During the non-kid friendly part of the event we spent time with my mom's family. We hung out at the Terrace behind the University of Wisconsin Student Union. It was a beautiful day and we enjoyed watching the boats out on the lake. It was wonderful to see every one!
We enjoyed seeing old family friends and relatives. It may be a while before we see some of them again. 
This last weekend we went to Madison to see the University of Wisconsin Social Science Building renamed in honor of my grandfather. It was a long drive for such a short trip, but we enjoyed showing off Sebastian and seeing all the relatives.
Sarah, Iris and Celeste came over for a visit the other day. They have moved back to town after a year in Austin Texas. We are happy to have them back. Celeste and Iris brought Sebastian a baby present- red playdough in the toe of a boot!
Labor day weekend we went to the local art fair. Julien was nervous at first. He thought it was going to be like the medieval fair and people would be in costume dress. In other words, he thought it would be scary! (funny that dressing up is his favorite thing, but seeing adults dressed up is scary.) Instead, he had a wonderful time. He had his face painted as a power ranger, and he got a balloon and an ice cream. What could be better. 
Sebastian weighs 15 1/2 lbs. He's growing fast! He is also getting more interactive. He loves to smile!
On the drive home we stopped at the beach of Lake Michigan to collect rocks, skip stones and nurse. It was beautiful and refreshing.
During our trip Julien was obsessed with rocks. Julien gathered all types of rock: from iron ore to rocks smoothed by the lake to pieces of gravel from a parking lot. Of his many rock setups, my favorite were about mining. I love the translucent lady driving the mining truck.
Perhaps the most exciting thing on our trip was when we found entrails of a large animal (a duck or perhaps a large rabbit?) on the end of the pier. We believe that a bald eagle caught the animal and then ate it on the pier. Why did we think it was a bald eagle? Because we saw one diving down at the ducks, and there was a very large bird poop next to the entrails.
Do you remember when we went to an antique boat show on our last trip up to the cabin? Well, John went to it again and this time he bought a beautiful old runabout.
We went on several day trips while we were in Wisconsin. We went to the Iron Mountain Iron Mine, although Julien was too scared to go on the tour, so we looked at the rock shop while Cindy and Richard took the tour into the mine. We also went to Escanaba to look at the light house and historical museum, which was quite fun. It was a bit scary carrying Sebastian up the tiny spiral staircase, but it was worth it! And last but not least, we went back to Camp Seven to take the steam train and look at the old logging camp.
