Door County, Days 1 and 2

The boys-- Mike and Steve-- are out working out.  The little girls-- Riley and Noelle-- are enamored with the Disney Channel, a privilege they never get at home.  And I thought I'd try to get a quick blog in.  First, because I don't want to go on a two-week hiatus.  Second, because-- let's be honest-- I'm going to take well over a thousand pictures while we're here (and in California, next week!), and it's going to be intimidating, going through them all at one time.

We got to Door County on Thursday, around 3:00.  We're staying in this amazing place called Little Sweden.  We're here with Ray and Linda, Sarah, Jeff and kids, and Steve.  So we have two super-cute condos, decorated predominately in (you guessed it!!) blue and yellow, with a couple of those little Swedish horses scattered around, too.

Since it was roughly a 4.5-hour drive here, Mike thought it would be a good idea to take the girls to the pool upon arrival.  I thought it would be a good idea if I didn't pull on a swimsuit, so I designated myself photographer.

 There were two sweet, 8-year-old twins at the pool who played with the girls and even let Riley model their goggles. :)

And Noelle got to benefit from Daddy's strength and her thirst for adventure. :) 

Then, on Friday, the guys went for a nice, hilly run.  Then the whole family went to Plum Loco, a cute animal farm where the kids could feed goats, sheep, horses and pigs.

 Hugs for the horsey!

 Our little butterfly chasers

 This may be the only picture you will see of me while pregnant.  In general, I try to burn them.  Mike got the camera for a little, though. :)

 We found a fuzzy caterpillar, which was a HUGE hit.  Riley followed him around for quite some time... the poor traumatized guy.

 Meanwhile, Noelle loved the goats, feed and occasional bug.

The place also had a cool play area, which was PERFECT for our kids...

Now... on to day three!