Charles Visit

Charles and Elsa had some QUALITY time last week when he visited. Don's Original for cheeseburgers, House of Guitars for t-shirts, and we power-zooed-! ...saw the whole zoo in 45 minutes before going to see Despicable Me. Elsie had a "small" raspberry slushie that was like 40 ounces. A little hammock time. Some good eats, awesome weekend.

First Day of School

"I'm nervous and excited all at the same time. It's all sort of tangled up inside.."

Turkey and cheese sandwich, yogurt, banana, twenty pencils, Purell, extra set of clothes, and $7 all adds up to a very heavy backpack.

Day One went well. I asked her if she wanted to go back and she rolled her eyes and said, "Of course Dad!"

Strider Bike

OK, so Dad dropped a hundred bucks on my new bike after the "guys" at Tryon Bike Shop said I needed a Strider Bike, and he saw multiple youtube videos, and they were on sale at Luvaboos! Luvaboos (hollah!) is our local retail cloth nappie location with other essentials...such as Strider Bikes.

So here I am. Specialized helmet. Lance Armstrong Yellow Strider Bike. Elton John Butterfly Sunglasses.

Let's Ride!

Wisconsin Weekend

Goodbye to Bumpa at Mitchell Field. Not always at the top of our list of "Fun Things To Do in Wisconsin"!

But what was at the top of the list:

1. Ice Cream Everyday (cherry dip for Elsa, chocolate vanilla twist for me)
2. Swimming Everyday at the village beach
3. Fireworks (front row)
4. Shopping at Kohl's for sweet Brewer gear for Dad, dresses for Elsa
5. Brewer games with Mom
6. The Corn and Brat!
7. Sausages from Rig-A-Tony's
8. Late night trip to the emergency room (wait, wrong list...)
9. Quiet time at night to watch Brewers, read Stieg Larsson...ah summer...
10. Pancakes for Else in the morning made by Chef Ron
11. Ass Coffee (oh wait, wrong list again)
12. Spotted Cow!
13. Leinie's!
14. Chat with Dara and Henning
15. Catching up with the Quicks
16. Elsie playing with Henry and Alex
17. Mojitos with Shannon!
18. Looking at pics with Mom
19. Puttering around the house
20. Usinger's pit-stop!

Thompson Beaver

"Natalie likes to listen to...I don't know what his name is...that Beaver guy."

"What Beaver guy?"

"Oh, come on Dad...I don't know...that Beaver guy."

"The Leave it to Beaver guy? Beaver Cleaver?"

"No. I don't know. Oh...Thompson Beaver!"

"Thompson Beaver?"

"Yeah."

"You mean Justin Bieber?"

"Yeah. Oh. Yeah, right...Justin Bieber."

Tooth Fairy

Elsie lost her first tooth the other day. It hung on for a while, shooting straight out, bleeding... No tears though! She put it in a little box under her pillow and woke up to a dollar bill in its place. We counted her total savings: she's at $5.11.

Swedish Fish Pancakes

The best thing about camping is having to think on your feet and improvise. No syrup? Garnish with Swedish Fish!