Patty Johnson's Blog

For Adam's birthday we all went to Joe's Bar for a while. Adam went there right after work at 5pm and I came to visit later. He played pool, and darts and hung out with our friends. Then, we tried to go to Polito's for some pizza but they just closed. Then, Shaun and Aaron came over to our place and we ordered Toppers. Adam's stomach hadn't quite healed from his drinking at Ryan's wedding so he didn't drink too much tonight but he still had fun

Ryan & Rebecca's wedding ceremony was at Zion Lutheran Church in Stratford. It was a nice ceremony. Lily stayed with Michelle during the ceremony so then we had to pick her up before the reception which was at a pavilion at the Marshfield Zoo. We got there right before the wedding party came in. Everybody was introduced and then Ryan & Rebecca danced to "At Last" Then it was dinner time. They had beef tips and turkey which were yummy. Then the dance began. Rob was the dj (who also did my wedding and is my cousin) so it was ALOT of fun. We were originally going to be picked up at 11 but we changed it to midnight because we were having a blast. Lily had a bunch of fun with the kids that were there. She walked with a boy over to a playground in the rain and played for a while there. Then, she spent most of the rest of the night with the flower girl and they danced and chased each other around. She also had fun with Aaron & Eric's brother, Alex.
More Photos on Dotphoto HERE

We went to the Wisconsin Dells this weekend to use our coupon books we got from WIFC. (The books has a bunch of places that you can get in for free) Early in the week we were worried about our planned trip because of all the flooding and that Lake Delton completely drained. Luckily we were still able to go. We got there at about noon,checked in to our hotel, and met up with Mom and Dad. Then we decided to go on the Original Wisconsin Ducks. I thought it was pretty interesting and our tour guide was pretty silly so it was cool. After that we met up with Steve and family for a round of Mini-golf at Timber Falls Adventure Park. It was a really nice course and was shaded well which was nice because it was pretty hot outside. After golfing we went back to our hotel for a little while and then were off to dinner. We went to the Ho-Chuck casino for their Saturday Night Buffet. The food was really good, especially their baked apples. After we were all stuffed we went back to the hotel and got ready to go town to the pool area for some swimming. They had a nice kiddie section so Lily was having fun. She also likes to "swim" around the pool (I hold her while she kicks around the pool) After a while, Mom & Dad and Steve and family came by to see us and eventually Becky & family came also. We all had a bunch of fun in all the pools The next morning we went to the Tanger Outlet Mall with Mom & Dad. Didn't go to too many stores but had fun in the Disney Store and at The Children's place of course. Then, Adam, Lily and I went to eat lunch at Moosejaw Pizza & Brewing company. Adam and I shared a Chicken Alfredo pizza which was excellent and Lily had spaghetti. After that we met up with Steve and family at Riverview Park & Waterworld. They had a cute kiddie area there which is where we spent most of our time. We also went in the wavepool for a little while but then the kids wanted to go back the kiddie area. Lily and Johnny had a good time there. Matt & Danny had fun going down lots of waterslides, including taking Lily down some of the slides in the kiddie section. After a while, Lily decided she needed a grandpa brownie (Swiss Cake Roll) and so we stopped at a gas station out of town for snacks and then went home. Lily quickly fell asleep in the car and I took a nap once we got back into town. It was a fun mostly-free weekend! Thanks WIFC. More Photos from our Dells trip on my dotphoto HERE

Today, we went along with Adam's parents and sister to get their new puppy. We drove from Stratford to Hatley to get him. His name is Cooper and he is a golden retriever. He's adorable and cuddly. He spend most of the weekend taking lots of naps and every once in a while playing. Lily of course loves the new pup and already wants to go back and play with cooper.

Adam, Lily and I did the Kids Walk Wisconsin again this year. It was supposed to be at Piffner park but they were afraid it was going to storm so at the last minute they decided to move it to the mall. Of course after they decided to do that it was beautiful outside. Walking 1 mile is four times around the mall (The more you know) They did try to make it a little more fun by having little stations so instead of just walking you'd walk backwards, hop, skip or wiggle. Lily had fun and got a cute medal. After the walk we drove to Stratford and Lily quickly fell asleep on the way there.

Lily and I went to see "Kung Fu Panda" today at 1 o'clock. It was pretty cute and Lily was such a good girl. She sat through the whole movie! I was so proud of her. She also had to bring her own stuffed Kung Fu Panda with her so the lady was like "Let me guess, you are here to see Kung Fu Panda?" After the movie Lily posed in front of the poster.

Tonight Shaun, Sara brought their new baby Isaac over tonight. He's so little and cute...I barely remember Lily being so tiny. We watched a little hockey and then they had to go home because Isaac was getting sleepy. They are living in Tomahawk for the summer so hopefully we will get to see them as much as possible before they move back to Alaska in August.