Spring Trips

We had a pretty busy spring here (mostly a very busy May). The first weekend in May we went to the Wilderness in the Dells with all of my family for our 'Skoyen Christmas' trip. It was a great time! We had a condo and we all had a good time. We had 9 adults and 7 children and all made it through a weekend with no troubles:) The waterparks were awesome for the kids AND adults! One thing I did not do was take pictures. I only took a couple the whole weekend (waterparks and cameras just don't mix all that well). Here is one of my dad and brother 'bonding' at the condo.

The next weekend was mothers day and we spent some time with Dave's family. The week following was Vinny's soccer week. He did a park and rec soccer program. It was a fun intro to soccer and to organized sports in general. he had a really fun time. He is not an overly competitive kid as of yet, but really enjoyed himself.


The weekend after that was one I had been working for since January. I ran a half marathon in Green Bay. It was great! I really enjoyed the run and after about 9 miles I remember thinking to myself 'I am really doing this! and I am going to make it!!' Was a great time. All of us went over to Green Bay to spend a couple days. My race was Sunday morning, so we headed out on Saturday afternoon and made it over there to get settled in, get my race stuff and the kids had time to play in the hotel pool/waterpark. My brother, Dave, came over to run the full marathon. It was great to start out the race with him. We went our own pace after a couple miles, but both had good days and we all got to watch him run through Lambeau!
So, after recovering from the race we headed back to our hotel and brother Dave left for home. We all headed over to Bay Beach. What an awesome place!! It was our first trip there, but we will for sure try to make it back!! The kids had such a blast. We got some dinner and went back to the hotel and hit the pool again. I took advantage of the hottub - very nice!! We all went to bed pretty early so we could get some fun in on Monday before we had to hit the road again. Monday we went to the Railroad Museum. Another great spot that I would recommend to those traveling with children in Green Bay. Got to go on a train ride and walk through a lot of old trains. Then it was time to hit the road again and head for home via my parents to pick up the pooch (she got to vacation at their house for the weekend!).

That is my summation of the May trips, since it is now July - my memory is sketchy:)

Recent Pics

A few early summer pics from a morning photo shoot on the
porch:)

long time....

Wow! it has been a long time!! Guess we have been keeping busy here. Elise is always into something so computer time while she is awake is pretty minimal, so I don't get much past the things I 'have' to get done when I get time to sit down with the computer. Bills do have to come before blogs, I guess!!
So, since my last entry we have a 5 year old! Vinny had his birthday on June 1. We had a family party for him and he got to play with his cousins. The kids love when we have ALL the cousins over.
We have been spending time in the sprinkler, at the splash park and have made a trip to the local pool. The kids love water. Vinny is signed up for swimming lessons later in the summer and I hope to find some for Addie this summer or fall also.
Vinny is in Kindergarten readiness this week and next. He is loving it!! Monday was his first day, he was a little nervous when we first got there and I think he was holding back a tear when he walked in the room, but when I picked him up he was so excited about all the things they did. He even sang some of a song he learned that day! That is big for him, he usually keeps all things done at school under wraps:) This morning they got to go on a bus ride (he thought it was fun - good since he will be riding the bus starting this fall).
So, on a note from my end. I am heading back to work starting on Monday! yikes! That will change things around here. I found an in-home daycare that we like for the kids. They checked it out last friday and all the kids did well. Next week will be a goofy schedule since Vinny will have summer school and it will be my first week at work. Dave will be taking some mornings off and I guess we will play it by ear.
Photos and more interesting postings to come soon, I hope!! :)