Wisconsin Dells

As I mentioned in my previous post, my family went on our first full family (all 6 original Blair's + their families) vacation in over a decade...maybe almost two, I can't really remember when all 4 kids and my parents went somewhere together! It was so fun for all of us to be together and to see all 10 of my parent's grandchildren in the same place at the same time. It was just so, so good.

We headed up to the Wisconsin Dells for a long weekend of water slides, reconnecting and playing with cousins. Margo loved all the attention from her doting cousins and I loved having all three of my siblings in the same house. We spent most of our mornings at the water park and since Margo naps in the afternoon, Alex and I (and anyone else who was still at the house) lounged, munched and just talked and caught up. It was such a relaxing weekend away and I am so thankful that we could all be there, thank you Mom and Dad for organizing this wonderful trip!

here's an out take that is just too good not to share 

Madison, Wisconsin

This July has been a busy one but that won't slow us down! After we got home from Michigan City we had a few days at home before we were back on the road again, this time to Wisconsin. Alex and I decided to head up a day early to explore Madison and I'm so glad we did.

We mostly spent our time at the Children's Museum and then grabbed a delicious lunch at Dotty Dumpling's Dowry. We googled the best cheese curds in Madison and Dotty's is where we landed. Thankfully they did not disappoint, Margo even did a dance of approval. After lunch we headed to the Dells for our first full family vacation in over a decade!

family pictures

While we were at the lake we decided to take some impromptu family pictures and they turned out amazing! I cannot wait to get them printed and framed!

Michigan City

Almost every year for the past 6 years, my family heads north to Lake Michigan for the week of July 4th. We always end up having the best weather and the best time and this year was no exception. We played at the beach, pool, park and playground all week and Margo earned every nap.  It was so fun to watch all the cousins play together and see how they've grown from the previous year.