A Girls Weekend!

Not much happened last week in comparison to the weekend. Mads and I had a girls weekend and it was jam packed with fun! Dad left on Friday afternoon to head off to Merrimac for a weekend of camping with Grandpa Jeff and the Straight Shooters. They were gone until later Sunday afternoon. Friday was the exception to our fun rule, we cleaned the house. It wasn't fun, but your work has to be done before you can play! :)
Saturday morning we headed down to Madison where we met Gramma J and Grandpa Thom at Ella's Deli for lunch. Mads showed off her new Cheerio eating technique... get your finger wet, stick the cheerio on and then get it in your mouth! :)


When we were done eating Gramma took Mads for a ride on the carousel. Mads had a BLAST! Look how happy she is in these pictures!!






After lunch we went to the Henry Vilas Zoo. Mads was so interactive with the animals. If you pointed one out to her she'd point at it or wave. Her favorites were the seals and the buffalo. Those two exhibits got a big "BUH-BYE!" when we walked away. The other ones weren't as memorable, I guess!
Lions:

Giraffe:

Birds:

Alligator:

Camels:


Then we had some fun at the souvenir shop. What do you think? :)




We also took a spin on the little train in the children's area. It was a bit cramped for Gramms and I, but Mads had fun looking out at some of the animals and the scenery.


Poor Mads was so bushed after her fun day at the zoo that she slept the whole way home!


Later on Saturday night Mads and I headed over to Erin & Alice's house for a girl's night with them. We ended up going to the park and Mads had a blast playing on the little structure with Alice.

We went to church this morning and then afterwards we headed back over to Erin & Alice's house. We got in the car with them and headed up to Neenah for some shopping at Kohl's. You have to go when you get a 30% off coupon in the mail! :) Poor Dave had to stay behind to mow their lawn, it was a GIRLS weekend, you know!!

Then at 1PM we headed over to Barby & Ryan's as they were hosting a retirement party for Ryan's mom, Pam. We only stayed for about an hour as Mads was beyond tired since naptime is normally from noon to 3:30. So we came back home and Mads went down for a nap and I updated the blog, which brings us to now! :) Dad is on his way home and tonight we have a fun outing to Festival Foods planned!

I do have some more random pictures for you to enjoy. Have a great week!

I came home from Bible study on Monday to this... apparently Mads had a blow out at the babysitter and she didn't have any extra clothes. So, the sitter borrowed a 3T outfit from another kid. Lovely, isn't it?

Hugs for Caden on our walk:

On Tuesday night after Andrew's softball game we went over to another teammate's house for a cook out. The neighbor girl had a Powerwheel. Mads thought it was pretty sweet!

I don't need a stinkin' baby swing!!

Fun with bubbles!



Thanks for stopping by!!