Carson Hits Double Digits

On Sunday, Carson turned 10 years old! It seems like the math got mixed up somewhere in there, and yet, the fact still remains. Since his birthday was on Sunday, he took his favorite sugar cookies to share with his primary class. We also hosted birthday dinner. Carson requested noodles, like always. But he was gracious enough to let Susan choose the flavor of birthday cake. He was very happy she chose chocolate!

 I chose to do something new to decorate the cake, and everyone loved it. It was perfect for all the family choco-holics and the kids loved eating the candy off the cake!

 He got great presents from his family, including fun books, and his favorite gift, cold hard cash! 

 We kind of let Mason take the center stage for the birthday party this year, but Carson invited over his 3 buddies from school to play at our house. (We kept laughing at the boys in their Under Amor shirts!) 

And since Carson isn't a huge fan of cake, we did donuts with his buddies. I think Dustin might have a future in birthday donut creations! Happy Birthday to my Carson boy!

Wisconsin

Last month we made our Brudnicki pilgrimage trip to Green Bay. This year we all drove. It went really well, and we spent a nice week in Wisconsin. On the way up, we stopped in Omaha and saw our dear friends, the Neely's. They even let us stay the night, and it was one of the best things we did on our entire trip! The boys got along famously, but gosh, they were a loud bunch!

We stayed at the Tundra Lodge, which is always a favorite! Our room was fabulously located super close to their fun indoor water park, so it was just a simple walk down the hall to hours of fun!

We made sure to go to the delicious Dairy Cove (on more than one occasion). We also enjoyed our share of cheese curds!

One afternoon, my MIL and I took the boys to a fun children's museum. Neither of us had ever been to "downtown" Green Bay, so it was fun to see a bit more of the city. The boys had a great time playing, dressing up, and mostly running around getting their energy out!

 This trip we also took the opportunity to tour Lambeau Field. It was a little long for the little boys, but we had a good time and learned a lot of really cool things about the Green Bay Packers.

 We also went a little crazy at the amazing Pro Shop. 

 On our last day, we attended a family reunion. We were also able to find the cemetery where Dustin's grandmother was buried earlier this year. My older boys still remember Great Grandma Marlea so we were glad we got to do that.

We spent lots of time in the car, but once again, we felt it was a successful trip!