Celebrating Uncle Cheddah's 30th Birthday - July 17, 2009

Happy Birthday, Uncle Cheddah!

The ladies at Elias before our fish fry

You, your mama and your papa.

Gigi, me and you

Grandpa, me, and you share some fun moments at Elias.

Helping Uncle Cheddah open his presents.

The Birthday Cake.

Imagination Station Park in Oconomowoc

Grandpa and I took you to this new park that I had heard about which was in Oconomowoc. It is called Imagination Station and it is a cool fun place. You had a ball there.
Here are you and Grandpa listening to some other children play the drums in the band shell. Below you are playing the turtle drum.

You had fun balancing on this wobbly board.
You enjoyed the slides.
And you could not get enough of the sand. Notice that your pants were a bit too big for you.
Twirling around on this hanging bar.
Relaxing on the bouncing mat.
This was one of your favorite areas. You would jump frm lilly pad to lilly pad while we held your hands.
After playing at the park, we took you to Rocky Roccoco's for pizza. You were such a good girl. we all had such fun. That night we got to have you overnight while your mama and papa went home to plant some flowers. We took you home to Oshkosh or Oshconsin as you call it, on Sunday in time for church. We loved having you overnight!

Your first trip to the Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison - July 9, 2009

You and I riding a giant tortoise.

You and Mallory watching the bears.

Three lovely ladies at the zoo

You and I at our picnic lunch by the lake.

First time on the merry go round. You rode a hippo and I stood by you.

Your second ride on the merry go round. This time you went with mama and rode a silverback gorilla.

Your third time on the merry go round. This time you road a panda and I rode a caterpillar.

Here we are riding on the zoo train.

Here you are watching Mallory feed the goats. Mal loves the goats, but you didn't care much for them.

Here you are playing in the colorful shoe in the zoo. Your mama and Aunt Alissa played in this same shoe when they were little girls.

Mallory, mama, you and I went to the Madison zoo on July 9. We had such a fun day looking at all the animals, riding the merry go round, and playing on the playground.

A playdate with the Hurtgens - July 8, 2009

Our playdate at Clark Park with the Hurtgen kids.

You and the twins climbing the big steps, you three did this over and over again.

Waiting for one of the twins to come down the slide.

Jacob and you climbing the tall steps to get to the tunnel slide.

We had an indoor picnic in our backroom since the weather was cool and cloudy. It was a fun picnic.

I had waited so long for a play date with the Hurtgens and we all had such a fun time!

Moving Great Aunt Pearl and Great Uncle Herb to S ussex July 7, 2009

Sharing some pictures with G. Uncle Herb on their big moving day. You were such a good girl helping to take their minds off of the big move while they waited at our house

Now you are making playdough cookies with Herb. Shortly after this picture we got the call that things were ready at their new apartment in Sussex so we loaded up the cars and drove them to their new home.
Here are Pearl and Herb in their new living room. You said that the house was a fun house! You seemed to like it very much.

You certainly enjoyed the bedroom very much. The beds were good for jumping!

Tizita and Courtney come for a week!

Your mama and I took a nice long bike ride when you were here in Watertown on your visit. Here you are ready to take off. You loved riding in your cart.

We rode our bikes to a fun park. Here you are driving the little car which you liked a lot.

During your visit to Watertown, your mama could not wait to take you to the Watertown Aquatic Center. You loved it as we figured you would.

Here is our little fish. So many people stopped and commented on how well you could swim! You really do a great job just like your mama did when she was a little girl.

Your mama and papa used to live in Lake Mills so while you were visiting us, we drove over to Lake Mills to show you some of the special things that your mama and papa liked about living there. Here we are at Bartels Beach which was a favorite spot of theirs. You enjoyed it, too.

Here we are enjoying the rolling waves on Rock Lake, not quite the ocean, but a very nice, clean lake.

Here you are riding the merry go round at Bartels Beach.

Mama, me, and you enjoy an ice cream treat.

When we visited Lake Mills we just had to stop at Timber Creek Pizza for ice cream. It was a place that your papa and mama liked a lot when they lived in Lake Mills. You enjoyed a strawberry ice cream cone.

Your first 4th of July in America!

All ready to go down to the parade.

You sat on my lap for almost the whole parade. Here you are eating some of your candy!

You and Gigi waiting for the parade to start.

Here we are watching the parade. You loved the parade and everyone commented on how very cute you were! You got lots of candy from all the people in the parade.

YOur Mama and Aunt Alissa at the parade.

Waiting for the next unit to come. You especially enjoyed the camels!

Having fun at the parade! This is the new outfit that I bought for you just for the 4th of July.

I am proud to be an American!

Four generations of Great American women, Gigi, Grandma, Mama, and you. We were performing "God Bless the U.S.A." in honor of America's birthday!

On the phone with Papa who was in Vienna. You dressed yourself up in this cute hat before making the phone call.

Uncle Cheddah decided to cool off in your little pool with you.

After the parade, you and Uncle Cheddah went swimming in your little pool. You both had so much fun!