Wisconsin

What can I say about our Wisconsin trip? To say that everyone had a great time is an understatement. Lilly loved, absolutely loved, staying in the little cabin with open access to everyone and everyone's room. We caught 404 crappie. Kristy caught her first walleye...and her first northern. Lilly served tea every day. Shuffleboard is our new favorite sport. Lilly is getting a sandbox. Wes and Bryan grew mustaches that any 14 year old boy would be proud of. It rained almost everyday. And we ate. And ate. And ate.

Daily tea service. We all drank so much 'tea'. Lilly loves her new teapot and dances whenever she hits the button to play the little song. She also pours 'tea' into any container and stands there, expecting you to drink it so she can pour you more.

Boat ride. The life vest wasn't her favorite thing, but we all thought it was cute.

Pretty baby. I have nothing to say about this. I just really like this picture.

Just chillin with Uncle Wes in her new bag chair.

The sandbox was a huge hit. Whenever she got near it she would point and say 'uh uh' (which is Lilly speak for 'take me to the sandbox'. She would also cry when removed from the sandbox...no matter how many hours she had spent there. Construction is still in the planning stages for her own sandbox, but we will probably see one by the end of the month.

Trolling for walleye on the nightly cruise.

Success!! Kristy's first walleye...and it was a nice one. 4.7 lbs and about 24 inches.

Kristy with her fishing guides. The guy on the left is actually Wes (you may not recognize him because of his mustache).

Minnow Girl in training. My grandpa would be so proud. I was always the 'minnow girl', handing out bait to everyone on the boat. Lilly shows real promise for taking over, boldly reaching her hand into the minnow bucket and pulling them out. She could quite catch the live ones, but when we gave her one and it was flipping in her hand she was all smiles and excitement.

On her way to the sandbox. There were plenty of toys already there to play with, but Lilly preferred to take her own, pulling them in her wagon.

We discovered how fun shuffleboard is...on the last day. I've already started making brackets for next year's shuffleboard tournament.

We spent a good portion of our playground time on the teeter totter. She loved it, the more violent the teeter and more dangerous the totter the better.

Sliding with the Daddy Guy.

We cleaned 404 crappie last week. There is really nothing else to say about that.

We eventually developed a fish cleaning system, everyone had a specific job. Fileters, boners, skinners, washing and bagging...and mom watched the baby. We argued all week about who had the most important job and who was being promoted too fast and who had been demoted...but it all worked out.

We took advantage of the fish scale to weigh Lilly. She was by far the biggest catch.

Lilly and Papaw waving bye bye as we 'kids' pull away on the boat for a cruise around the lake.

On said cruise...Kristy had another first. This time she caught a northern. She is responsible for catching the biggest and second biggest fish of the trip.

Nonnie and Lilly welcoming us back. Mom said the whole time we were gone they sat on this blanket waving at boats that were coming and going. Eventually Lilly learned to make a 'boat noise'....which she practiced on the way home in the car...for several hours.

Evidently laying on the blanket is an open invitation for attack.