Day 3 - DC Vaca

These mornings couldn't be more relaxing and fun to be with the boys. It's making the fact that I have to go back to work next week harder and harder. We ate in this morning and then packed up for another day at the beach. The weather held off for us until right when we left to head home for lunch. We really couldn't have been more blessed with this great weather. We got home, ate left-overs from dinner and then put Berc down for a nap. The sitter came and the older boys and I left to do pottery at the infamous Hands On Pottery or as Vaughn calls it Hands-r-us pottery :)

We each did a little art and then headed home to snuggle on the couch watching cartoons until Berc woke up. We grabbed some pizzas from Wild Tomato (my favorite pizza place in DC) and headed up to Sarah and Slade's to hang out. It was a fun and relaxing evening just catching up with good friends. Slade and Torin were really too cute! They were both on their stomach's, hands holding up their heads watching and archery program which then of course turned into fishing. I wish that I would've taken a picture of it.

We headed home and kids got to bed early and I finally finished one of the 5 books that I am reading. Another fabulous day of vacation!!!!

Pottery time with the boys!!!

Nicollet bay with the boys meant, digging holes

if you can imagine that!

No swimsuit but he would at least wear

his cover up. Seems a little backwards but

I think that is just normal for our Berc :)

I love how the three of them just played together

so well. It was so fun and relaxing!

Day 2 DC Vaca

Well today started off just as nice. The boys slept in till 7:30 which means I got to sleep in too. Seriously, I hope this is how it will be for the entire week. The boys were drooling for Al Johnson's swedish pancakes so I caved and we went. Since it was a Tuesday the restaurant was pretty empty and the cakes came pretty much right after we ordered them. Torin and Vaughn both had adult orders with meatballs and Berc got the kiddie one. I didn't order any as I thought that there would be left overs. Not so much the case. I got one meatball and maybe one cake so it was a light breakfast for me :) It was then off to the pontoon that we had rented and we headed out into the big blue. Vaughn thought we were on the ocean, Torin thought we were on Lake Michigan and Berc well he didn't quite care cause he just loved the wind in his hair. We fished a little, boated a little and dipped our toes in and didn't attempt swimming. Green Bay is just as cold as Lake Michigan so we just soaked up the sunshine instead. We had a few snacks and then headed back to the dock. Of course we had to frequent Wilson's for lunch, it's really the only way to go. After lunch we fished off the docks until both boys caught a bass. Vaughn was the first to catch the fish and even though Torin was happy for his brother you could tell that he just really wished it was him. But of course he was still proud.

At this point in the day we had all had enough sunshine and Berc looked like he was going to drop. I told the boys on the way home that they all needed to take naps if we were going to attempt the drive-in. We got back to the cottage and everyone laid down. No whining, no nothing. I laid down on the couch to read and before I knew it I woke up and it was 5:00pm and all the boys were still sleeping. Seriously, at this point the vacation couldn't get any better.

I got up, started making dinner and before I knew it dinner was ready and the boys were all at the table. We gobbled it down and then got ready for the drive-in. I really wasn't sure about trying to conquer this on my own but the boys really impressed me. We got to the drive-in, got the "bed" made in back and all laid down together for the movie. Bercan was a little restless but I caved and gave him his nuk. I told him that if he stayed laying down that he could have it. He tried getting up a couple of times in which I would take the nuk and he would pretty much drop down to get it. I felt like I was treating him like a dog but hey it worked :)

After the movie on the way home Vaughn thanked me for such an awesome day. And really it was.

The back of the van for the drive-in. We had a great time!

Torin's small mouth bass. He was just amazed that the small

mouth bass was bigger than any of the large mouth bass that

he's caught before. It's funny the things that he thinks about!

Vaughny's catch of the day :)

The three crazy boys on the pontoon. They all thought they

were pretty cool to be out on the front of it :)

Bercan is a free little spirit. If he could be naked all of the time

he would be. I was trying to change him into his suit and as

soon as the diaper was off that was that. Thus we had some cute

little buns to look at for the rest of the ride. Silly little man!

Al Johnson's...yuummmy!!! Bercan was super afraid of

the trolls that they had around. He wouldn't go near them.

He would just look at them and shake his head no :)

Day 1 - Door County Vaca

Today was our first day in Door County. We started off with a laid back morning of cereal and snuggling on the couch. We went for a walk around the "neighborhood" which Torin happened to notice quite quickly that is was very different from ours. As there were no cars, no kids and just a lot of nature. It was awesome! We decided that it was warm enough to head to the beach so we got dressed, made lunch and headed out. Ephraim beach was the destination for today and it was great. The boys had so much fun just playing. There was not even a distant thought of whining. Very peaceful which is odd for me to say being with three boys at the beach but really it was great. After that we headed home to put Berc down for a nap, had a sitter come stay at the cottage in order to take the older boys to Johnson Park for go-carting, mini golf and batting cages. After that it was to Wilson's for some cheese curds and ice cream. How else do you end the afternoon in Door County :) Once we got home we woke Berc up and headed out for a few groceries. We made sloppy joes, beans and chips and the boys devoured it, even Berc. After I was done eating I started to do the dishes in which the older two helped dry the dishes. No dishwasher means that we are the dish washers. It was very nice to have the help :) We ended the night with a walk, baths and bed. I would have to say that the first day was a success and we are looking forward to tomorrow.

The butterfly that Torin caught and safely released.

Just a randomly says, "Mom, look what I caught."

Who needs a swimsuit?

Loving the sun and vacation as much as I do :)