Wisconsin

Wisconsin was fun, but tiring. About 25 hours in the car driving there and back over a three day weekend. The kids, for the most part, were good in the car. Yes, there was some fighting and frustration, arguing over which movie to watch, food spilling, and so on, but it was a very long drive.

The water park at the hotel in Elmhurst was a blast. Byron especially liked the water slides, though they were too much for Deanna! The little ones enjoyed their own play area, and the hot tub was always good. We went swimming Friday night as well as Saturday morning.

Then we were off to Pewaukee Saturday afternoon. The kids got pizza and stayed in the room during the wedding and dinner. Tried to get them to dance at the reception but were no fun. I think they were just tired, but it was horrendous trying to get them settled into bed. Deanna and I went back down for a couple dances, but had to cut it short.

Sunday morning was back in the pool again. Kids got us up at 7:30, and I had coffee in one hand and Valen in the other as I walked through the shallow end.

After checking out we went to brunch with Grandma and Grandpa Jurkowski. Food was great. It was then a long drive back home, a short stop in Rockford IL since we were passing through, and I was exhausted as we pulled in at 1:30 AM.

So we got to see my parents, grandfather, brother Conan and wife Beth, Uncle Mike and Aunt Laurie, Cousin Scott, and of course Cousin Cheri and her new husband Jason.