The Johnson's: The Battle Continues…

The kids with Paul and Dar outside their house-with the Packers flag, of course!

We had a great trip to Wisconsin this past weekend to visit Jeremy’s Uncle Paul and Aunt Dar. They live about an hour or so north of Green Bay and Dar is a huge Packers fan! When they were out to visit us last Thanksgiving, Luke and Dar had a battle to see who could put on the most “home” team colors. Luke kept running into his room to add another layer of Vikings clothes, t-shirt, sweatshirt, helmet, etc. Dar didn’t even have to leave her seat-when Luke would come back to the room, she would just point out items beyond her shirt that she was already wearing that he hadn’t noticed before, like her earrings-Packers; then her necklace-Packers; her socks-Packers, etc. In the end, it was a pretty close battle!

Around this time, Taylor decided that she was also a Packer fan-partly out of loyalty to Grammie Ann and Aunt Dar, but also to go against the grain and be on the opposite side of her dad and brother. Since we were so close to Green Bay, we couldn’t visit Paul and Dar without checking out Lambeau Field. We did the tour of the stadium and it was really interesting learning about the history of the Packers and of Lambeau Field. We got to sit in one of the box seats and walk out to the field through the Packer tunnel. They had us stand at the end zone and yell “Go, Pack, Go” to hear how the sound echoes off the aluminum seats. Jeremy and Luke refused to do this, but it was fun to stand in the empty stadium and shout at the top of our lungs.

Standing in Lambeau Stadium.

Taylor showing her Packer spirit!

We couldn't walk on the field, but you could pet it real lovingly... :)

After touring Lambeau Field, we drove up into the southern tip of Michigan and got out at a little beach on Lake Michigan. We have never been to Michigan and stayed just long enough to say we had been there. The water was so clear and pretty-I’d love to get back there to stay longer!

Playing in Lake Michigan.

Paul and Dar live on a little lake and the kids had a blast playing in the water. They did lots of swimming, fishing, jumping off the floating dock and taking out the paddle boat. They got to meet Paul and Dar’s grandkids, (which would be their 2nd cousins) for the first time and had so much fun playing in the water with them. It always amazes me how quickly kids can bond and it’s like they have known each other forever. Luke co-piloting the pontoon with uncle Paul.