Until Next Year

We kept plenty busy while Joe and Johnny were here but we had some down time too.
Joe took time to read J.D. his favorite book...several times! As you can see (above and below), different days...same book!
Arf! Woof! Bark! Yap! ...and nine dogs on a moonlit night say...AAA-OOOOOOOO!!

And how did J.D. feel about saying good-bye to Joe and Johnny until next year?
That's okay J.D. I think it will take Johnny until next year to catch up on his missed sleep!
Who knew kids could be so tiring??

Bay Beach

After the museum on Tuesday morning the guys decided the rain had stopped enough to head to Bay Beach. So I stayed home with a napping J.D. and the boys headed to a soggy Bay Beach.

I don't think it bothered the little boys at all! They still had fun.

Hayden (above) was excited to see one of the little race cars painted like his favorite "Home Depot Number Twenty Joey Logano"!

Justus (above) on the airplanes...I always feel bad for the workers on this ride...those guns make an awful noise!
No trip to Bay Beach is complete without a ride on the train. I think Johnny was cold...is that your winter coat Johnny!?!
Wesley (above) loves the big swings. Uncle Johnny was brave enough to join him for the ride.

Eli (above) flying solo on the helicopters. If you look carefully you can see Uncle Joe and Hayden in the orange helicopter in the background.

Museum and Shown Boys

Tuesday morning we wanted to go to Bay Beach but the weather did not cooperate. It was dark, cold, and raining...not good Bay Beach weather!

So we headed to the Neville Museum instead. Despite their initial disappointment the boys had a good time. The main floor exhibit is currently about Spiders. The boys spent plenty of time checking it all out.

On the second floor (where the permanent exhibits are) we discovered Justus wasn't too fond of the fake woolly mammoth. Wesley, Eli, and Johnny weren't to scared to stand by it for a picture though!
Here is one of my favorite shots from last weekend. The Shown boys...all EIGHT of them!!
Thanks to the AZ Showns for the D-backs shirts!!

Memorial Day Parade

Here are a few pictures from the Memorial Day Parade. It was sunny but a bit breezy and cool. Perfect parade weather except for the wind. We saw all our usual parade favorites...fire trucks, the Piggly Wiggly car, the big bike, and of course Seroogy's! The boys got plenty of candy, well...except Eli who is a bit slower in the candy reflex department. Our friends Sara and Erin joined us for the fun.

The kids up on the bridge waiting for the parade to start

Eli in his "shades"

J.D. shows his patriotism

Waiting for some candy

Memorial Day/Birthday Party

Jerry's brothers were here for a visit over the Memorial Day weekend. Since we have a couple May birthdays we decided to roll it all into one big party Sunday evening. My mom, dad, sister and her family came to join us. We had a bunch of good food and a huge (delicious) cake!

It has become a tradition to play a few rounds of ladder golf with Uncle Joe. Everyone enjoys the game...both players and spectators.

Joe tosses flanked by two Johns

Johnny's turn

Roz is a ladder golf pro...
she took lessons in P.E. at school

Watching is almost as fun as playing

Cooper wishes he could play too

After we cleaned up the boys (big and little) headed down to the fireworks with snacks of popcorn, kettle corn, and Kool-aid. I stayed home with J.D., Abby stayed home with Cooper, and Roz was off with friends, so it was a van full of testosterone. Justus fell asleep on the short ride home he was so tired.

Celebrate De Pere

This weekend is Celebrate De Pere. Any of you guys going? Let me know if you plan on going to the festivities! I'll keep an eye out for you.

Fireworks are Sunday night just after it gets dark. We usually park and then sit by Foxview School on the corner of Broadway and Merrill, but they can be seen from anywhere down by the river in De Pere.

The parade starts at 10am on Monday and is always fun! As usual, Seroogy's will be throwing over 20,000 meltaways! If that doesn't convince you I don't know what will!! We always sit up on the bridge for the parade (usually close to the middle).

Looks like the weather will be perfect! Hope to see you there!!