We flew into Milwaukee to meet my parents and nieces who drove from Florida (crazy people). We stayed with my Aunt and Uncle. Our first day in Milwaukee, we had intended to go to the zoo, but the weather was dreary and COLD! 70 degrees!!!! So we headed to the Jelly Belly Factory Tour. It sounded like it would be a fun couple of hours of taking a cute train around the factory to see what happens, where fun sanitary bakers hats, and get samples of delicious jelly belly jelly beans! Well when we got there, the train was broke. So that means it was a walking tour of the *factory* or as I would say warehouse of packaged beans. Then we went to the store and got yummy samples of very cherry, buttered popcorn beans as well as yucky ones like vomit, moldy cheese, and boogers. We purchased a couple bags of belly flops which are the beans that aren't quite perfect, but still taste great.
After the tour we went to the Kenosha Public Museum. It was a quaint museum located right on Lake Michigan with a super view. There was a skeleton of a wooly mammoth and many other creatures that were found in Wisconsin. It also had a kids hands on area. 
On Thursday, it was my niece A's 11th Birthday. We went to Stonefire Pizza Co. to celebrate. It is a fancy shmancy Chuck E Cheese! It is a buffet with games for the kids/adults. They have rock climbing, bumper cars, a hugh ball pit, and tons of arcade games. The food was very very good with pizza, salad, pasta, chinese, Edy's ice cream, and Icees. My nieces C (pictured above with Pop Pop) and A did the rock climbing wall and games. Little Lion played in the kiddie area climb zone and splash zone. I wish there was one of these here in O-town!
We were heading out to Marinette on Friday, but C, A, Little Lion, and I decided to hit the zoo with my cousin's wife J and her 2 boys B and C. It was a gorgeous day and the zoo had live music throughout the park. 
Little Lion had 2 favorite parts. One was the Wisconsin farm area. There was cows that were being milked, a goat petting area, a play area of how a dairy works, and a playground. When we got to the petting zoo. Little Lion was not happy to be there, but then he realized the goats weren't going to bite him, he wanted to get down. He got down and the goats were bigger than him, and Little Lion freaked out again. I luckily got this picture before the freak out. He also got a kick out of the train ride around the zoo.
We headed up to Marinette and dropped my nieces off at their mom's house. We met up with my Grandpa for a Friday Fishfry....a Wisconsin MUST! Saturday, we went to the nursing home with my Grandpa to see my Grandma who has alzheimer's. Neither of them have ever met Little Lion and I felt it was important for them and him to meet each other. Grandma was thinner than I last remember her, but in good spirits and singing :) We took a 4 generation picture. 
That evening we went to eat on the bay and met up with my Dad's brother and wife. We went to their house after for cake since it was both my uncle's and dad's birthday on Sunday (no they are not twins...8 years apart!!!). They had a dog named Peppy who really really wanted to play with Little Lion, but Little Lion was scared of him. However 30 mins later, Little Lion decided he wanted to play with Peppy. Poor Peppy was being chased all over the house. ;)
We headed up to Marinette and dropped my nieces off at their mom's house. We met up with my Grandpa for a Friday Fishfry....a Wisconsin MUST! Saturday, we went to the nursing home with my Grandpa to see my Grandma who has alzheimer's. Neither of them have ever met Little Lion and I felt it was important for them and him to meet each other. Grandma was thinner than I last remember her, but in good spirits and singing :) We took a 4 generation picture. 
That evening we went to eat on the bay and met up with my Dad's brother and wife. We went to their house after for cake since it was both my uncle's and dad's birthday on Sunday (no they are not twins...8 years apart!!!). They had a dog named Peppy who really really wanted to play with Little Lion, but Little Lion was scared of him. However 30 mins later, Little Lion decided he wanted to play with Peppy. Poor Peppy was being chased all over the house. ;) Sunday we spent hanging out with my Dad's sister (who's an avid reader of my blog). She sweetly brought Little Lion a Cars coloring book which he proceeded to scribble on all the pages happily;) And then we went to dinner with family friends and my nieces.
Monday we drove up to Milwaukee. Little Lion slept for 2 hours in the car. He was soooooo tired he fell asleep eating Teddy Grahams. Notice his hand is still in the bag :)
All in all it was a good trip. I was reminded though of what a small town Marinette is. Let me give you a little comparison sheet :)
All in all it was a good trip. I was reminded though of what a small town Marinette is. Let me give you a little comparison sheet :)A Tap Beer in Orlando......$3.50 Marinette......$1.50!!!!!!!
A Coke in Orlando......$2.25 Marinette......$1.00!!!!!!
A lunch for 4 in Orlando......$40 plus tip Marinette......$26 including tip!!!!!!
Pay with credit card at the pump in Orlando Pay INSIDE the gas station after pumping!!!!
Speed limit in Orlando......35-45 mph Marinette......25mph!!!!
Average winter temperature in Orlando......72* Marinette......19 degrees!!!!!
Population of Orlando......200,000 Marinette......12,000!!!!
To each their own, but I LOVE Orlando and the convenience of everything plus the weather!!!!
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