Lost: 1 Fully Functional Mind. Huge Reward if Returned.

Been really busy again...hoping to make time soon...I swear.

These Little Moments...

A big congrats to my cousin Jenny & her husband who welcomed a new baby girl into their lives bright and early this morning.

Jocelyn Leigh

7 lbs. 2 oz.

(Isn't she adorable?)

Dear Target,

I am terribly sorry for the mess I made in your store. Before you get angry with me, please let me explain...

Mom said I could get new nail polish. It is the first time she let ME pick and I was so excited about the sparkly purple color I chose that I could not wait to paint my toes. (Purple is the only color I know and it is my favorite.) I've seen Mom paint my toes a million times and it doesn't look very tough. So, while she was taking her time shopping and ignoring me, I decided I might as well open the bottle and give it a try. To my surprise, it is a lot harder than it looks.

Please believe me when I say I did not mean to leave a big purple puddle in your store or a large purple spot in your cart. If it is any consolation, I also ruined the outfit I was wearing and was further tortured as my mom scrubbed the polish off of my legs, arms, and hands with remover when we got home.

I am truly sorry for the mess. Mom said it won't ever happen again.

Sincerely,

Lucy E

Great Pleasure!

Ok...back to business! (BTW...Lucy is better, she just had a virus and a fast moving fever...And then Rex had swimmers ear, so we were back to the Dr. for time #3 in a week...and then, because of the stress, Todd's allergies were bad all week, so he spent the weekend on benadryl while we spent it at home...sounds fun huh?)

Anyhoo...here is some of the news I wanted to share last week!

(Last) Sunday we took Milwaukee by storm for our annual trip to GERMANFEST! I can't say how much fun it is every year. In fact, I try and try and try, but we rarely have any new takers for the event so I give up. You have to GO to understand how cool it is to wander and drink and do Jager shots and dress your kids like little Germans and listen to German bands as they play American music. I mean really, when was the last time you were on a dance floor with a drunk guy and his accordion...Didn't think so...

The low down of our day...We met the K fam at the door, while Turbo was greeted by Das Boot. A perfect beginning as far as we were all concerned. Lucy was decked out in her little dirndl, handmade by Oma and Opa just for the event. We wandered and ate (yum!) and bought new t's for the whole fam. (Found out later that the one Turbo got, a sweet Ubermensch, is not only cool, but the concept dates back to Nietzsche and was the basis for modern day Superman. Of course, it was also eventually modified to become a fave term of the Nazi's...Ooopps.)

We called it a night just before 10:30 and watched the fireworks from the car. Another perfect event for our German crew...

Hi Opa, 5?!?

German Chic.

Pigs Head...you can eat your own for $8.

Ugh...teenagers.

Rex, Lucy, & George

YUM!

Rex Cam...1

Uncle Ralphie, takin' 'er easy.

Rex, Turbo, & Das Boot

 

German fuax pas...mini beers.

Look Grandma, pig.

Rex Cam ... 2

Dance, Oma, Dance!

Geez Aunt Linda, what's so funny?

 

You wanna make me shout?

Jager shots!

 

Oooh, fireworks!

Summer Sickies

Have so much to share, from our trip to Germanfest to the loads of veggies in our garden. But, the kids have other plans ... right now 2 outta 3 are sick and Lucy is recovering after another trip to the ER Sunday night. (She is fine now, had another febrile seizure because she had a fast moving fever. Lots of tests and screaming, but from what we can tell she only has a virus.)

I'll post pics of the weekend and even a movie of Rex's baseball game (if I can figure it out...) as soon as everyone is feeling (and sleeping) better.

Wet and Wonderful Weekend

I had one of my best weekends so far this summer.

(for some reason, I only have pictures from our first hour on the boat...)

Saturday I spent relaxing on a pontoon boat on the Chain with some of the coolest ladies ever. An annual event for them, it was the first year I tagged along and it was so much fun I'm going to pretty much beg to be included from now on. I met two friends at noon for some huge burgers (and beer), then we headed out to meet the rest of our crew to load up the boat (and beer) and finally made it to the water around 3. Long story short, we floated on the water, talking (and drinking) all evening, until we eventually made it to the bar where we danced (and drank) until at least 1 am. It was such an amazing day that I only barfed once, at about 7, so I could make sure this little light weight could keep up!

(C'mon, we all knew it was coming...)  

Sunday we spent the afternoon with the K fam and a handful of other Germans. Turbo and the boys left early with Harry, Uncle Ralphie (which Rex has now decided to call him) and Grandpa to BBQ, while the ladies stayed back to put the finishing touches on our sides and desserts for the big picnic. Of course, we eventually all gathered in our favorite corner of the shelter and ate and gabbed and played until we were all sweating and hurt from laughing so hard.

In true K fam fashion, we showed no mercy competing in the water balloon toss, nor did we waste any time berating the (cheating) winning team. (Really, they cheated...they were playing with a balloon the size of a golf ball that was steadily leaking the whole time. What makes it worse, the same team cheats every year, and the K fam does not like cheaters.)

 We had so much fun that we are going to get together again next weekend for (dumdadadum) Germanfest!

(Note to Megan...I know you didn't get a chance to hear it, but Lucy talked about Meggy the entire ride home. Hope you don't mind your new name!)

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Happy Birthday Grandma!!

We love you lots!