Children's Museum and Soda Pops

This weekend was Eric's long anticipated Beer and Board Games weekend at the cabin.  Zak, Ricky, Andrew, Lance, and Ray all made the trek to the cabin for the nerdy fun.  I was lucky enough to have Brigid come to help me with the kiddos, and Abby and Ada were in Rhinelander too, staying with Ray's family.  We made a plan to take the kids to the Northwoods Children Museum in Eagle River on Saturday morning.

Nolan was so excited to meet and play with Ada, Ray and Abby's 2 year old daughter.  The two had a great time checking out all the cool exhibits!

Olivia was such a good sport, and quietly and happily took it all in.

Both of the kids had a lot of fun playing in the grocery store.  They both spent a lot of time filling their carts with all the different fruits and veggies and bringing them to Auntie Brigid to check them out.

They also spent some time playing in the tree house.

After the museum, we headed to Soda Pops for lunch.  Nolan and Ada got to sit at their own little table (for a little while, anyway) and we all enjoyed burgers, chicken, cheese fries, cheese curds and malts.  The highlight of the visit was when the waitress brought a balloon for each kiddo to take home!  

It was so fun to have the opportunity to see our friends.  Sometimes it's hard, knowing so many of our friends live so far away.  We see them so little and it can be so hard to stay connected. But when we get together, it's like no time has passed and we have such a good time. We are lucky to have such good friends in our lives and we are grateful for every opportunity we get to spend together.