Wisconsin 2013

June 15-20, 2013

Saturday night Aunt Luann and Heather came to pick me up from the airport because Grandpa wasn’t feeling well. It was great to see them before Mom, Dad and Andy made it into Green Bay from their drive from North Carolina. We had dinner at Grandma and Grandpa Stoehrs with the entire Stoehr clan.

Sunday morning I enjoyed seeing Liam & Ryan, my adorable nephews who I haven’t seen since Thanksgiving. Ryan is a grown up little boy. 

After mass on Sunday we had the entire Stoehr clan together at a restaurant for brunch for Father’s Day.

For dinner we had the Buth clan over to the Pack Shack. 

Uncle Randy made some amazing booyah, per his usual.

Ryan is a little monkey on the deck railings. 

Monkey man and his daddy 

Go Packers! 

The view of Lambeau Field from our rental house, the Pack Shack 

Grandma and Mom 

Monday morning Ryan and his Grandpa watching the cranes as the workers do some work on the stadium signage. 

The cousins playing tag with the tree stump as base 

After lunch the cousins all went to the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary. 

They all feed the ducks corn.

Henry & Liam (and random boy in the middle) feeding the ducks 

Liam feeding the ducks 

Cousins Olivia, Claire, Liam & Henry posing for a picture 

Best buds at age 5: Liam, Henry & Olivia 

The kids chasing the ducks off the rocks 

Nice waterfall rock feature at the Wildlife Sanctuary

Liam & Olivia feeding more ducks with corn dropped on the docks 

Big cousins waiting on the little cousins to go down the dark tunnel slide: Megan, Henry, Rachel, Jacob, & Sarah 

Sisterly love: Sarah & Zach 

Piggy back ride: Olivia on big brother Jacob 

Piggy back ride: Liam on Zach 

Climbing monkeys 

Muscle man Jacob with Henry in one hand and Liam in the other 

Liam going for a spin 

Liam getting another spin from Aunt Jackie 

Jacob got Liam! 

Spider web Zach & Rachel 

Cousins 

Liam, monkey man 

Beautiful sisters Olivia & Claire 

Liam with the ladies, Olivia & Claire 

That’s my godson! 

Zach caught in the web 

On the drive back to Grandma’s we passed the newly dedicated that day, Donald Driver way, complete with a wide receiver #80 statue outside Titletown Brewing Company. 

Ryan awake from his nap 

Ryan found a car he liked at his great Aunt Mary’s 

Ryan learning how to play cornhole at a young age (or bean bag toss as I’ve heard some call it up north) 

And now Ryan is dancing 

My cousin Matt’s kids Anna & Noah with my cousin Olivia 

Ryan doing exercises climbing on the deck railing

Grandpa Stoehr with his sons, Rick, Dave & Pat 

Ryan helping push the hammock 

Andy & me at Aunt Mary’s 

Tuesday morning post baths getting some solid iPad time in; man times sure have changed since I was a kid 

Today we went to Bay Beach, a small amusement park in Green Bay that has been just plain awesome for years and years. I love going back to this place. 

Liam was sad he wasn’t tall enough for the tilt a whirl but he is for the Scrambler! 

Grandpa & Ryan hanging out while Jackie, Chrissi & Liam get ready to ride. 

Liam in the middle got a little squashed by Chrissi 

and I got a few head bumps into my boobs 

Olivia and her dad, my Uncle Dave 

Finally slowing down the spinning 

The big cousins turn on the Scrambler

Jacob & Rachel 

New Orleans cousins 

Sarah, Claire & Zachary 

Next up the airplanes for Pat & Liam, Chrissi & Ryan & Sharon and her niece Olivia

Pat & Liam 

Mom & Olivia 

Chrissi & Ryan 

Grandma & Grandpa with Ryan 

Carousel

Ryan & his Grandma

Adorably screaming hi to Grandpa 

Liam & Claire 

Aunt Karen enjoying the carousel ride on her pink rabbit 

I think this kid had a good time!

Train ride 

The big slide: Jackie & Liam and Chrissi & Ryan 

Liam getting a piggy back ride from Zachary 

Liam, Henry & Ryan on the boats 

Henry & Liam, best buds 

We had a picnic lunch at the park 

Mighty proud of Liam for riding the big kids swings that go way up high in the air and were even a little queasy of a ride for Chrissi & me. 

Claire, Chrissi & Liam on the ferris wheel 

Olivia, Rachel & Henry on the ferris wheel 

Claire, Chrissi & Liam waving at Olivia, Rachel & Henry 

Liam getting a piggyback ride from Grandpa 

Tuesday we went over the Grandpa & Grandma Buth’s for dinner and Rock & Deb came over as well. I had a great time playing legos in the basement with Liam. It was so nice out that we had dinner outside. 

Wednesday we took the kids to the NEW (NorthEast Wisconsin) Zoo in Green Bay. 

Liam wanted to get the peacock so of course Ryan wanted to do just like his big brother 

Ryan on the slide 

Ryan enjoying himself climbing on just about everything 

Olivia and Rachel 

Liam feeding the goat 

Ryan feeding the goat 

Ryan & his dad checking out the llamas 

Ryan climbing again on rocks 

Liam on the slide 

My favorite animals at the zoo, the otters 

Pat showing Ryan the owls 

Ryan giving Claire a hug 

Rachel petting the giraffe 

Liam and the giraffe 

The giraffe & me 

We had a picnic lunch at the zoo park. Liam went back to Grandma Stoehrs with the rest of the Stoehr kids while Ryan went to take a nap with Chrissi. Mom, Pat & I went and got beers at Curly’s Pub. 

Lambeau Field Atrium 

Dueling Vince Lombardi & Curly Lambeau statues 

When all of the Stoehrs come over to the Pack Shack for dinner Wednesday night for Krolls hamburgers, we picked up a box that big full of butter burgers!

It may not look like a yummy burger, but it tastes amazing!!! All you need is a stick of butter! 

Cousins playing in the backyard at the Pack Shack

We had great weather to sit outside on the patio backyard, in the shadow of Lambeau, catching up with the family. 

When in Wisconsin, drink local. I really love the New Glarus logo here on the bottle cap

Pack Shack flag in the backyard with Lambeau Field beyond 

Uncle Dan & Andy 

Grandpa and Grandma Buth with Chrissi, me and Andy