Ben got to go to Wisconsin last weekend! He and some of the guys that I grew up with planned to go to the BYU v Wisconsin football game & it was his Grandma Nettesheim’s 90th birthday party. It worked out perfectly for him to visit the mother land, see tons of family and get some guy time in:

What do you do when your husband leaves for 3.5 days? Mine doesn’t do it often so it is a big deal for the kids and I BUT we found ways to survive:

You build forts to make the kids think that laying on the couch and watching movies is AMAZINGLY FUN

One of the best things about Wisconsin: Kopps Custard!

triple scoop!

Benji is Mr Sentimental still. We took this picture to send to Dad before they went to bed:

“we miss Dad”

Grandma’s 90th Party was a huge success. So glad that Ben got to go and honor her and spend time with family.

Virginia Nettesheim with Amanda and Pete.

The kids and I drove to Provo to say hi to my Grandparents. This isn’t an Amazing picture of Arden or Elma or Millie but I love it because it shows their home.

Grandparents and Great Grandparents are the best!

Another priority on Ben’s list was eating a Brat. It’s just one of those things you need to do when visiting Wisconsin and especially when going to an athletic event in Wisconsin. It’s comparable to Yogurts to Go, Taco Bell and Hula’s when I return to my mother land.

YUM

I also took the kids to the park on Saturday. The weather has been wonderful but that is just a side note. I really wanted to show you how my kids took up all of the swings and I had to run back and forth trying to keep them all swinging. #naturalworkout

swings

And then BYU played Wisconsin at Camp Randall and they got beat but the guys cheered hard and the bleachers didn’t crumble during the “jump around” and they had a blast.

Game Day