Sunday, September 12, 2010

Go Pack Go

Grady "Aaron Rodgers" Lobenstein is ready for Packer Football Season!
"Green 18, Green 18, Hut" Lobe drops back to pass....
Time to head to the basement because it is game time!
Down in front!
If he is going to keep standing there he better put this on.
Go Pack Go!

Family Park Time

It took a lot of begging but I was finally able to get Hillary out of the house in order to take the kids to a park. All she wanted to do was watch football all day!!!
Just in case someone can't believe I would leave my basement on a free DirecTV Sunday Ticket day, this is picture proof!
Audra enjoying her first swing ride.
Grady checks the water vaporators on the Tatooine moisture farm.
Grady shows Mommy all about static electricity.
"Where is the water?"
Hanging on to Mommy
Grady gets a lesson on wall climbing.
Almost there...
Look at the view!
All the fun has Audra pooped!

Badger Season Begins

Saturday was the first home game of the 2010 Badger Football Season. So we headed to our tailgate spot rain or shine!
Grady was all ready with his football. Our neighbors Paul, Tyler and Bryson came too.
Grandpa gives Grady his helmet to try on.
Our seats in Section U.
Badgers are #1! Me, Tyler and Grady
Grady spent most of the game looking for Bucky!
Halftime and the UW Marching Band.
Bryson helping Grady get a better view of the band.
What started out rainy turned into a beautiful day. The Badgers Won 27-14
Back to the tailgate for some post game snacks.
Look who showed up it is Audra!
Grandpa Gary teaches Audra how to polka.
Audra and Grandma Joan
More football with buddy Tyler.
Uncle Rick, Aunt Michelle and Cousin Luke joined us too.
Before it was time to go there was one more special guest at our tailgate. One of Daddy's co-workers who use to be a member of the UW Band, brought his trumpet.
Chuck and friends play On Wisconsin!

Monday, September 6, 2010

Welcome Back Cousin Duke

After Apple Picking...we headed down to Cousin Luke's house near Albany. Rick, Michelle and Luke just returned from a 6,000 mile 13 day road trip across the US.
Luke gives Audra a sample of the skills he picked up on his trip from America's Dairyland to the Redwood Forest and back again.
Audra was either very impressed by his skills or...
...laughing her little buns off at his hat.
Maybe a little bit of both.
Later on Luke showed Grandpa Gary and Grady his tree fort that Rick built. Pretty sharp!
A little later on it was time to do some sky high swinging with Astronaut Luke leading the way.
Up next test pilot Grady.
Time for the family photos plus a golden retriever named Duffy.
As our family grows, so do the number of pictures it takes to get 16 open eyes and 8 smiles. This would be our first full family photo with Audra.

Selv Plukk at da Eplegaarden

If you have been around Wisconsin the past week you know our weather has been fall like. Fall weather brings with it family outings like trips to the old apple orchard. So on Sunday we headed to the Eplegaarden farm in Fitchburg for some old fashioned apple picking or as they say it, selv plukk.
While Mom picked out her apple hunting supplies Grady entertained Audra and she showed him her tongue.
Audra, Audra, Audra, Audra, (What?) Hi!
Grady picks out his apple gathering vehicle.
Some selv plukkin guidelines.
Let the apple plukkn' begin.
Grady found the ground apples the easiest to plukk. But I guess that is cheating.
Once he found a decent apple he wouldn't let go of it.
Our almost 3 foot apple plukkn & eating star.
...still eating...
...mmm that is good apple!
I want some apple!
Hello Mr. Horse
See you again Eplegaarden!