Month: June 2014

  • Chapter 69- Tosa Farmers Market

    While Little T was at her cousins’ house for a sleepover (click here for a post about her adventure), I took the other three kids to the Tosa Farmers Market.  It’s amazing how having one less child to watch after changes the vibe! After running into our neighbors and chatting near the railroad tracks, we headed…

  • Chapter 68- Sonny Knight & The Lakers at Stonefly Brewery

    As a follow up to Friday’s post about seeing Sonny Knight and The Lakers at Radio Milwaukee, here are a few photos from the show at Stonefly Brewery that night. First up was DJ Andy Noble… Next on stage was Kid Millions & The Sounds of Time.  You’ve probably heard this on Radio Milwaukee, but here’s their…

  • Chapter 67- Sonny Knight & The Lakers Studio Session at Radio Milwaukee

    This just happened, like an hour ago.  I won entrance to Radio Milwaukee’s Studio Session with Sonny Knight and The Lakers, but couldn’t find a sitter.  So I took the kids with me!  The lovely folks at Radio Milwaukee were totally fine with me bringing my four kids to a live recording. We stopped at…

  • Chapter 66- Northpoint Custard & The Lakefront

    Welcome my first guest blogger!  Meet my sister-in-law Lisa Slama.  She, my brother, and their two young boys live on Milwaukee’s northern shore.  They are a family who loves to be outside, ride bikes, enjoy the city’s fine beer culture, work hard, and spend time with neighbors and friends.  This past weekend, they helped me…

  • Chapter 65- Milwaukee County Zoo

    Remember how when I was on The Morning Blend (round two), I was all “we do a lot of foreshadowing and it helps our adventures to be successful”?  Yeah well I didn’t do that before our trip to the zoo last week. We met a group of friends (we were four moms with ten kids…

  • Chapter 64- Hawthorn Glen

    Hawthorn Glen was calling our name again.  We packed up sandwiches (instead of their normal Jif peanut butter and Smucker’s jam, I substituted homemade almond butter and purple carrot/blueberry puree.  They were not fooled) and headed out to Hawthorn Glen.  Unfortunately, construction of the parking lot is still underway, so we parked on State Street…

  • Chapter 63- Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (On the Road- Cathedral Square)

    The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra gave a free concert in Cathedral Square, and since it was one of the most beautiful days in a while, we packed up a picnic and headed out. We arrived just after 5:30pm, and met up with my brother and his family.  We brought blankets, food, beverages, and one chair.  Because…

  • Chapter 62- Urban Ecology Center & Love Handle

    On Saturday I took the kids to the Urban Ecology Center’s Plant Sale.  We looked at the plants and flowers for a quick bit, then headed inside to check things out. We stopped at the Native Wisconsin Animal Room, and checked out the reptiles. The nice guy working even took out a snake for us…