, and my dad, Will at the wedding.
I think they were trying to give each other a kiss here. Or just smell each other?
My cousin Sharon, her husband Bob, and their daughter, Abby who is 20 months.
Deanna and James Hawlish getting their yummy food.
Cousins Abby and Colin (2 1/2) give each other a hug while Claire looks on.
My other favorite baby carrier: The OVER THE SHOULDER BABY HOLDER. I like this one as it's a portable hammock and she can nurse and sleep in this one.
Sharon, Abby, and one of James's brothers. They wore top hats and had canes. FUN!
Sharon and Abby! Abby's dress was so pretty! She was the flower girl!
James, Deanna, and their son, Colin, getting ready to come in.
The wedding cake was also very yummy! It looked like lace layered over green icing. Make it full size by clicking on it to see the cake topper. It's funny! :)
This is the 5th wedding Claire has been to since she's been born! WOOT!
My cousin Mark, my Uncle Victor, and my Aunt Lynn. We all sat at the same table together.
Claire is trying to give her cousin Abby her spoon. Yay for sharing! :)
My mom, Arlene, and my dad, Will at the wedding.
I think they were trying to give each other a kiss here. Or just smell each other?
My cousin Sharon, her husband Bob, and their daughter, Abby who is 20 months.
Deanna and James Hawlish getting their yummy food.
Cousins Abby and Colin (2 1/2) give each other a hug while Claire looks on.
My other favorite baby carrier: The OVER THE SHOULDER BABY HOLDER. I like this one as it's a portable hammock and she can nurse and sleep in this one.
Sharon, Abby, and one of James's brothers. They wore top hats and had canes. FUN!
Sharon and Abby! Abby's dress was so pretty! She was the flower girl!
James, Deanna, and their son, Colin, getting ready to come in.
The wedding cake was also very yummy! It looked like lace layered over green icing. Make it full size by clicking on it to see the cake topper. It's funny! :)
This is the 5th wedding Claire has been to since she's been born! WOOT!
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