{Long} Weekend Get-away

Mike took a few vacation days and we decided to hop in the car as soon as he was home from work on Wednesday so that we could have a(nother) FULL DAY of vacation. We crossed the Mighty Mississippi and ventured to Northern WI, meeting Papa Olson at the cabin.

Silas announced "Want to float that boat!" as soon as we were awake the next morning, eyeing up the pontoon boat.

We enjoyed FISHING. On Mike's very first cast, Sydney reeled in the first fish of the weekend. (That was a great way to start things out!) Silas caught the 2nd and 3rd fish. Grandpa Lowell was nice enough to clean two days worth of fresh fish and we enjoyed fresh, fried FISH for lunch on Saturday. (A really great treat!)

Saturday afternoon, I was reunited with an old high school friend, who lives about an hour away from the cabin. I don't think I have seen her (in person) since I left UW-Madison in the fall of 1995, but we were able to pick up RIGHT where we left off. (We have communicated via email and Facebook during the past few years and her parents DO still live "back home".) We're hoping that we'll be able to meet up again sometime; it was nice!

Unfortunately, Silas had a fever for the second half of our long weekend while we were "up North" and became quite crabby. Thankfully, we had bought some Ibuprofen - just in case; unfortunately, it didn't seem to bring him comfort, like normal. (Nana was nice enough to run into town to buy some Tylenol instead, which DID seem to work wonders! ... Thanks, Nana! ... By the time we made it back HOME again and put Silas to bed in his own bed, he appeared to be feeling better. (YAY! What a relief!)

Sydney slept with Daddy on the nights that Silas was sick. Daddy was convinced that he was sleeping with Darth Vader... riding a bicycle. Sydney, apparently, sleeps in the middle of the bed and kicks his feet A LOT!!!! (And we already knew that that poor little kid suffers from a stuffy nose A LOT!) We had picked up some children's claritin/allergy medicine for him while we were up north because he was quite stuffy in the Northwoods.

Silas enjoyed a handful of rides on the 4-wheeler. (Sydney did NOT want to go at all.)

Both boys enjoyed pounding mails in the garage, as well as flying paper airplanes across the garage floor. They were busy little boys!

We all enjoyed a pontoon boat ride one afternoon. Both boys liked beeping the horn and helping Papa Olson drive the boat.

Lowell and I both enjoyed a book while we were away. I started (and nearly finished one) one in the car on the way up north. He finished his shortly after arriving as well. It was nice to look out at the lake, reading a book, especially in the waking hours when the house was quiet. (Lowell was up early enough to see the fog lifting off the lake most mornings. I witnessed it on our last morning there.)

We also enjoyed a trip to the ice cream store. Once again, Sydney opted for the colorful ice cream, SUPERMAN.

It was a LOVELY weekend! (Other than our lack of quality sleep and Silas being sick. We're guessing that two-year-molars are likely to blame.)

*Can't wait to upload pics from our weekend! Got some good ones! :)