Wisconsin Visit: Milwaukee & Great Grandma Z

Ham! Ham! Ham! Ham!

Mmmmm - donuts...

Part of our visit to Wisconsin included spending time with Grandma Barb in Milwaukee.  Lots of fun was had here too!  On the theme of Firsts, Evan got his first taste of National Bakery Ham, and their donuts.  The bakery is just a couple blocks around the corner, and it was a fun morning walk with daddy to go get breakfast.  Definitely one of the benefits to living in the city is having a great family bakery around the corner!  The donuts are mommy's favorite, and Evan liked them too, but it's their thin-cut ham and squishy rolls that he loved best.  Before every meal, he'd run to the kitchen asking, "Ham? Ham?"  Delish.

Running through the laundry!

Evan loved running around with Grandma Barb.  She babysat one night while we went to a concert, and she and Evan had great tales of the places they went while we were away.  A nearby park where she couldn't keep Evan off the slide, the park's water fountain, and plenty of time exploring the flowers in the backyard.  Grandma Barb hung the sheets out in the summer sun to dry one morning, and Evan thought it was the coolest thing to run through the laundry. It was like a huge game of Peek-A-Boo!  Thanks, Gramma Barb for lots of fun!

Evan & Great Grandma Z

While in Milwaukee, Evan got to spend an evening with his Great Grandma too.  She came over loaded with presents, and they got to know each other.This was the first time he was able to meet Great Grandma Z who is his only great grandparent, so it was pretty special.

Earlier in the season Great Grandma mailed a package of sunflower seeds, and Evan planted them.  He was happy to report to her that they were growing like crazy.  Little did he know that the three sunflowers were exploding in height while he was gone - we got home and they're over 10 feet tall!  It was a great evening capped off with a Friday Fish Fry, like only Milwaukee can do it.  Evan didn't care much for the fish or coleslaw, but he sure did love the crinkle-cut fries.

Milwaukee sure was fun!  We are anxiously awaiting when we can go back.