A Boat Ride - for real this time!

We finally got the boat back on Monday...and Jason was anxious to take it out! We had a wonderful mexican dinner with our friend Meghan and then we headed to Sunset Park in Kimberly to launch the boat.

The NEW Zoo!

On Sunday, Katelynn slept really, really late! We had been up past 11 pm on Saturday evening, watching the fireworks at Gran & Grandpa's house. I heard Katelynn make some noise in her crib at about 6:30 am and decided she needed a little more sleep than that! I thought she would go back to sleep for maybe an hour - the next time I heard her, it was 10:00!!! Jason and I had slept in, too - and we completely missed church! We never needed an alarm clock, because we have Tinkerbell!

So, since we had already missed church, we wondered what we could do. We decided we would go to the NEW Zoo in Suamico. This was Katelynn's first trip to a Zoo, even though we had seen some giraffes when we were on vacation in Wisconsin Dells. Here are some pictures from our first trip to the Zoo...


They had a great petting zoo. I was thankful Katelynn didn't have any interest in feeding the animals. I didn't want animal slobber all over me. The goats were very excited to see Katelynn. Katelynn did not feel the same way, however!

I love cocks on the loose! It reminds me of Fiji and the roaming peacocks at the Eco Park. One of several we saw!


The bird exhibit was enclosed with nets, so we were able to walk in. The pond had lots of sweet little duckies. Katelynn said hi to all of them. She ♥'s Ducks!
There was even a bald eagle inside the bird exhibit.

One of the coolest animals was the moose! There were two of them, enjoying the shade on a hot day!

This picture is maining for Grammy. Katelynn was doing her turkey call and look who appeared!

If you look closely, you can see her tongue on the right side of her mouth. She is making the turkey call noise! HA!
After we had toured the zoo, we took the train ride. Katelynn loved the train and didn't want to get out after we were done! She said Hi! to everyone that we went past!


Look! Another roaming cock... ♥

Happy 4th of July

Once we left Iowa, with another stop at Sonic, we headed back home. Home, Sweet Home! We had dinner and a fireworks display by Crazy Harry's pyrotechnic "Uncle Jay." I'm sure all his friends would have been proud, beer in one hand, lighter in the other. Thankfully, no one was injured during the display. Here are some of my favorite pics from the day in Wisconsin...
Playing with Grandpa is always one of Katelynn's favorite things to do. She loves her Grandpa!

She has learned how to climb up on all the patio furniture. She is very proud of herself!

Isn't she beautiful? Miss America!


Twins! Gran and Katelynn (unplanned)

Playing peek-a-boo with Mr. Olson!

Running around the yard!

I told Katelynn she was on an elephant ride! She had so much fun, but Jason was exhausted!

Iowa

Jason had a race at Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, and he invited Katelynn and I to join him. We left our house bright and early Friday morning and made it to the race track before noon. This was Katelynn's first trip to Iowa and her first visit to a race track. She had lots of fun meeting Daddy's friends. We of course invited Grammy and Grandpa to come and join the fun. Grandpa stayed at the race track with Jason while Grammy enjoyed playing with Katelynn at the hotel.






On Saturday morning, Katelynn enjoyed running around the hotel with Grandpa. He would let her run around the halls, take the glass elevator for a ride, and do anything she wanted to. She had so much fun! I think Grammy and Grandpa did, too!






Before we headed for home, we had a yummy lunch at Olive Garden, complete with tiramisu!










Thanks Grammy and Grandpa for making our trip to Iowa even more fun! We love you!