My Boys in the Midwest

So Cruz and Shawn left very early on Saturday morning for Wisconsin.  They arrived about noon on Saturday.  They canoed the Fox River with Grandpa Frye, Cruz played Legos, played basketball with dad, visited "The Rock" a fun recreation complex Mike and Bridget (Shawn's cousin) owns.  Today they went to the Brewers game and had some family over in the evening for a barbecue. Cruz was excited to tell me he caught his first fire fly.  That is one thing I do miss about the midwest, fireflies on hot summer nights!   Glad he could catch one!!! Yesterday at the farmers market Grammy bought this huge bubble maker.  It is awesome. The girls had fun making bubbles last night and tonight.  We went to church and then went over to Grammy's house tonight for dinner with the Rally's (Russ and Ali family).  The kids were having fun playing together tonight.  We also shared some great stories about my dad, Gary.  On Tuesday it will be 6 years that he has passed.  Curt Johnson wrote my mom a note because on July 27th marked the 25th year he will have been at Raddon Financial Group. He was one of the original employees.  My dad took a risk hiring Curt, and Curt realizes that now as he looks back, but in this letter he thanked my mom and dad for the opportunity and the life changer it was for him.  It was fun to remember, think about, laugh, and shed a few tears about good-ol Gary!

 Brewers Stadium!

Yesterday on the way to Canoe the Fox River, Cruz finally conked out for a bit since he did get up at 4 a.m that morning!

 Yesterday the girls playing with the bubble maker!

After dinner treat of a dairy queen milkshake, the first time for the girls at Dairy Quenn-and it has been almost 30 years for me!