Wisconsin 4... Miller Park

This morning we woke up in Racine.  Grandma Kay and Evan made a delicious breakfast before we headed out to the Brewers Game. 

Then it was time for the game!  Grandma Kay, Grampa Arnie, and Grandma Barb all came with us.  We went nice and early to watch batting practice and explore the stadium and some of the kids games. Evan was fired up and wore his brewers shirt, hat, arm bands, and gloves.  He was ready!  Drew was decked out too, though somewhat less impressed at his first MLB game.  I guess he is only 2 months old. 

 

Evan played on the slide and gym set outside, and found some of the fun running and throwing games inside. He's a natural!  

When we went down to the field for batting practice, a nice staff member saw Evan and brought him a ball - straight off the field!  He was absolutely thrilled!  He was stoked to see his favorite players: "Brian Braun and Frince Pielder."  Hehe!

Our seats were in the Dew Deck, so we had a great view of the game.  Bernie even came up to say hi!  Evan had been talking about him well before we left for WI, and promised to be nice and brave and give Bernie a hug.  Even as we walked up to our seats he was excited to hug Bernie.  But when he actually showed up, it was a complete other story.  I guess we're not quite fully over the mascot fear yet.  Maybe next year. 

Drew loved being at the game too.  He watched all the colors and people, had a snack or two, and stayed awake for most of the game.  The Brewers won, and everyone declared it a definite fun day.  Go, Brewers, go! 

Wisconsin 2...State Fair

This morning play time was first on the agenda, then mickey mouse chocolate pancakes!  We also took a trip to the bakery for ham and rolls and cookies, but Evan ate them too fast for a photo. The day's weather started off great, so Evan and Grandma hung out on the porch in the warm summer sun. 

The activity of the day was State Fair.  The boys haven't been to any state's fair before, and this one is huge.  

Of course it started to rain like crazy just as we parked the car.  In between rainstorms we checked out all the barns and animals, and Evan was very intrigued.  He also was very helpful in pointing out all the "messes" he saw and ensuring we walked around them.  :)   He petted a bunny and marveled at it's softness, and was brave enough to pet a baby goat too. 

 

We stopped at the Milk Barn to test out some new flavors of milk: banana, strawberry, and chocolate - chocolate was definitely Evan's favorite, though the usually-picky-eater did try them all. 

After a yummy and cheese-filled lunch where we waited out the rain, we headed over to the Giant Slide.  This was mommy's first time on the slide, and Evan was glad to be her partner.  We thought for sure he'd back out when we were halfway up, or for sure at the top, but he was fearless and hopped right on the potato sack for the ride.  What a ride it was! 

After a fun morning that lasted well past naptime, we headed home.  Evan fell into a deep sleep on mommy's shoulder before we even left the fairground gates.  We hope we can be back next year!