A Visit to Wisconsin

Bryan's sister, Javon, is a travel nurse, which means that we get to visit her in all sorts of places. Right now she is working in Kenosha, WI, so we headed north with Bry's family over Memorial Day. Kenosha is a very cute little town along Lake Michigan with its own harbor and beach. 

Poppy was very excited to see her Aunt Vonny...and to sit and watch the ducks with her at the harbor.

 Families out for some Memorial Day fishing

 It was a cool day at the beach, so it was boots and jackets for us instead of swimsuits and sunscreen.

Getting acquainted with her new niece.

 Poppy called this boat her "sand castle." 

 Despite the brisk weather, the beach was really beautiful.

The crew, minus Bry's mom who was taking the picture for us.

 Swinging with Papa. Love this picture.

 Sand in the shoes.

 Braving the curly slide. She actually went down by herself with Nana cheering her on.

 Chilling with Uncle Nick, a bowl of popcorn, and the ipad. A winning trio.

 For day two we headed to the local chocolate festival. Poppy begged for a ride on the carousel, and since she was already wearing her boots and riding jacket we couldn't resist.

 They had a petting zoo at the festival too with all sorts of cute little animals. Ponies, alpacas, a baby cow, rabbits...and this fuzzy duckling.

And here is the 1st place chocolate sculpture. Yes, that's real chocolate.

Besides all that, we also had fun at the morning farmer's market, warming up at a coffee shop, swimming at the hotel pool, tasting cheese, outlet shopping, and touring where Javon works. 

At some point, I looked over and saw Cetty hanging out like this on Nick's arm. She looks rather bored, but don't believe her...we had a really good time.

Thanks, Javon, for being such a wonderful host!