Thank goodness Maddie was with us at the cabin. She was a huge help with the packing and clean up process. We got out for one last family paddleboard; this time to Little Crawlingstone Lake. Unfortunately there weren't any loon spottings this time around.
We headed out from the cabin around 2pm and then stopped in Point where the kids had a good run around at John and Molly's. We stopped for chicken nuggets in Plover and then made it home just in time for bed time.
This trip was a unanimous rejuvenation and we all had fun. It would have been better with the whole family together of course.
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| A funny family photo! |
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| Farewell family photo. |
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| Maddie is stuck in the middle :) |
Today was just a relaxed recovery day. The kids were happy to just play with some toys they haven't used in awhile.
During quiet time Mom and Lucy worked hard on Lucy's 300 piece Belle puzzle. Lucy continues to surprise us with her puzzle abilities.
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| Playing with the Mickey Train track and car ramp. |
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| Lucy did her own hair! |
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| Lucy took a picture of Mom doing the puzzle. |
Today started the kiddos first long stint away from Paula! Kerry returned to work and was in Caledonia for a long and busy day.
Tuesday June 9th:
Kerry returned to working at the Main Clinic in La Crosse. The PT department continues to be very busy but is still staffed at 50%. That will likely be changing soon.
Isaac and the kids went on a bike ride to campus to see the construction. UW-L is putting in a bike/pedestrian mall area. Lucy took a fall on her bike and wanted to ride home in the Burley. Charlie made it biking the whole way home on his purple bike (training wheels) which was a huge step for him!
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| Campus construction biking adventure. |
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| Mom came home to find some creative use of cabbage! |
Wednesday June 10th:
Kerry's final day at work (I'll miss these 3 day work weeks)!
It was a rainy day so the kids did many fun indoor activities with dad and a fun walk in the rain with umbrellas. Lucy also made a birthday card for her friend Theo and delivered it to his porch.
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| Making their own lunches. |
Thursday June 11th:
The camping potty arrived today, which created way more excitement than one might expect. The kids "practiced" using the potty for almost an hour and were excited to show Grandpa and Grandma Hyland the potty on FaceTime. The kids also did a whole morning of independent creative play including a stuffy hospital.
The day ended with a walk with Mema to the little creek at the marsh. We stopped along the way to pick some fresh strawberries out of a neighbor's lawn garden (they welcomed us to pick any time)! Made us miss the days of getting fresh picked strawberries at Altenberg's. We don't know of any strawberry farms around here.
In other news; Kerry received a text message from her manager that her full time FTE would resume the week of June 29th given the need to staff the Caledonia clinic in the absence of the next PT that was supposed to begin the rotation. This is bittersweet news and caused the immediate planning of one last furlough week adventure. We decided on a trip to Madeline Island and were lucky to secure the last campsite in Big Bay State Park.
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| The Drs. Pischke. |
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| Introducing: THE POTTY! |
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| Charlie was a willing participant in Lucy's hair salon experience. |
Today the kids were most excited to go to Theo's pool party for his birthday today. Lucy had a blast swimming and not surprisingly, Charlie spent the whole time playing with trucks in the sandbox.
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| Lucy made a really cool picture of a loon with her oil pastels (inspired by a text message that Paula sent to her). |
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| During quiet time Mom and Lucy curled her hair and did alternating pink and blue toe and finger nail polish. |
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