Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Pictures from St Johns
Here are some pictures from our weekend at St John's Northwestern Military School.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Ryan's 10 yr Reunion and Memorial Day!
Happy belated Memorial Day to everyone and a big THANK YOU to all who have fought for our country! You all are awesome!!!!
This weekend we took a roadtrip to Delafield, WI for Ryan's 10 year reunion from St. John's Northwestern Military Academy. The road trip up Friday with the girls was not the best, but not too bad. We arrived a little late, but got settled into our room very quickly.
The next morning, Saturday, we got up early and headed to St John's. Ryan gave us a tour of the campus and we enjoyed meeting his friends. After watching some drills on the field, we headed to the shade for Ryan's class picture. Once those were complete we headed into the mess hall for the luncheon. This is where it started to go downhill with the girls. Keegan started screaming and I had to quickly exit, but not before causing a scene. When we got outside I went to put Keegan down and she had a hold of my dress. So when I stood up my dress fell down exposing myself to 2 young cadets walking across campus. Of course the acted like they did not see, but I'm pretty positive they got a nice treat for the end of their school year. LOL
Ryan met us outside after the luncheon and we headed to the Alumni tent for a refreshment before the parade. At this point the heat had become too much for the girls and I decided to take them back to the hotel for a nap and to calm them down. Ryan stayed and enjoyed the rest of the reunion activities with his friends.
That evening we went out to dinner as a family to a nice restaurant. The girls were actually very good compared to the earlier part of the day. We headed back to the hotel and Ryan then headed out to downtown Milwaukee for a night out with his high school buddies. The girls and I had a night on our own in the hotel. They were actually well behaved and Ryan came home to 3 ladies in bed waiting for him... Every man's dream ;)
The next morning (Sunday) we woke up and headed to Lake Mills, WI for lunch with my good friend Lindsay and her boyfriend Nick. She just graduated with her PhD and I am so happy for her. They suggested this cute little place in the very small town of Lake Mills, WI called Carp's Landing. We lucked out to an all you can eat buffet which included some of the best brisket I have ever had!
From there we headed home to Louisville. It should have been a 7.5 hr drive, but ended up being the worst 10 Hr drive of our lives. The girls obviously do not like long car rides and were just not happy riders. We stopped multiple times to see if we could help, but nothing seemed to work. Fiona may have slept for a short while, but Keegan refused to give in. It became especially horrible when we had about 2 hrs to go. Keegan and Fiona started to scream, literally screaming. Fiona finally gave up after about a 1/2 hr and held a blankie close and watched in amazement to her sister still screaming. At this point we had given up in trying to console and find things to help. She was just not happy and I don't think anything was going to help at this point. We finally hit the bridge on 65-S and Keegan and Fiona were finally out cold. Luckily the transfer from the car to their beds was a smooth one. We could not have been happier to be home.
We learned that our girls do not do well in the car, even with snacks, treats, dvd's, music, books and more. We are going to have to stick to plane rides or leave the girls at home with family if we plan to do a roadtrip.
Yesterday, Monday, was very relaxing. We did nothing and were trying to catch up on some much needed sleep. We took a break from our lazy day to have a nice Memorial Day dinner with my parents. After we got home both girls fell asleep and I followed close behind.
Onto this week and thank goodness for a short 4-day week! Then another busy weekend comes again.
I will post some pics soon of our weekend.
-Claire
This weekend we took a roadtrip to Delafield, WI for Ryan's 10 year reunion from St. John's Northwestern Military Academy. The road trip up Friday with the girls was not the best, but not too bad. We arrived a little late, but got settled into our room very quickly.
The next morning, Saturday, we got up early and headed to St John's. Ryan gave us a tour of the campus and we enjoyed meeting his friends. After watching some drills on the field, we headed to the shade for Ryan's class picture. Once those were complete we headed into the mess hall for the luncheon. This is where it started to go downhill with the girls. Keegan started screaming and I had to quickly exit, but not before causing a scene. When we got outside I went to put Keegan down and she had a hold of my dress. So when I stood up my dress fell down exposing myself to 2 young cadets walking across campus. Of course the acted like they did not see, but I'm pretty positive they got a nice treat for the end of their school year. LOL
Ryan met us outside after the luncheon and we headed to the Alumni tent for a refreshment before the parade. At this point the heat had become too much for the girls and I decided to take them back to the hotel for a nap and to calm them down. Ryan stayed and enjoyed the rest of the reunion activities with his friends.
That evening we went out to dinner as a family to a nice restaurant. The girls were actually very good compared to the earlier part of the day. We headed back to the hotel and Ryan then headed out to downtown Milwaukee for a night out with his high school buddies. The girls and I had a night on our own in the hotel. They were actually well behaved and Ryan came home to 3 ladies in bed waiting for him... Every man's dream ;)
The next morning (Sunday) we woke up and headed to Lake Mills, WI for lunch with my good friend Lindsay and her boyfriend Nick. She just graduated with her PhD and I am so happy for her. They suggested this cute little place in the very small town of Lake Mills, WI called Carp's Landing. We lucked out to an all you can eat buffet which included some of the best brisket I have ever had!
From there we headed home to Louisville. It should have been a 7.5 hr drive, but ended up being the worst 10 Hr drive of our lives. The girls obviously do not like long car rides and were just not happy riders. We stopped multiple times to see if we could help, but nothing seemed to work. Fiona may have slept for a short while, but Keegan refused to give in. It became especially horrible when we had about 2 hrs to go. Keegan and Fiona started to scream, literally screaming. Fiona finally gave up after about a 1/2 hr and held a blankie close and watched in amazement to her sister still screaming. At this point we had given up in trying to console and find things to help. She was just not happy and I don't think anything was going to help at this point. We finally hit the bridge on 65-S and Keegan and Fiona were finally out cold. Luckily the transfer from the car to their beds was a smooth one. We could not have been happier to be home.
We learned that our girls do not do well in the car, even with snacks, treats, dvd's, music, books and more. We are going to have to stick to plane rides or leave the girls at home with family if we plan to do a roadtrip.
Yesterday, Monday, was very relaxing. We did nothing and were trying to catch up on some much needed sleep. We took a break from our lazy day to have a nice Memorial Day dinner with my parents. After we got home both girls fell asleep and I followed close behind.
Onto this week and thank goodness for a short 4-day week! Then another busy weekend comes again.
I will post some pics soon of our weekend.
-Claire
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