Bocce on the Boulevard

It must almost be summer!

Adventures on the Pergola!

The snow is so deep that is was fairly easy for some family members to scramble on top!  And still more is coming down!

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No rest for the wicked!

(Or...how I spent the 5th snow day of the season!)

Adventures at home..."Blizzard 2015"

Waves are tough to catch by camera but come the high tide--they were impressive to view!

Life is Good in Wisconsin!

Local cheese--need we say more?? We visited Brennan's in Oconomowoc. A huge variety of local fruit, cheese, and microbrews. Lunch today! Yesterday we spent the day at Noah's Ark, "the largest water park in America" followed by traditional Wisconsin grub at Sprecher's. A great time!

A Day in Chicago

We hit a lot of the tourist spots in Chicago. The morning began walking around and taking in the flavor of the city.  We made our way to the incredible Millennium Park where we played with the aforementioned Bean. But we also took in the head sculptures by Crown Fountain and were treated to an open rehearsal of the Grant Park Orchestra! We made our way down to the Navy Pier. It is under construction now and according to a local, lacking a bit in ambience. We had cheezborgers there, played mini golf, rode the ferris wheel et cetera until our architectural boat ride later in the afternoon. That worked for everyone--speed boat ride on the lake and building/city facts on the river.  We were surprised to go through a lock to enter the city. We learned that way back the direction of the river was reversed so as not to pollute the drinking supply from the lake. We were hoping to find Chicago style pizza for dinner but were too tired to either seek out a restaurant or do the long Friday wait. Next time!

Can you find Michele and Adelaide in The Bean?

A tour guide today informed us that no one would care about us telling them about The Bean, but it was really so cool!! Read the Field Trip note about it in the previous post. Previous to Cedar Point actually. We got a little out of order but the Cloud Gate moment just took over this morning. More about our day in the windy city later.