We spent the last week in Door County, Wisconsin (well known for their cherries) with my sister Jill, Ross, Maddie and Jacob. Let me start by saying, we couldn't have prayed for better weather than we got. It was absolutely beautiful every single day. We rented a little lake house in Sturgeon Bay that was right on Green Bay and had amazing views and an awesome backyard for the kids to play in. The Hooten's rented a cottage in Gills Rock with a yard that was also great for tee ball, kick ball and croquet! We had so much fun playing, grilling, shopping, and just being tourists! The boys (sans Luke) were constantly playing something...there were some very heated games of kickball (with a giant Target beach ball). Jacob, Maddie and Blake also enjoyed looking for rocks and shells in the water. There was even a much anticipated tennis match between Uncle Kurt and Jacob.
I can't begin to recount the number of times Blake said the name "Jacob" this past week. Let's put it this way, he was hoarse by the end of the week! He looks up to Jacob so much and it is just precious to see the love and adoration that Blake has for Jacob. Every time we are together Jacob is such a good sport and tolerates so much! I'm sure his idea of a relaxing vacation isn't having your 3 year old cousin follow your every step and bark orders at you! Thank you Jacob - we love you!! And boy how nice it was to have so many extra sets of hands with Luke! Mommy's back thanks you! Maddie (who by the way is as tall as me) toted Little Luke around all week! Uncle Ross and Aunt Jill got their fair share of Lukey time too! The Jarrett family definitely felt spoiled and were sad to leave on Friday. We already look forward to seeing you all again!!
There were too many pictures to include in the blog so I attached a link to some of the pictures we took. I am anxiously awaiting some of the pictures that Jill and Maddie took!
Here's a quick narrative on our trip:
Day 1 (July 3rd) - We arrived in Sturgeon Bay and had a nice dinner at the Inn at Cedar Crossing and then took a carriage ride. A first for all of us. The horse's name was Keith. I thought that was pretty funny...such a normal name for a horse!
Day 2 - We hit the Bailey's Harbor 4th of July parade. Wow! This parade was about an 1 1/2 hours long and a steady stream of "floats." I've never seen anything like it! Before the parade started, Kurt told Blake that if you wave at the people they give you candy. Once the parade started, I thought Blake's arm was going to come off his little body he was waving so hard! It worked...he got a ton of candy!
Day 3 - Birthday Party! The boys had so much fun opening some presents, playing puzzles with Maddie and Jacob and of course eating cake! We spent the morning hitting up a few local wineries. At one winery (Simon Creek Vineyard - very good) they had a man playing music on their patio so we got a glass of wine and enjoyed that for a while. Blake kept asking if "Bob" could play the chicken dance song. He was a little confused, as the last one man band he saw was "Beachcomber Bob" from his Step by Step School picnic!
Day 4 - Chicago Fireboat ride. This was a really cool old Chicago fireboat that they now use to do boat tours up and down Green Bay. Our tour was 2 1/2 hours (which went a lot faster than you would think with 2 little kids) and we saw a couple of lighthouses and quite a few old ships that have retired to Sturgeon Bay. The ride was pretty uneventful until about 3/4 of the way through when Luke decided to puke all over himself and poor Maddie. She actually still wanted to hold him after that! We also had a little bit of a firedrill in the morning...Mommy packed Blake's nebulizer, but forget his medicine...so after a long couple of nights of Blake not breathing (or sleeping) well we were able to get a prescription called into a local Walgreens and all was good.
Day 5 - Gills Rock. We spent the day on the North end of Door County hanging out at my sister's cottage. We played croquet - I even won a game! Then we went to Newport Beach. The water was too chilly for much action, but the kids had fun playing in the sand. Jacob and Blake buried their legs which Blake thought was hysterical. The funniest moment came when Blake decided he didn't want to wear his wet shorts anymore and just dropped them! I took a picture of the full moon at midday!
Day 6 - Pirates Cove Putt Putt day! Blake got to play putt putt for the first time. He sort of lost interest pretty quick, but then decided it was more fun to chase Mommy and Daddy's balls after we hit them once. We quit keeping score after about 3 holes! After that we had lunch at this really old Burger and Ice Cream place called Wilson's in Ephraim. Then the girls went shopping and the guys went and hung out at our place.
Day 7 - Breakfast at the Country Bumpkin! We had breakfast in a big red barn! Blake thought that was pretty cool. Then we packed and hung out at our place the rest of the day.
That was our trip! A ton of fun and definitely somewhere we would recommend for anyone looking for an easy, laid back vacation! Thanks again Hooten family for sharing the fun with us!
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