The Rest of our Wisconsin Trip

Despite the car accident we still had a wonderful visit with family and truly counted our many blessings.

We celebrated Logan and Ethan's birthday while we were there.

We made a second stop at the Amish bakery. Just look at that pretzel!!!

Took some time to relax haha

The boys found a frog and were mesmerized

We were able to stop in a see Ryans brother and his family in North Dakota. It was so much fun even though it was a short visit and we got to meet Miss Rowen!

So precious!

Stopped at the Bismark, North Dakota Temple 

 

Took a rest stop somewhere in Montana and it was like 103 degrees. It felt like we were in a convention oven!

Had to stop at Crackerbarrel before coming home :)

Heavenly Fathers Blessings

July 16th, 2016

It was a beautiful day in Wisconsin. We decided to go to Green Lake for the day to go swimming and have fun. We were all caravaning with us leading when another van completely ran a stop sign and broadsided us causing us to roll 3 times.

Words can't describe all the different emotions that ran through my mind but my biggest concern was for my family. The fact that we were all alive was a huge blessing and I knew Heavenly Father had preserved us. Vince sustained the least amount of injuries with Ryan and Jake being life flighted to Madison for critical care. We all received blessings on scene and without saying all the details we were saved by the grace of God. I'm so grateful for all the prayers from family and friends and for the loving protection from our Father in Heaven.

 

I'm so grateful for my family and that we are all sealed for time and all eternity!

Fun in Wisconsin!

After Nauvoo we made the 6 hour trip up to Randolph, WI. It felt like a breeze compared to all the driving we had done over the past week. We stopped in Platteville for lunch at Culvers. Still amazing as ever!

Us and Shalyse's family were the first family's to get to Ryans parents and then Shawns family and Kelly's came a few days later. It was so much fun being together and especially having all the kids play with their cousins. There was lots of playing in toy cars, swimming, eating, laughing, games, bubbles and more.

The kids would ride these little bikes up and down the sidewalk in front of the house for hours and had a blast!

We went fishing on Fox Lake and did really well. The boys both caught little Blue Gill Crappie, too small to eat, but were excited to get a fish

Randolph has a community pool which was really fun. Vince LOVED swimming at this pool and still talks about it today

Whenever we come up to visit we have to go to the Amish bakery. It has, hands down, the best cinnamon rolls and baked goods I've ever had. These Amish people are legit too. No electricity, they use a horse and buggy to get around and they dont want you to take their pictures. It's neat to see their community and you have to respect them for all their hard work!

Then there was lots of time to play around and relax too.