{Apple Picking!}

We took advantage of a BEAUTIFUL fall afternoon yesterday by going to Apple Valley apple orchard.- www.applevalleyllc.com to pick some apples.  Anyone looking to pick apples in the Green Bay area - I highly recommend going here, the apples were fantastic, as were the cookies and cider they sold inside:)  It is a beautiful orchard, not very expensive, and they even have a petting zoo!  Going apple picking was one of the things Bob and I were really looking forward to doing with Anna and we Brad and Ann, and Paul and Lois - it was a great time!  And as it turns out, Anna is a big fan of apples - I think she ate two whole apples yesterday.  Below are a few pictures from our adventure!

Anna Picking her First Apple!

Anna With her "Picks"

Honey Crisp Were Her Favorite!

"I See You!"

Aw, Brothers!  Brad asked Bob to be his best man at the orchard, so sweet!

Ann and Brad

Enjoying the Orchard!

{A Whirlwind to the End of a Great Summer! - PART 2}

We finished off our week of vacation by going to the last Packer preseason game (had a great time, preseason or not, going to Lambeau is always a treat, and when you combine it with tailgating, beautiful weather, and a Packer win, you can't lose!) and then headed up to Bob's Aunt and Uncle's beautiful place in the UP.  We had such an awesome time, even with some not so nice weather.  Friday was gorgeous, so we took advantage of the weather by doing some tubing and Becky and the boys went fishing.  The rest of the weekend was a little cooler with some rain, so we were able to take advantage of their "game" room and played lots of darts, Wii, ping pong, and cards.  We were able to bring Belle up with us and it was so great to see her break out some of her puppy "spunk" and run on the beach and swim in the water.  Anna loved the sand and fresh air.  Overall it was an awesome weekend and great end to a very fun and busy summer.

Tailgating with good friends Kelly and Will

At the game with Becky and Ann

Going for a boatride on Papa Paul's boat!  Needless to the say the life jackets were not a big hit among the young ones!

Playing on the beach with Grandma

Feeling refreshed and relaxed!

Hanging out with Daddy on the hammock

Now that September is here, the Seidel family is looking forward to all the fall activities that come along with it including apple orchards and pumpkin patches, and of course, our annual Halloween party come next month:) 

Happy Fall everyone!!!

{A Whirlwind to the End of a Great Summer! - PART 1}

Bob, Anna, and I just got home and settled back into our normal routine after a week of vacation and fun.  We started last Friday by heading down to Milwaukee to visit with friends from college for the night.  It was so great to see everyone and I just love that our nights together use to consists of drinking and dancing on dressers and now include little ones and all the fun that comes along with them!  Anna did great and loved hanging out with "the big people" and her friend Ava...I don't think she finally crashed until sometime after 11:30 or so! 

We came home Saturday morning to get ready to go camping for a few days at Peninsula State Park.  Bob and I went up Sunday night and set everything up and my parents brought Anna up the next day and spent the day with us at the park.  My mom, Anna, and I played at the beach and did some shopping in Fish Creek and Bob and my dad did some bike riding in the park before making dinner at the campsite and my parents had to head back home.  The next day, Bob, Anna, and I went to the beach, bummed around town, and enjoyed the park.  Anna absolutely LOVED the beach.  As a first time beach goer, so didn't waste anytime getting down and dirty and was sooo busy putting sand into her bucket and mixing it around...over and over again:) 

Unfortunately, some wet weather threatened to come through the next day, so we decided to pack up and head home early....camping with Anna was tons of fun, but we were not ready to find out what camping with Anna would be like stuck in a pop up for a day while it rained...plus we were anxious to get home and pack for the long Labor Day weekend up north at Bob's Aunt and Uncles.  Below are some pictures from our camping adventure!

Anna loved riding around the park in her pink car!

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How do you explain to a 13 month old, you can't touch fire?  Needless to say we said "hot" alot!

Cheese and pickles...Anna's faves!

Swinging with daddy!!!!

The wood chips were Anna's favorite at the park...

Blackmail for the future!  Anna's nightly bath!

Eating candy with dad from the Confectionery Store!

More in the next post from the rest of our week of fun!!!!