Little Farmer

The Friday before Labor Day Dave had off from work, so he and Jeni decided to take Avonlea to Little Farmer after she got out of preschool. It was cold and breezy and only a few people there, which was actually kinda nice. Avonlea had fun feeding the baby goats, playing in the play area, and eating a caramel apple.

Wisconsin Dells

Two weekends ago we went to Mt. Olympus at the Wisconsin Dells. Marshal had been before with one of his friends, but for the rest of us it was the first time at Mt. Olympus. Grande's Friendship Whey Plant was having their annual picnic and Dave got invited. We had a lot of fun, unfortunately we didn't get a lot of pictures.

First Day of School

We haven't been too faithful this summer keeping this blog updated. But hopefully we can do a better job now. Here are some pictures of the kids on their first day of school (which was September 1st). They all were very excited. Avonlea started 4-K this year so even she got in on the back-to school-action.

Grandparent Visit

A couple of weeks ago Grandma and Grandpa Taylor came to visit Wisconsin. They only stayed a weekend, but we all had lots of fun. On Saturday we went to the Kohler Design Center in Kohler, WI and say lots of neat bathroom and kitchen stuff. The kids loved it. Afterward we went to one of the city beaches in Sheboygan. The kids got to play on the playground toys and also the sand. Here is a picture of Mya spelling her name out on the beach.

Snow Bunnies

It snowed this week, which was disappointed to Jeni, Marshal, and Mya (Dave was away on a trip at the time) but Avonlea thought it was great. Reluctantly Jeni agreed to go out and play in the snow with her. But rather than making the traditional snow man, Jeni decided to make snow bunnies. They are definitely more "spring" than snow men. Avonlea had a great time, and loved squirting the bunnies with colors. Its taken a few days, but the last of the snow bunnies has just about melted.

Easter Morning

Here are a few pictures of our Easter Morning. Before General Conference started, we had an egg hunt and colored eggs. The kids really enjoyed coloring the eggs and were pretty sad when they were all colored. After the egg coloring we spent the rest of the day watching conference. Both Marshal and Mya filled out a conference bingo game found on the church's website. We all learned a lot about Jesus and Easter.

Water Park

We spent some time up in Appleton going to the hotel with the waterpark. Dave cashed in some hotel points and spent two days there. We spent almost all of our time at the hotel swimming. The kids had a lot of fun.