The Last Day Home

A lot of pictures. Reuben and I hit a zoo in Minocqua, then it was another softball game and then dinner at The Mine Company. It was a blast!

The Second Wedding Celebration

The day couldn't have been any better. It was filled with wonderful friends, amazing food, a softball game, great weather and pure fun!
Here are some of the pics:




1. Mom giving a few words.




2. Four Ficklins




3. My sister's amazing cupcake creation.




4. Polka with my daddy.




5. Polka with my husband.




6. Helping Thomas play softball.













7. Cake in the face.



7. The finger frosting bandit.




8. Evidence of the bandit.




9. Reuben, grandma and I.




10. This card matched us. Aunt Cindy rocks!!




11. Cindy's creation at the breakfast this morning at the hotel.




12. Great Aunt Jeanette. Our oldest guest and the thrower of the first pitch at the softball game. She is a 92 yr. old inspiration. I love her and her energy!




13. My family.




14. My dad and his siblings.




15. Mom and some of her siblings.
What a great time and it went much too fast.

The fourth.

Great day with the family. We went to the parade and then had a great picnic of brats and potato salad at lunch. We then just hung out because it was bloody hot and then had hot dogs for dinner. I love grilling on the 4th.(and by I, I mean having my dad grill!) Reuben, Elijah and I went to the waterski show at Hodag Park. We had fun until the rain hit us. We got drenched. We thought the rain may cancel the fireworks but we still were able to enjoy them from the car in our favorite parking lot watching spot. After, my dad drove us past the courthouse so Reuben could see it lit up at night and Elijah convinced dad that Briq's for ice cream was just too close to say no. And it was a delicious way to end the day. I had a blast! Loving being home!

Funtabulous Day!

Today was a fun day. Reuben and I went for a walk and decided it was a bit ptoo hot to do much outside today. We just hung out at my parent's and played a few hands of UNO and then watched a movie while playing scrabble on the iPad. It was fun even if we weren't doing a lot of touristy stuff.

Tonight we were able to head down to Wausau for my team's softball game. I am very glad that I am able to play in at least two games this year. I sure do love those ladies who I have been playing with for years and it was so nice to spend time with them tonight. They truly are some of my favorite people on the planet and some of my best friends. Remind me to take lots of pictures of them while playing next Tuesday. Here are the pics of the day:



1. I made Reuben banana pancakes. We got to have some of the maple syrup from the Koehne family farm. It was delicious and brought back a flood of childhood memories of the farm and helping gather the sap and watching grandpa boil and prepare the syrup. I love how being in Wisconsin brings back so many great memories. It is fun to share all these memories with Reuben.



2. We saw these little Bambies on our walk this morning. They still had their spots and didn't seem to have a mom nearby. I hope she wasn't shot by a hunter just like in that heart wrenching film!

Great vacation day!

Bass Masters!

Reuben and I went to Perch Lake, one of my favorite spots on the planet, and did a little fishing after Reuben made Jambalaya for the whole family. (I think Reuben has won them over, btw!)

Here are some pics:



1. Making dinner



2. Favorite fishing hole!






3. The Ficklins: Bass Masters!



4. We left @ dark. Pretty place!



5. At lunch, Reuben had his first fried cheese curds.