Halloween Havoc

Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays.  Not exactly sure why, but it just has.  It might be the whole concept of getting dressed up in whatever you want and getting together with friends and family and having a good time.  Now, as my life changes I have grown to like Halloween even more.  Over the past month Sarah has been going to as many Halloween festivities as she can fit into her tight schedule.  This year we participated in the Teal Pumpkin Project and painted a pumpkin teal and placed it out in front of the house for Trick-or-Treaters to see.  THE TEAL PUMPKIN PROJECT website. The Teal Pumpkin Project is there to raise awareness of children who suffer from food allergies.  Simply put, if you participate, just paint a pumpkin teal and have non-food treats to offer kids as necessary.  This was the first year of the Teal Pumpkin Project and was definitely in the infancy stages, but I felt as though it raised a lot of awareness in our neighborhood alone.  The week before Halloween we took a family trip with all of our college roommates to The Great Wolf Lodge in Wisconsin Dells to use their indoor waterpark.  We didn't plan that weekend until about a month before, so it still amazes me that we were able to get all 4 families to the Dells for a weekend full of Halloween fun and swimming.  The day after Halloween, Sarah and I had the opportunity to send all three of our kids to her parents house for the entire day AND night!  We took full advantage of this for a full day of activities.  But, now with Halloween behind us, sadly, it's time to start planning for Christmas.

Do they come any cuter?

Zoo-Boo, N.E.W. Zoo, Green Bay, WI

Pumpkin Patch Fest, Door County, WI

The Great Wolf Lodge, Wisconsin Dells, WI

8 Adults....8 Kids, all in one large condo

Halloween

Date Night

My first ever Moscow Mule....Love It!!

Squeezing Every Last Drop from Summer

Last summer was, shall we say, a stressful one, especially on Sarah.  Last summer I spent all of my personal days off training or racing.  All while, Sarah and the kids went off and did their own thing.  We were a family only in the technical sense of the word.  Beyond that, we were literally two separate entities.  Without a doubt, this summer has been a complete 180 reversal.  Literally every singe day that both Sarah and I were off from work together, we made plans.  Whether it was taking the kids to Mulberry Lane Farms, a Timber Rattlers game, the pool, or just to a park for a picnic.  Below are some pictures from our adventures.

June

June saw our first camping trip where we spent Father's Day Weekend at High Cliff State Park.  We brought the girls to Mulberry Lane Farm, Maya started Tee Ball, a Timber Rattlers baseball game, and then a trip to the Menominee Park and Zoo in Oshkosh.  At the end of the month, we celebrated Delaney's 3rd birthday.

July

In July, we brought the kids to the Green Bay Packers Kid's 1k Fun Run, Maya continued tee ball, Sarah and I went to a Brewer's game with Ben and his girlfriend Mandy, and our second camping trip to Harrington Beach State Park.

August

We took a long family vacation right at the start of August in Rhinelander with Pat and Melissa and their two boys.  Immediately at the end of the week we went down to Milwaukee for the USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships.  After that we spent a few days at my family's cabin on Lake Poygan and then went on our third camping trip to Peninsula State Park in Door County.