Wisconsin

What a week we have had! Somehow I let Brian talk me into driving with the boys up to Madison, WI. I was pretty much dreading the drive. Will eats often and Max is a three year old (I think that says it all). I was very pleasantly surprised by how well things went. Our boys were little angels in the car on the way there an the way back. We packed a lot into the three days we were there. . .

On Sunday we explored Madison. We visited the beautiful Olbrich Botanical Garden - it was amazing! Max loved running around and seeing all the water and ducks. He wouldn't stay still for a picture as you can see from this 'action' shot. He kept pretending to take pictures with his little play phone.

We also visited Olbrich Beach. The water was a bit chilly but Max loved playing in the sand on the beach. He dug in the sand like a pro!

On Monday we headed up to the Wisconsin Dells. We road the ducks around the town. Max thought the car/boat was pretty cool. Will was content because he was snuggled up close to mommy.

After the duck ride we raced to board a real life steam engine. Max was so excited to ride a train. He thought it was pretty great to watch the steam engine turn around to pull the train back to the station. Will thought the ride was pretty fun too.

We had lunch at Buffalo Phil's - Max LOVED the hat - I guess when you are three it is the small things in life. On the drive back to Madison we thought it would be worth it to drive out of our way to see cheese being made. Max fell asleep two minutes before we reached our destination and we woke him up to go see the cheese being made - only to find out that they quit making cheese an hour before. Not the highlight we were hoping for.

Tuesday was our last full day in Madison and we headed to a dairy farm. Max is proud of the fact that he milked a cow three times. The tour started late because the farmer was waiting for a summer camp group, so Max had a minor meltdown because he was ready for lunch and a nap and we had to end our tour early, which made Will very happy because he was ready for lunch as well.

We also spent time with friends that live in Madison. Max had fun playing with Vinney and as soon as we got home said 'goodbye mommy, goodbye, daddy'. When we asked where he was going he told us 'to Vinney house'. Too cute.

All in all, it was a great trip. In fact we are thinking of where we can drive next summer. . .