Thanksgiving at the Heidenreich's (2013)

Turkey Veggie Tray

Uncle Fritz with the veggie turkey

Tim's mom, Michelle with her brother, Scott, and sister, Amy

They're a little goofy sometimes

Aunt Tina helping the kids

Fritz's mom :-)

The Wagner side of the family

Making silly faces :-)

Cousins!

A Beautiful November Day

It's not very often that we have a free weekend (especially a Saturday). Either we're traveling to see relatives or there's a specific event or function going on that we have on the calendar. So we decided to take a drive into Milwaukee for part of the day. Tim had to stop by his work to get a few things done before his trip to Dallas. Then we headed over to Lake Park.

Pretending they were giving a concert

Playing drums

This kid is pretty strong!!

Beautiful view

Hiking

After the park, we stopped by Bayshore to grab a bite to eat. Then we perused the mall. I had forgotten that Tim said Gilbert Brown would be coming to the mall until we stepped inside Sports Authority. They were doing drawings for gift cards, there were food samples and music, face painting, and more!

Sonya decided that she wanted to be a tiger. You can't see it, but they added sparkles to her face!

We popped into the Photo Booth and posed for a few good (and silly) pictures.

Tim already had Gilbert Brown's autograph so he wasn't really too worried if we left without seeing him. But, I decided that it would be cool to officially meet a Packer (since I'd never had that opportunity) and I figured it'd be a good story for the kids someday. So we stood in line to meet #93. Gilbert was so down to earth. Even though we weren't supposed to be doing photos, he asked if we wanted one with him and then instructed the kids to get close and "Don't be scared now. It's just like sitting on Santa's lap."

Meeting Gilbert! -- "Do you want me to sign some for them too?"
(not the most flattering photo -- I tried to capture him while he was actually doing an autograph)

Tim was too focused on getting Sonya to smile that he didn't hold his phone still. Oops!
Blurry, but still cute photo. 

First Days of School (2013)

Tuesday was Caleb's first day back to school with his 2nd grade teacher Mrs. Gerloff. He was definitely looking forward to seeing his friends and getting back into a routine. Plus, I think he was getting sick of Sonya following him around and wanting to play house with him. hehe (Sonya didn't start school yet, but we went to the OCS Campus where they had Chapel time and breakfast afterwards).

  

On Wednesday, Sonya and I went to the park with some friends. 

 

Thursday (Sept. 5, 2013) -- Sonya started 3yr old preschool at OCS. Her teachers are Ms. Gantner and Ms. Seering. We're so blessed to have her at a Christian school so she can learn more about Jesus. Sonya is such a little social bug that it would've been hard to keep her home one more year. She met a new friend, Mackenzie, at the OCS Breakfast on Tuesday so it was an easy drop-off today. No tears from mommy or Sonya. Since I had a few hours of free time, I visited with a friend and ran a mile. :-)

Sonya and Mackenzie

Playing with the cash register

Playing kitchen with a new friend

Sonya's 3P class!

A surprise date with Tim

We began our adventure by driving to the canoe launch area next to WE Energies in Port Washington. From there, we walked around the bird sanctuary. (The new bridge was closed off because they were doing more construction).

If only he was smiling!

Walking along the beach

Sandy feet

A hide out that we found

Pretty nifty set-up

We walked 3 miles down the beach all the way to where the Lion's Den Gorge trail comes out. Then we enjoyed a picnic lunch.

You can barely see WE Energies from here

Picnic on the beach

Sparkling lemonade -- didn't know they made that!

My treasures -- a bone (human? or animal? lol) and a piece of pottery (probably from an old planter)

TURKEY!! Can you see him? I guess he was enjoying a day at the beach too!