Wisconsin 1...Madison

The first day was spent at Grandma Barb's house.  Evan was more than happy to spend the morning playing in the water and helping Grandma water the flowers and keep an eye out for the bunnies that live in her yard.  Then it was time for an early lunch: at Kopp's, of course!    Mmmm, that's good food!  Evan wanted ice cream (we all did), so he got his very first cone!  (No, we haven't denied him ice cream for 3 years, rather he's always had a dish and spoon.) The flavor of the day was strawberry - his favorite!  Did they know we were coming?  Delish. 

Then it was off in our rental car (Evan called it our new car... and has ever since.  "Remember when we had that new car, mommy?") to Madison for the day.  We stopped at Camp Randall to visit Athletic Department friends and let Evan see the massive stadium.  We got there just as practice was ending, and hung out for a few minutes watching them clean up the field.  He desperately wanted to go on to the field and didn't understand why he couldn't.  I think Drew was impressed too. 

Then it was off to the Lensert house for a big get together with a bunch of families.  They were kind enough to host the same party last year, and it's a blast to see everyone again and meet new additions to the family in person.  Now that the kids are a little older, they had a grand time running everywhere and playing every game under the sun.  Evan thought Davis' Indiana Jones costume was too cool for words, and loved chasing Maya in the back yard. 

We got a group shot like we did in 2010, but I had the wrong camera lens to get everyone in one shot!  So here's two photos stitched together... as good as it gets.

Drew Pariseau, Davis Lensert, Lily and Marissa Hueffner, Jeremy Beloungy, Lew Orchard, Sydney and Jaxon Haigh,
Evan Pariseau, and Maya Lensert