Meet the Parents

This past Memorial Day weekend, Jeremy's parents (Mary Lou & Dan) came to visit us. In additon to trips to Whole Foods and Trader Joes (Dan bought a whole case of 2-buck Chuck to take home), we were able to show them some of our favorite parts of Madison.

On Friday, Jeremy took his parents for a walk on Picnic Point, where they were able to enjoy Lake Mendota and some of the beautiful views of the city.

What sort of Memorial Day would it be without a stop at Brat Fest? Dan and Mary Lou thoroughly enjoyed their Wisconsin brats.

One of Dan & Mary Lou's favorite parts of the trip was getting to see the Oscar Mayer Weiner-mobile. Saturday night, Steph's parents came down to Madison for the first meeting of our Parents. Everyone had a great night and really enjoyed getting to know one another.

It turned out to be an enjoyable weekend. Thanks Mary Lou & Dan (Mom & Dad) for coming to visit!

Mother's Day

On Sunday, we headed up to Oshkosh to celebrate Mother's Day with Steph's family. Of course, even with two mom's there (Steph's Mom & sister Kim), the focus of the day was Steph's 2-year-old Nephew Ian. We brought him a little present...an "Ian-sized" water gun, which he had a lot of fun with. Here he is chasing Steph around the house! Even Grandpa wasn't safe from the water! What a smiley little boy! Ian is so smiley and giggly all of the time...he brings a smile to everyone else's face.

Of course, the point of the day was to celebrate all of the Great Mom's out there (like Steph's, here in this picture)! We hope that all of the Mom's and Mom's-to-be in our lives had a wonderful Mother's Day!

Turkey Day

Literally, yesterday was turkey day! Last night, around 7pm, we were in the kitchen unpacking groceries, when Jeremy pointed behind me and said "turkey". Of course, I was confused as heck, until I turned around....there, standing right at our patio door, looking in at us, was a full-grown turkey! The only thing seperating us and him was a flimsy screen door.

We grabbed the camera to take a picture, but gosh, those things are fast, especially for being so BIG, and it ran away. Just imagine one of those things looking at you through your windows!

It was one of the stranger things to happen to us in our apartment. Maybe he was supposed to remind us to be thankful for all the blessings in our lives!