Labor Day Fun in Milwaukee!!

We kicked off the week on Monday with Aunt Sue & Mike leaving, Clint and I heading back to work and Maci back to school.  Clint then headed to Milwaukee on Tuesday late afternoon for the rest of his work week.  He was checking out 2 facilities in the area and then easing into our fun long weekend.  I on the other hand had a busy couple of days at work but also enjoyed some Maci/Mommy time at dinner and reading stories in bed together.  Finally it was end of day Thursday and I could turn my attention to packing for our long weekend with Trip & Lori in Milwaukee.  Trip and Lori are friends of ours who moved from Minneapolis to Milwaukee exactly 1 year ago.  Trip is also with Cargill and while we knew each other well in Sidney from a work stand point, we hadn't all started hanging out until we both moved to Minneapolis around the same time a few years ago.  We miss them dearly in Minneapolis and Clint longs for his golf partner in crime to move back to the twin cities, maybe one day!

Friday - Clint, Trip and I all took the day off from Cargill.  Clint and Trip were already up and golfing Friday morning since they were already in town.  Maci and I finished our packing, took Boomer to the kennel and then hit up the bagel shop for some breakfast before hitting the road for our 5.5 hour drive.  Maci and I made good time and only had to stop once.  She had no potty accidents, watched Frozen and only complained about being in the car once - thank you Maci!  We arrived around 3p and after bringing in our bags, headed to the neighborhood park with Lori.  The boys were still off golfing but were at the house by the time we got back from park fun.  We then had an amazing dinner of smoked tenderloin, potatoes etc and got caught up.  Oh yes, did we mention they are amazing cooks?!

Saturday - Once we all got up and moving, we headed to the Red Dot for brunch.  Maci was a great eater and Trip ordered an amazing side of poutin (tator tots, cheese curds and gravy).  We all probably had our hearts stop but man was it good.  We then attempted nap time but Maci chose to watch Frozen the entire time.  After naps, we headed to a park with an Oktoberfest type brewery, needless to say Milwaukee is all about their beer.  We packed a picnic lunch and enjoyed the beautiful weather, playground, beer (not me) and good company.  

Woah looking big at 24 weeks

After our fun at the park, we headed back to their house for some college football, tv laziness and some ate a pizza later in the evening - I was still full and headed to bed with Miss M before the end of the Wisconsin game - lame :)

Sunday - We had a true Sunday Funday!  We started the day with brunch in the HOT sun at The Horny Goat on the River.  It was a great view and yummy food.  Afterward, Maci took a nap, we watched tv and then headed to the BEACH.  Holy cow was it a flash back to spring break but Maci loved the music while Lori and I felt OLD!  Maci also loved the sand but wasn't a huge fan of the cold lake water.  It was some of the best people watching in a long time!

After the beach, we had even more amazing food.  Trip made some of the Cargill burgers from his facility along with Mexican corn - Yum!  We caught up on Cargill news and ended the evening with a movie on TV but again I couldn't make it through and joined Miss M in bed.

Monday - Time to head home :(  We woke up and got packed before enjoying some yummy egg tortillas they made us for breakfast.  By 9a we were on the road and heading home to laundry, errands and prepping for the short week ahead.  Thanks so much Brubacher's for an awesome weekend!!!

We hope everyone has an enjoyable and quick week ahead!

Lots of Love,

C, K, M & Baby Boy Mondell (Maci now calls him Baby Yellow, Baby Sammy & Baby Frozen)

ps - NONE of those are in the running :)