Wisconsin Visit

We enjoyed a visit to Wisconsin this year which gave us a chance to see extended family from my Mom's side. It had been many years since a visit and it was so nice to get together.

Friday Fish Fry - a long-standing Wisconsin tradition!
(not just for our family...the entire state! :) )

Little moments become special memories...Wisconsin memories are some of the Bohlmann kid's favorites...and one of those is having fresh donuts waiting for us every. single. morning. This was one of Grandpa Heinz's acts-of-kindness bestowed on us. The boys made a donut run in his memory.

Cheers "To Grandpa Heinz"

Golden Owl coffee shop...Makin is discovering he can get bacon almost anywhere...

The kids enjoyed pool time/game time while the "womenfolk" ran to the store in preparation for the picnic and our stay.

Putt Putt!
(M fishing out his golf ball...)

We had to speed up our game...this was one tactic. ;)

Legacy Picnic Time! :) 

Makin enjoyed checking out Conrad's car collection.

A short-lived game of corn hole, but still fun!

Makin and Everette played lots of gaga ball.

The Legacy Picnic Crew!

"Are we getting cheese curds while we are there? Isn't that like, their thing?"

They match!

Heather and Makin made a morning coffee run.
I think Brad appreciated that my sister needs her coffee as much as he does.

Sunday brunch where we traditionally enjoyed it with our grandparents.

You know I have to sneak in some history right?

Picturesque view from the historic bridge to a...less-historic-but-still-beautiful bridge. ;)

You also aren't surprised I fit in a photo shoot right? ;) 

Checking out some gems at a historical museum.

An old mill.

I just love crocks...
These are leading up to the art museum we enjoyed visiting.

A store solely for Christmas ornaments? Yes please!

The golf-every-state goal has officially begun!
These two enjoyed the challenging-but-beautiful Wisconsin course The Bog.

Zoo Day!
(We went each summer growing up so this zoo has a special place in our hearts.)

Observing the vets working with a bat.
This also included getting to see x-rays on a screen.

Baby Camel!
This was a first for us and was a highlight of the day.

The little red train at the end of the day was also a zoo tradition!

Kopps Custard for the win!

We decided to sneak in a stop to Lake Michigan so that the kids could see a Great Lake! It was much bigger than they imagined from seeing them on the map. :) 

We had absolutely gorgeous and amazing weather while we were there and I loved the chance to see family as well as show my family a bit more of what we love about Wisconsin. :) So thankful!

July 4th

July 3rd 

On-the-farm fireworks as we knew there was rain in the forecast for the evening of the 4th. Brad was very excited for the kids to get to experience this holiday here as he loved celebrating this way growing up. They thoroughly enjoyed it!

July 4th

The the boys golfed in a local golf tournament and we enjoyed a relaxing day!

This kid loved all the noise-makers and all things fireworks!

I also snuck in a photo shoot. :)

July 4th + mural = yes please!

Happy Fourth!

Nebraska Visit

We enjoyed our visit to the Sr Stahls again this summer. We fit in a reunion during our visit, which was a great chance to see more extended family as well.

Brad and I had many golf-related conversations during the drive up!

We stopped at an extra-special hotel for some evening fun!

Gotta get our Runza!

Runza History!

We studied the Pony Express history this year so I was excited
to sneak in a little field trip to a Pony Express station on our drive.

When we arrived we enjoyed some RC Car driving and corn hole playing!

Grandpa making a ramp for the RC Car.
Makin drove the car most days of our visit and loved it.

The boys out to eat after a round of golf.

We kicked off reunion day with a patriotic selfie-scavenger hunt where we had to go to various places around town and take pictures. Then we enjoyed visiting with family throughout the day and the kids played with cousins. :)

Reunion Day 2 included golf for Brad and a trip to the lake for the kids and me.

We enjoyed a few more days around the farm and in town. The weather was gorgeous and Brad golfed every day except one because it rained. :) We also celebrated July 4th, which will be its own post! :)

This gator was driven by Karter many years ago...it has seen so many years of fun!
It didn't have much energy so Lorelei was mostly pushing them. :)

Thanks for a great visit Grandma and Grandpa!