V.A.C.A.T.I.O.N.

So did you ever have a romantic, beach vacation, filled with lots of sun and glorious sunsets? Got amazing pictures? Was like this was the best vacation ever? 

Then you get home and look at all your amazing sunset shots and romantic beach photos only to discover someone had changed the setting on the camera to include the date on every picture?

Well we came pretty close if you throw out the pretty sunsets and romance part.



We did however manage to keep the date part. 

Siskel & Ebert's top five....

 The Crocodile Kids (minus one) tearing it up. 

My favorite shot of the whole vacation. 

Nick reading Sebastian a book after waking up. (My favorite vacation shot from the Zieglers visit to France was of Nick and Seb as well. Am I a softy or what?)

And yes Nick, you have my word that I did not put this picture on Facebook.

My second favorite picture of our vacation.

 Rebecca, oh sorry, Ms. 007, looking fine and reading to tackle the job.

Mr. 007 1/2 and Mr. 007 looking just as black and ready to tackle the job.

What? An actual picture of us? 

Together?

Get out!

Really?

 I think this is the only one in all of the 128 photos 

that we took in blistery Wisconsin.

Snowmobiling madness...

The wind in her hair, the fogged glasses, the fun.

The Briere boys, yes it was amazingly sunny.

Ready to go.

The convoy....

Even Lilly got in on a picture. 

I don't think she actually went for a spin.

Fun in the Snow....

You can never have too many hats.

Eating snow. Their new favorite thing. 

Eating each other. Thankfully that was short lived.

Yes, what else can I say.

The sheer joy of using the snowblower. 

The video just isn't going to happen (too long)

 but Seb looked happier than when he was opening his Christmas gifts, 

I am not kidding.

Yes, a bit colder this day,

 a little less joy on the faces of those blowing the snow.

Hungry?

While Sebastian is not so sure,

 Nick seems to have confidence

 in the moustached banana.

Thank you Mark for pointing out "The Wheel of Death". 

For those of you not in the know, that is Kwik Trip's rotating buffet of "meat sausage and other unidentifable delights". 

My food post would not have been the same without it.

Long live the Dunkin'.

Swanky, savvy taco dip.

I really wanted to bring it back,

 but really 10 pounds was just not enough.

And so starts the oversized portion of our program.

Super spicy? No problem.

Sweet tooth.....

your dentist is just waiting for that call.

PB & J in a big way.

Yo, tuna me.

The sacred bowling outing.....

You can just feel the TEAM SPIRIT radiating off the lanes....

HAPPINESS....

CONFIDENCE.....

SURPRISE...

GOOD FORM.....

 CUTENESS....

GOOFINESS....

don't forget the LOVE.....

HUMOR.....

and Aiden going up against Goliath 

(all three of them)

and beating his pants off.

The Milwaukee Art Museum....

Wow, loving that color...

Wow, loving that bronze "Death Star".

Too bad our Howard Finsters are only 1/6th of this size. 

We love them all the same, but I would give my left arm to have this one. Note, I said LEFT arm, no I am not completely stupid.

Someday my button collection could be this.....someday.

Who needs soap infused steel wool pads to clean the floor

 when I can just lay down and use my clothes. How's that for thrifty thinking.

A great kids exhibit....

in the manner of Giuseppe Arcimboldo.

This kid is always hungry.

"Let there be PAINT"

"Hey, you there....

yes you.

What happened to your head?"

"Who me?"

"Are you talking about my head?!?"