Wisconsin '08

We've been back for a couple days now and I have just now gotten around to getting to my blog. We had such a fabulous time and did so much while we were there. It was great to see the boys, they've changed so much in two years it's been since we saw them last and I still can't believe it's been that long.

The family lives in a small town West of Madison. We arrived to their house on Friday afternoon and spent 4 nights with them. The first night was so nice outside, we sat around watching the fireflies come out and made smores. The boys set off fireworks too, I got some great pictures of them with the smoke bombs.

Jerry showed us around downtown Madison on Sat. Every Sat in the summer they have a big farmer's market around the capital building. It was awesome- huge veggies, beautiful flowers, cheese, and crafts. We walked around the market and over to the Olin Terrace (designed by Frank Lloyd Wright) and in the capital building.

Also going on that weekend was a Huge sidewalk sale on State Street. Vendors from all over town brought things to sell - some really discounted. Everything from electronics, to accessories, to clothes and shoes, to books.

At the end of State St was the University of Wisconsin. The old buildings on campus are awesome and they are built right next to the lake.

On Sunday we drove up to Devil's Lake State Park with the whole family. We picnicked and hiked a small portion of their many trails there. There are some spectacular lookouts along one of the cliffs, were we spent most of our time. Though the temp was in the 80s, it was so humid, the lake looked very inviting.

Here are some of my favorite pictures from our time with the family. I'll be blogging again soon on our other adventures in WI.

"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." - Albert Einstein