Sun Prairie Corn Festival

On Saturday Jim and I took the kids to the Sun Prairie Corn Festival. We heard much talk about the sweet corn there and we thought that maybe we should try it. The kids enjoyed watching tractors bring in huge loads of corn and then watch the people unload it with large snow shovels. This festival is known for their steamed (with the husks on) sweet corn. You had the option of buying 1 ear for $2 or a tote of corn for $6. We opted for the tote and got 11 ears of corn! After I took the steaming, hot husks off and buttered and salted the corn, the kids were so excited that they could eat a bunch of corn. Almost a little too excited. The corn was really good and that is what we ate for dinner that night. The kids also had fun riding some carnival rides and playing for an hour on an inflatable obstacle course. We had a great family night there and we look forward to going next year!

Soccer

We signed Isaac up for soccer and he is with 4 and 5 year olds. It is just for the month of August but it has been well worth it. Isaac has made a little friend and he really enjoys playing. He has great sportsmanship and you can hear him talking to his teammates on the field. Today I was able to get a video if Elizabeth singing during Isaac's game and a video of Isaac making a goal. It is really hard to take pictures and video because there is a playground there and Elizabeth would rather play than watch Isaac.

Chicago

This past weekend we went to Chicago to visit a missionary that served in our ward while we lived in Malibu and to visit with our friends, The Fa'anunu's whom we knew from working with in California. It was our first time to Chicago so we were excited. We stayed at Jim's brother Brent's home since Brent and his family were attending a family reunion that we didn't go to. It was so nice for them to let us use their home to stay at instead of a hotel. The kids thought it was great sleeping in their cousin's room. We didn't have too much time to sight see but we drove around downtown and stopped at the pier. They were having a tall boats show and the kids enjoyed that. The kids also enjoyed the splash fountain. It was a hot day but we told them to stay dry since we were heading to the Fa'anunu's. Well, after five minutes we knew that wouldn't be possible so we let them have fun and play in the water. I am glad that we did because it took their minds off of the mini golf course, boat rides and ferris wheel rides that they wanted to do. (All of which cost a min fortune) Jim and I are used to seeing attractions being expensive coming from Ca, but all of the prices at the pier were just down right stupid expensive! We told the kids that we would go back again.

It was so nice catching up with the Fa'anunu's. Isaac and Elizabeth took to their 4 girls right away which meant that Jim and I got to have "adult time" with Tom and Jenn! We look forward to seeing them again soon since it is only a 2.5 hour drive to their place.

The weekend went by quick but we had a great time and are looking forward to retuning to the windy city in a few weeks to visit with the "Chicago Wuehler's."

Pretty, Pretty Princess

We like to call Elizabeth our princess and today while I was in the shower she became my pretty, pretty princess. She was very proud of herself with her lipstick application. Almost daily she asks me to put eye shadow and lipstick on her along with wanting her toes painted.

Zoo

Yesterday I planned on taking the kids to the zoo in Madison since it is free. We invited our friend Jenna (aka Rab, That is what Elizabeth calls her) to join us. I got out if the shower and told the kids we were leaving in 15 minutes so they had to finish getting ready. When I walked into the kitchen the above pictures in what I found. Needless to say, we didn't make it out of the house in 15 minutes.
We had a great time at the zoo once we made it there. The kids enjoying see the animals, riding the merry go round and eating lunch. Isaac enjoyed feeding the goats but Elizabeth was a bit scared. She kept thinking they would eat her fingers because she would feel them lick the food off of them. She wasn't sold on the idea of feeding them. The weather was great since it was warm but overcast. It was the perfect day to go to the zoo.

Speed

We have been working with Isaac to ride with out his training wheel and for teh most part he is doing well. Of course, much practice wouldn't hurt. On Saturday he really wanted to ride the "big hill" by our place. It really isn't a big hill at all but a small hill in the All State Insurance parking lot by our home. He does come down pretty fast but he thinks he is going with all out speed and you can see how great he feels about himself. For this adventure, we put Isaac's training wheels back on for safety. Jim would go down behind him carrying Elizabeth in the bike caddy and every time she and Jim would go down the hill, she would say again. They did this for a while and had a great time.

Canning and Yogurt

I bought a whole bushel of peaches. Yup, 50 lbs worth of peaches. The only thing to do with that many peaches besides enjoy them cut up in a bowl of heavy cream with sugar and cinnamon is to can them. My friend Jenna came over and we canned the peaches and we also made and canned peach butter. It turned out really good.

I decided to be a bit daring. I figured that since I just made a couple of loaves of homemade wheat bread that goes so well with the peach butter, I might as well try to make some homemade greek yogurt so I can have a complete breakfast. I LOVE greek yogurt but I don't like the price of it. I was so thrilled that my yogurt came out wonderful and I added a but of peach butter to it and it was awesome! The kids loved it and couldn't get enough. I can't wait to see what I am going to try to make next, butter? sour cream?

What we See

I know that I haven't taken pictures of the actual town yet or our home, but I thought I would share with you pictures of what we get to look at everyday in our town of Cross Plains, WI. I also added some pictures of Elizabeth around the house and a picture of Isaac on his first day of soccer practice. He loved it and came back so excited and ready to tell me all about it.

Family Fun Night

On Tuesday night it was National Family Night Out so our local fire station sponsored a "Family Fun Night." We decided to go since it was only about a quarter of a mile from our house. The kids had a great time playing games and climbing through different types of firetrucks.