Monster Jam Milwaukee

We went to Monster Jam in Milwaukee at the Bradley Center this weekend with Sara, Patrick and Oliver and it was super fun!  (We missed you Grandma, but glad you are feeling better now!)  I wasn't sure how it was going to go with the noise but that wasn't a problem at all, we had ear plugs for everyone and a pair of head phones to share.  When Hannah and Leah both were crying in the beginning I thought we might be headed for a long afternoon but they snapped out of it quickly (the kids each had snow cones that as it turned out, no one liked at all.  So until Uncle Patrick got cotton candy everyone was a little disappointed)  Everyone enjoyed watching Grave Digger, Man of Steel, Bounty Hunter, Barbarians, Outlaw and the rest of the trucks but the favorite was team WI vs team MN in mini-motor cross races followed by the motor cross stunt team.  Well, our favorite at the show that is.  I am pretty sure everyone had fun dressing up in costumes this morning and hide and seek may have one out as the "best thing" this weekend.  Joseph stayed hidden for at least 15 minutes and everyone was still looking for him as I was putting away bathroom towels and happened upon him in the linen closet in the kid's bathroom.  Definitely one of the sneakiest hiding spots we've had!

Winter Wonderland or Arctic Freeze?

We see it as more of a winter wonderland, but we'll see how I feel after our high of -12 degrees on Monday.  School has been cancelled for most cities/states getting this "Arctic Blast".  Lately less than 10 degrees and even 0 has pretty much been the norm, but we've still found time to sled, ice skate and build snowmen.  The past two mornings when taking Joseph to school I let the girls play in the snow on the playground for 20 minutes and the other night when we had a few inches of snow they helped me shovel the sidewalk (it was close to 5 degrees, and they were dressed like Randy from A Christmas Story).  You might think I'm crazy, but they were dying to play outside and desperately needed out of the house.  Today is going to be really warm, close to 30, so we're thinking about setting up the kiddie pool and getting out the water guns.