In looking back at what has been done to cross off items on the never ending to-do list for the house (projects, maintenance, and otherwise), not a lot has been done since the last update!
That, of course, means we have been busy in other ways. For the most part, our weekends have been filled with “getaways” to the western side of Wisconsin for different things. However, we have been lucky enough to host at least one getaway here in BD. With so much going on, an update of all the different trips was necessary.
Our getaways seem to have started as soon as the last snowfall melted (remember that last snowfall? and our love ducks?).
We made it back to visit with our parents and siblings to celebrate Easter.
{It only took us about 15 takes to get this picture (mom could not stop laughing)}
{Dad’s dog, Molly, and his chickens!}
A couple of weekends were spent on Graham’s family farm getting the fencing up for the goat’s new home.
Jen did sneak away on one of the fencing weekends to go and visit her sister up in Hopkins, MN to see her new apartment, new workplace, and new life.
{Pictures of Tam’s apartment (including the already messy closet) after just moving in.}
{The new building Tam works in (her company had just moved into this building the week prior to my visit) plus the view from her offices – looking closely, you can see downtown in the foggy skyline.}
Tammy treated Jen to an amazing dinner at the restaurant she works for, Crave.
{The best sushi (and lots of it)!}
We also took some trips over to Baldwin to meet, and visit with, our precious little god-daughter Giada Jean DiBona (she was born on March 16th to the proud parents of Tim and Alessiah).
{Daddy and Giada taking naps!}
A very epic weekend came just a couple of weekends ago, however – Graham loaded his 25 goats into the back of Gary and they were hauled 200 miles to his parent’s farm. Once there, issues with the fencing did arise, but through the rain (and pending thunderstorm) everybody pitched in to get the goats in safe and secure.
{Getting the first goats into the pasture}
{Crucial herding took place by all}
Both of the dads (Mike and Joe) spent that Saturday together picking up Uncle Jerry, the guard llama for the goats.
Alyssa’s dog, Murphy, got in to the goat area causing Uncle Jerry to get a bit anxious and protective. It was a good sign that Uncle Jerry could handle the job.
Although we were able to stay in Beaver Dam, one weekend was all about the Beaver Dam Community Garden! Both Jen and Graham are members of the board and were happy to have helped put together the big “Grand Opening Day” earlier this spring. The plots were tilled and gardening commenced.
Memorial Day weekend has just come and gone and we were so excited when Sam and Geoff decided to come and visit for the long weekend! We went to the Farmer’s Market in Madison on Saturday and afterwards enjoyed lunch (and a boot) at the Capital Tap Haus on State Street.
After walking around State (and stopping into one more bar while a seemingly important soccer game was on), we headed back to Beaver Dam. Jen planted the rest of her flowers while the rest of the gang enjoyed the start of the night’s campfire (complete with beers, hotdogs, and s’mores).
Sunday we went to see the Hangover II, walked to the local ice cream shop and gave Leo his first ice cream cone, took some naps, and played board games.
After breakfast on Sunday (and while we watched the Memorial Day parade go by from the diner’s windows), Sam, Geoff, and Leo headed home.
What a busy spring we have had (and I am sure that some things were missed in this update). And good news, summer is shaping up to be just as jam packed!
Up next: Giada will be baptized, Jen will FINALLY be able to get together with her former FIS coworkers for a day in Milwaukee, Jen’s dad will visit for Father’s Day, a trip up to Greg and Sheila’s cabin will eventually happen, we will go to the new restaurant at Mall of America from “The Next Great Restaurant” with Tim and Alessiah, we will be celebrating Lynne’s retirement from teaching, Jen will turn 27, our 3rd anniversary will pass by, the Draxler family reunion will take place in Siren, and a couple of weddings to boot. Whew! Hopefully all of the plants we just put into our garden do not die from neglect while we are away this summer.
So, even though we may not be getting to all of those “to-dos” as quickly as we would like inside our home, we are enjoying every minute of this season and spending time with our family and friends is what we enjoy most! Until next time……
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