Discovery Center

There is a children's museum we've been to a few times when we've been home and it is always a favorite. It is a well done museum and is free on Thursdays after 1! Here are some pictures of the kids enjoying some of the things there.

Fun at Aunt Laura's House

Aunt Laura has pets. Need I say more? Not only pets, but she has a Golden Retriever, Anna's most wanted dog. She had fun taking care of Max. They actually match a little (hair color). They all picked up the cat, Casper. That is one tolerant cat!

Holding that "Baby"

Luke loved to see and hold Sam. Sam is such a good sport and sat well to humor him!

Fun Outside

The weather was mild and nice almost the whole time we were there. We even had a couple of thunderstorms, which I enjoyed. The kids had fun playing outside. At the end of the first week, we found a tick in the back of Leah's head. Thankfully my dad was there to get it out! I limited their time in the woods after that, but they still had a lot of fun outside.


Leah, Anna, Emilie and Beckah behind

Jack, Leah Anna, Emilie, Beckah

An unending supply of great pictures from this one!

Anna is the petite one in our family. Her cousin Emilie is well over a year younger than her but they are close together in size!

Diamondbacks Cake

Thank you, Aunt Laura, for making such a cool Arizona Diamondbacks baseball birthday cake!

One of the few pictures I could get of Jack opening a gift where I could actually see Jack and not the backs of all of his siblings and cousins trying to get a better look!

Jack and my Grandma Schut.

Culvers

We had Jack's special birthday dinner at Culvers. For those of you not from the midwest, it is a fast food style place (sorry Kathy, I can't remember what I should call it) that serves a bigger variety of sandwiches and even cheese curds. If you don't know what those are, look'em up. They also specialize in custard, which I have been told is NOT ice cream, but it tastes a lot like it.

Speed Golfing and My Five Year Old

The day after we got to Wisconsin it was Jack's 5th birthday. We all went golfing (or so we called it) to celebrate with him. They had a lot of fun, each doing their own version of 'golf'. Jack's version is speed golf. I don't think it is a sport anywhere yet, but it might be. The idea is to hit the ball into the hole while running and then grab it out as fast as you can and run to the next hole and do the same. That way you can get in about five times as many holes as your average mini golfer. Who knew mini golf was a cardiovascular activity!



On the way to the start of the course. The wind was pretty strong.

Getting ready to start.

We didn't follow normal rules (7 golfers ages 6 and under would have made that a foolish idea), so they were all golfing all over the place at the same time.

The Birthday Party Crew: Jack, Emilie, Beckah, Luke, Anna, Leah, Nathan and Sam.