Door County camping

My dad and I (Ethan) went to Door County, Wisconsin on a camping trip with Gramma and D-Daddy. We had fun building fires and taking hikes in the woods. We drove up Thursday, July 16, and came back Sunday, July 19.

When we woke up on Friday, we went to the Maritime Museum. We saw all kinds of models and ship parts there. At the end, we went on a tour of a naval tugboat. We saw all of the different rooms there including the cabins, engine room, the bridge (the room where the captain steers the boat), and even the kitchen!
After going to the museum, we took a hike and saw an 70-foot tall tower that you could climb to the top of.
After the hike, we went to the shore of the Michigan River and went fishing. We didn't end up catching anything, but we had a good time.
On Saturday, we took a driving tour of Door County. We saw cherry orchards, little towns including Egg Harbor, and we stopped at an art studio, where the owner showed me how to cut the matting for framing art. We had a fun time camping!

Gavin's Baptism

The next week we went up to Wilmette to celebrate Gavin's baptism. We drove up on Saturday, the day before the baptism, to have an extra day to visit the Browns. We took a trip to a nearby park, built trains with Cassidy, visited a Lake Michigan beach, and ordered in Thai food for dinner. We loved entertaining Cassidy and cuddling with Gavin.


The park was just a short walk away from the Brown's house, so we decided to walk. We threw around a baseball, played on the playground, and went on the swings. After dinner we got in the car to go to the beach. There was a playground there, too, so we got to play on that and in the sand. We even got a little wet from a plastic whale that shot water out of its spout, but the lake was too cold to go in.


Then on Sunday we had breakfast at a hole-in-the-wall place who's famous for their pancakes. They were excellent! Later we drove into Chicago for Gavin's baptism. Ethan and I (Kelsey) tried to keep Cassidy calm and quiet, since our parents are Gavin's godparents and were up with Uncle Erik and Aunt Erin. After then ceremony was over, we went to Maggiano's for a big group dinner. There was so much food - we were stuffed after the appetizers! Gavin loved all his presents - I think Cassidy did, too! Once dinner was finished, we went home. We saw everyone again, though - two weeks later in Florida!

Cubs Game

On July 5th, as a Mother's Day gift, we got to see The Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field! We got there early to check out the stadium and batting practice. Also, we were four of the first 10,000 fans to arrive, so we got Ted Lilly T-shirts! We hung out close to the field to be up close by the Cubs during batting practice, and after a while we went to find our seats - the third row in the upper deck. It felt very high at first, but we got used to it as the game went on.


Ted Lilly was the starting pitcher, and he did very well! There were all the other normal starters in too (besides ARam, who was still injured). We got hot dogs, peanuts, popcorn, sodas, and pizza. We had a great time watching the game, even though we were high above the field.


The Cubs have had a little bit of an on-and-off season, so we weren't sure how well they'd do. But they proved us wrong and won 8-2 versus the Milwaukee Brewers! Derrek Lee hit a three-run home run, and Jake Fox hit one to the street behind Wrigley! Marmol and Heilman came in as relief pitchers for Ted Lilly. We were so proud of the Cubs!