Reindeer, Waterparks, Turkey, Running and Relatives

Well its been a couple weeks since I last wrote. So I thought that I should make this a good one.

In the past week, the holidays began with a bang.

We started off with seeing the reindeer at Bachmans and both kids received tatoos. Brooke gets the snowman on the face. Riley got a snowman on the hand and it was quickly removed by the young guy.

On Monday (11/19), we headed toward Appleton but made a stop at the Lodge at Cedar Creek. Its a huge waterpark located in Wausau. As a work reward, I received a mini-vacation with the kids. So we chose the waterpark on the way to the grandparents place. The resort was decked out like a log cabin with themed everything including stuffed moose, deer, bear to name a few. The kids loved the water rides and were too small for the really big rides but I enjoyed them. We ate good food at the Saw Mill Grill, Green Mill and Tony Roma's.

Stuffed animals everywhere!
The girls after a dip in the pool.
Someone like Superman ice cream.
Waterpark king!
Riley loves Ranch dressing!

Back to the waterpark
Just waiting to go the waterpark.

On Wednesday (11/21), we took the short drive to Little Chute. I had scheduled a meeting to look at a waterfront cabin at an unbelievable price near Appleton (too low to mention in this blog); unfortunately I was unable to connect with the seller and he sold it to someone else. So it was a lesson learn for me. Don't be afraid to ask for help and be more aggressive on great deals.

Grandma Carol with all the kids.
Riley causing troubles!

On Thursday, the Vissers family and I ran in the annual Wyld Turkey 5K Trot in Green Bay. Representing the Vissers were Marv, Samuel, Bailey, Jim and Connor. Marv's nieces (on Margaret's side) also raced - Erika and Kendra. The race temps were cold at the start but we warmed up fast. We all finished in the top half (671 runners). The chip times and placing were as follows: Eric (20:51 - 39th), Samuel (25:45 - 155th), Marv (26:09 - 178th), Connor (27:12 - 216th), Bailey (28:29 - 259th) and Jim (29:17 - 296th). This will be a start to a new tradition with the Vissers.

After the race, thats why we are smiling!

Dig In!
This was harder than herding cats!
New hats for the kids!

On Friday morning, I couldn't sleep past 6 AM, so I got up and did some shopping. I came back with chocolate donuts for the late sleepers. We did some more shopping that morning and then took it easy that afternoon. I did make a stop at Simons for some fresh cheese curds and Feta cheese (I know Grandma Peggy is a huge fan!).

We headed back on Saturday and finished that evening with Grocery Shopping. Yesterday was just a working around the house day. Today, we are getting new ceramic tile in the bathroom (its only taken 3 months to get this done).

On Thursday this week, Grandma Peggy and Grandpa Milt are visiting. The kids are excited to see them.

Well, thats it for now!