the rest of wisconsin...

Sooo..about six months ago we went to Wisconsin.  I never blogged about it but I want to blog about it...so here it is-super late but still full of awesome memories and great pictures that we captured from our first BIG family vacation as a family of four! 

After we left Madison, we heading to Milwaukee to stay with the Dolan's.  They are good people, really good people.  They should probably just move to Iowa. :) Anyway, we met them through "Uncle Trav" in college and have always loved their company.  Travis met us there for the weekend and we had a great time!  We had the PERFECT sunshiny day to visit Lake Michigan.  The boys played in the sand and splashed a bit in the water.  I can just feel that warm sunshine.  Finnean loved exploring and Hutchinson loved the sand between his toes.  The top picture is one of my all time favorites of Hutchinson and me.  I love that boy, his smile and the way he can make me smile!

Playing with our friends!  Bennett and Uncle Trav!  Finnean loved being the big kid and did great showing the little boys how to play!  Hutchinson was just learning to stand on his one...looking pretty good!  I love the top middle picture of Finnean pondering life while Michael shows Hutchinson the water. 

BEACH BOYS!

After the beach we snuck in naps for the babes and then headed to a Brewers game.  The stadium is amazing!  Such a fun backdrop for a little tailgating!  The last time we were at a game, Finnean was in my belly!!! So it has been a while.  We had a great time.  I LOVE the family picture.  Finnean did NOT want to be in the picture but I made Travis keep him in it, just so we can poke fun of him someday when his girlfriends are over looking at pictures!  Hutchinson loved being the center of attention as he was practicing his standing and I am pretty sure that he ate a half of a watermelon while we were tailgating. 

Finnean was pretty impressed with the big stadium as we walked up to it.  He thought it was SO HUGE when we got inside.  He spent a lot of his time checking out everything around him.  Both boys did awesome, even though it was kind of a late night.  We only lost it once when a huge home run was hit and it was LOUD!!!  We recovered and Finnean ate peanuts the rest of the game :)  Tim and Jana's neighbor hooked us up with some sweet tickets!  When we were walking to our seats we just kept getting closer and closer to the field.  We right by 3rd base and just about 10 rows up.  It was so neat to be so close.  What a fun adventure!!  We spent our evening as Tim and Jana's out by the fire.  It was great to catch up and we can't wait to go back!!

Best. Ice Cream. Ever.
Before we headed to Milwaukee we stopped on the UW campus for a little walk around and it visit Union Terrace.  It is just beautiful.  People everywhere, fun colorful seating and it is right on the lake.  Sailboats coming in and out and best of all, you get to eat some of the best ice cream ever.  We had a blast and this was one of favorite parts of the trip. 

I had to add this picture of Finnean.  He was SO worn out after all of that vacationing.  This was the day we were coming home.  Sweet, tired boy!

We made a pit stop in Dubuque on the way back.  Great place to stretch our legs and they have a lot of public art on their river walk.  We definitely want to go back and check it out when we have more time.  As you can see, Finnean is very into the map on the art walk!