Winter in Milwaukee

I'd like to say these pictures were from our yard...but unfortunately we have a snow storm going out there! The boys and I went to the Mitchell Park Domes today. It was great to be inside with all the green plants and warmth while outside it was 10 degrees. One of the Domes has a model train display- which the boys loved!!!

An outing with Scouts

Tuesday evening I got to go to the Police Station with Ben and his Tiger Cub group/pack/den/gang....not real sure what they are called! The boys had a GREAT time and Ben had at least 1,000 questions.
Here are the boys in the back of a police car...there are not upholstered seats in the back of a police car...something I didn't know!

A favorite of all the boys....finding fingerprints!!!!

This is the 'booking' area....

Happy New Year!!!!

We spent New Year's Eve morning driving to San Antonio. On the way we stopped in McCoy, Texas....population 10 people (ok so there was no population listed on the sign but 10 is probably a generous guess of the population) Once we got to San Antonio we went to Sea World---the final day they are open for the season. A BIG thank you to Uncle Joe for the Sea World tickets!! I think it's cool we've been to Sea World twice in 2007---each time in a different state!
New Year's Eve night we checked out the River Walk. One of my favorite places...however on New Year's Eve with kids...not a place I'd visit again.
Here we are waiting for our plane. Thank goodness for free wi-fi. I can update the blog while we wait:)

More Texas pictures...

By one of Grandma and Grandpa's grapefruit trees. The view from the balcony of Jason and my hotel room.

Us on the beach...I LOVE this picture:)
Yuppie Jason...Bears fleece and Starbucks...he's gotten flack everywhere we go- about the Bears!
Walking to the beach from our hotel
When we got to Grandma and Grandpa's they met us at the gate dressed like this....

On Friday we saw the border patrol boat. The kids were very excited about i--- it was a nice boat!
This is at 'Ropa Usada' (I might have spelled it wrong!) This was a huge 'warehouse' filled with used clothes. The lady in the white shirt is standing on a pile of clothes!!!!!! The workers would bring a forklift load of clothes out and the people would swarm on the clothes...it was CRAZY!!! By the way...this was in Texas...not Mexico!!!!!!!!

From Texas

This is the fire engine that Grandpa Buck made for the boys...they were VERY excited to ride in it!!! With Grandpa in front of the Rio Grande River.
Putting out 'fires' in Grandpa's shed.
The boys LOVED riding in Grandpa's golf cart (complete with Rudolf leading the way!!)

We're having fun in Texas...many new experiences!!!

Here are a couple pictures from our trip...we'll update with more from the other camera later:)

Christmas Programs

Today both boys had holiday programs. Sam had a fun time with Santa--singing, acting goofy, etc.

Sam and Aunt Jill-- he starts his new daycare on January 3rd and will REALLY miss Aunt Jill!!!!!

Ben's program was in the morning- he did a nice job singing:)

Lots of snow!!!!!!

The kids staying out of the way while Jason made the snow pile!!!
How many people do you see?? Sam on the new 'slide'.
Ben playing with trucks (of course) on the snow pile.
Jason making the snow pile.

Ice, Ice....baby

Yes...the title took me all day to think up:) I feel all cool (no pun intended) like Rob, Beth and Aelia---we got a snow/ice day!!!!! What a nice suprise and just what I needed:) Here are some pictures of the kids playing outside in the snow!!!

Ben and his snowplow. The boys with their snowman. Sam catching snowflakes.

Christmas favorite

I am such a child of the 80's!!! My favorite Christmas song (although it's a close tie with any Bing Crosby song!!) is from 1984....
It's the song "Do they know it's Christmas".
Here's a link if you'd like to go back to 1984 and sing along!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jEnTSQStGE

The Holiday Season

Saturday night we went to 'Country Christmas'. It is a drive through light display. We really liked it!!! After driving through we went inside to get hot cocoa and look at the inside displays:)

Sam future coffee drinker....he's figured out how to walk while holding the coffee cup:)

Hmmmm..... where is Santa????
This is by the indoor train display. There were tons of cool trains!! Our favorite train car was the one that said, "nice coal for naughty children".

On our way to the indoor displays.

Cousins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We had a lot of fun playing with the McCoy cousins this weekend!!!!! On Friday, we went to Elmhurst to visit Jeff and Maureen and family. Saturday Joe and Drag and kids came up to spend the night. We made a gingerbread house!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

Happy Thanksgiving (a little late!!!) We went to Illinois to Rob and Lynnette for Thanksgiving. We had a great day...filled with lots of family time. Everything was way yummy too!!!
Rob making his famous gravy. Rick, Mom, and Grandma Von
Becca, Granny Ginny, and Sam--- Becca was holding story hour and reading to Granny and Sam.

Becca, Uncle Jason (or Uncle Luke as the kids call him) and R.G. they were playing some fun games online.
What holiday would be complete without the posed picture of the kids?!!!!

Bucks game

Wednesday night we went downtown to the Bucks game. We sat really, really, really high up...which freaked me out because I don't like heights!!!! It was Salute to Scouts night...so Ben went with some of boys from his Den.