Part II of My Summer Trip to Wisconsin in Pictures

What better way to start off Part II of the Wisconsin pictures than with this (I believe it's called The Margarator, and with good reason):

It's my aunt and uncle's and it came in quite handy when the family was together and feeling festive, which was this day.

Kids:




Cousins, aunts and uncles:




Grandpa and Grandson (each other, not mine - my uncle and 2nd cousin):


Niece:


Brother-in-Law, Grandma (right) and Great Aunt (middle) - and let me tell you, she is GREAT:


Little Ham Niece:




Proud Aunt:


Another Proud Aunt:




Brother:


Cousins:




Sister and Sister-in-Law:




Eating Time:


Kid Table:






Playing cards:



Cousin H being told to share or something like that (he appears to be deciding if this so-called "sharing" is worth his time):


Nephew being silly and telling me to take his picture hiding in the bed:






This is one of my favorites:


This is one of my other favorites:


This is my niece saying "Take my picture," and then making a funny face every time I click the button:








Looking at Mike's pretty glass:




My sister brought cupcakes with giant plastic ants on them:




My mom's new seashell on her hearth:


After a lot of stormy not-so-fun weather, there was a rainbow:


Can you see the faint second rainbow next to the first one?


And that is my family trip to Wisconsin! It was such a nice time! I look forward to bringing Mike with me the next time I come so that I don't have to spend time missing anybody and can just enjoy my time with friends and family.

FINALLY! Here are the pictures of my summer trip to WISCONSIN! Yahoo!

I don't claim these to be in any particular order. I had a hard enough time putting Earthdance into order, and that trip was a week ago. My trip to Wisconsin took place during the month of June. Today is the first day of Fall. Sorry it took me so long.

Without further adieu (I'd hope not!), MY LOVELY WISCONSIN TRIP PHOTO ALBUM:

Cookout at Ben and Stacie's (pictures by Stacie):




Mmmmmmm, brats and potato salad, mmmmmmmmmm:




I think Benny might have taken this one of Stacie:


Avery's field trip to the Henry Vilas Zoo:




Mike and Anya's adorable new house (at night); and the top of my rental car:


When I would try to sleep at night, Amourette would remind me that it was her time now, and that the porch room is actually her room:










My "porch room" that Hayley and Dan made for me - it was the perfect place to stay!:


The mess is all me:




Newspaper over the windows for maximum privacy:




I spent a lot of time with Hayley and Dan and their cat, Amourette:




Ben came over sometimes:




This is a debate about some song being in some movie or some such thing:


I think Ben was dancing as proof that he was right:


Going out with Hayley and Dan:




Hayley looked radiant:


This is obviously what happens when you request a man to cooperate for a picture:


He made up for it:


We were at Jolly Bob's:


They just take such cute pictures; I can't help it:


Strolling:


Mural on Willy Street:


Poster for Stephen Marley Show on the door of Jamerica:


Hayley and Dan either trying to leave or resting in the car or hiding from my camera/me, probably all three:


Speaking of how cool Jamerica is:




More strolling (see, they got back out of the car):


Something in somebody's yard:


Sitting on a bench by the lake that may or may not be in somebody's yard, either that or public property:


Can you see the lake in the background? And the pretty sky from the sunset:


Hayley:


A maypole(?) in somebody's yard:


We walked by this park, which obviously calls for me taking a picture of Hayley next to the sign (this was totally my weird idea, as if that is necessary to say):


I always wondered:


Hot Nuts:


Thinking about Hot Nuts (this is not ambiguous, please only take it at face value):


Girls:


Bartender posing by Hot Nuts so I can take his picture, and no, I did not make this request, nor did I want a picture:


Some other patron decided to buy me some Hot Nuts since I was so obsessed with the concept (that being a gumball machine that keeps the nuts hot):


Picking out tunes on the jukebox:


Recognize that guy?:


I think here I am in awe of the list of Wisconsin brews on the marker board, something I don't see when out on the town in California:


Where we were:


Driving home (see the Capitol building!?):


I think I was trying to take a picture of me with the Capitol, but it didn't work:


Aw:


Aw:


Oh, look, there's the Capitol again; I don't know how it got there:


Hayley no longer capable of properly humoring me:


We were watching The Beatles' HELP!:


My adorable rental car (I loved the color!):


Walking down the bike trail with Benny:


The start of the Tornado Warning Day:






Eeesh. (It looked worse in real life.):


To Be Continued... Stay tuned for Part II to come to a blog near you soon (it's THIS ONE).