Lake Kohlmeier

We've been to the beach at Lake Kohlmeier a few times this year. She has really liked when we have gone because she can play in the water & in the sand. She loves playing in the sand and being able to add water to it is so much fun. It's also kinda nice to go when the lifeguards are not on duty (done for the season as of last weekend or maybe the weekend before) because then she can use her inflatable ring. She was kicking herself all over the place with it.

We packed a picnic lunch, which is always fun to have a picnic and were there for just under 2.5 hours. We came home for storytime & naptime so that we could have some energy to go to Rice Lake State Park after dinner to hang out with some friends and roast marshmallows. Yum!

Yesterday we did spend a good 1.5 hours on the other side of Lake Kohlmeier on one of the fishing piers. The fish practically jump on the hooks, so daddy doesn't think it is as much fun. I thin it's fun and you care catching them fast enough to sustain the interest of a preschooler. I also got some canning done yesterday (7 qts. of tomato-zucchini salsa & 4 qts. of tomato juice.)

Friday night we went to River Bend Nature Center for their Full Moon Hike, so Isabel was allowed to stay up much later than usual. It was pretty neat and I learned a lot. She was a little scared in a few parts, but she still liked it. It was neat to hear all the night critters, including an owl. The have a Half Past Moon Hike the beginning of November, but I am guessing we may be busy with baby boy and I am not sure I can do an hour hike (since you are technically not supposed to exercise for 6 weeks after birth). But we do hope to go there for their Halloween Enchanted Forest. It sounds like A LOT of fun. It's pretty close to when baby boy is due, so she may have to go with one parent or maybe we'll have some grandparents here visiting that can take her (I'd have to call & see if they would be ok with that on our membership.)