Sheboygan 2010

Once upon a time, we traveled to dreamland.


We watched the fog roll in, hover, dissipate, and then repeat its process all morning. And we had the beach to ourselves! The stillness and the haze made it feel like we were in heaven (or else a movie about heaven!).


And then the tiny babe was sent to us from above... Seriously, doesn't this look like heaven? It feels like it to me. No stress, no worries. Just being with my family having fun in this gorgeous place with clouds all around! (; This is how I imagine heaven to be anyway.


The girls were buried... Um... Maybe I better stop with the heaven analogy before this gets creepy?!


My words will just detract from this lighthouse photo taken from our hotel room patio.


We explored the John Kohler Arts Center, and one of the exhibits allowed each of us to take home a pair of cardboard flip flops in our own size.


Just chilling.


We finally figured out how to have a family bike ride! It was so fun and were able to see more than we would have otherwise.


Can you believe they had a surfing competition? Unfortunately, the waves were pretty flat that day.


And it was cold!


It is fun to think back at the past three years of coming here and the individual milestones each kid has made each time. This year, Aubrie braved the big slide all by herself! Hooray Aubrie!





On the cold, windy day, we took a rugged stroll to the lighthouse.


Our first taste of fall weather... That wasn't in the plans.


We explored the children's art room at the John Kohler Art Center. This free museum allows kids to create their own art projects or contribute to a group project. I think we spent three hours here!








The art center is most well-known for its designer bathrooms!


Each one was unique. (The bathrooms, I mean).


Driving to Door County. Photo credit: Ellie.


Just outside of Door County, we stayed at a hotel that truly felt like the middle of nowhere. It was a blast from the past and even had a real key for the door. We borrowed the hotel owner's personal iron.


Door County was more of a tourist trap than we anticipated, but it was fun to go somewhere totally new for all of us. We ate at Sister Bay's Al Johnson's Swedish restaurant with goats on the roof.






We also made sure we experienced the 'legendary' Door County fish boil.







We hope to return to heaven rather than the fiery gates of ...

I crack myself up!