It's been a long while since we have last posted on the website! So much has happened since Luke's 1st Birthday! Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, Birthdays and January have all come and gone! It's now February and we are making a promise to post more on the website moving forward!
Check back soon and often for Team Saip pictures, videos and updates on our fun filled adventures!
The past two weekends have been HOT HOT HOT! I’m not a huge fan of this weather but we have made the best of it with time in the pool and cooking out with friends and family.
We spent time last weekend at Aunt Eve’s house in the pool, went out to Bristol, WI for a visit with The Elliott’s and then spent time this weekend with Allison and Donnie while they were in town. It’s always a blast spending time with everyone!
Here is a great photo from today!
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It’s Day 2 of our 4 day weekend and we are having a blast! Yesterday, the kids and I spent time with Aunt Lori, Luke and Grandma Debbie at Dana’s Pool! It was before it got too hot so it was great for the kids. We had a quick lunch, got Connor’s nap in and Grandma took the kids to see Mr. Popper’s Penguins! We all had a great time!
Today, we got up early to find out Kiley’s dance class was canceled! We went to Kohls instead and bought some running shoes. We saved more than we spent by going to Kohls and got two pairs of shoes! Can’t wait to use them tonight for the first time!
Beth is off to get her haircut and then we are heading to the Crystal Lake Festival with some friends of Beth’s! Should be a good time!
Hope everyone is enjoying their time off!!!
The purple dinosaur has magic and I want to know what it is! Connor is glued to the show!
It’s the first thing that really gets him to slow down for a few minutes. He’s front and center as I type this! We’ve seen the same four episodes from on demand over the past week.
So long for now!
I love you, you love me…
We spent the weekend with Grandpa Lee and Grandma Sue in Door County! It was a great time!
We headed up there Friday afternoon and got into town around 8pm. The kids went to bed shortly after finding all the toys in the house to play with!
Saturday morning, we got a later start because Connor slept in till 10am! That’s a first. We had him in his pack n’ play in a little, almost closet type room, that had to cots for kids in it. With the door closed and lights off, he got some good sleep. We are really going to start looking into darkening shades for his room if that will help keep him asleep longer.
We went to a petting zoo, out to lunch at a microbrewery and went home for an afternoon nap. The kids loved the horses, donkeys and the baby goats! After nap, we shopped a little bit and ordered a pizza from the Wild Tomato! Cool name! We had dinner back at the house and got the kids into bed.
Sunday, we got up and ate breakfast and the place with the Goats on the roof – Al Johnson’s! Unfortunately, the had just put new grass on the roof and we weren’t able to see the goats. We did find out there is a live web cam though (for all of you interested in seeing it)! We then played a round of putt putt with the kids. They had fun and everyone got a couple hole-in-ones! Beth and I them took the girls swimming while Grandpa Lee and Connor napped!
After the fun in the pool, we went out to dinner and ice cream. Not Licked Yet was the name of the ice cream place and it had some good custard! We played on the playground for a bit and headed back home. After the kids were in bed, we watched the NBA finals! Really glad the Mavs won!
On Monday, it was time to head back but not before we drove up further north to get some pies! Bea’s was the name of the shop and we picked up pies, jams, cherries and some candy. Ate lunch on the way back down and it was then time to head home! The kids did great on the way back, picked up gizmo (thanks grandpa mark and grandma marsha for watching him)!
I’m on the train writing this wishing we were still on our mini vacation! Thanks again Dad and Sue for a wonderful time! Pictures coming soon 
Kiley and Ella had their Spring Dance Recital this past weekend! We had a great night of rehearsal the night before and the girls were super excited.
On Saturday, we got ready for the recital and got Connor a nap in before. Beth and the girls headed out around 1 to get there by 1:30pm. Beth got them ready and we found out 5 minutes before the show started that it started at 2pm. Beth and I thought all along it started at 3pm and let everyone know to be there by 3.
So, to our surprise, it started at 2pm and a few of us missed the Ella and Kiley perform! Grandpa Mark, Grandma Marsha, Jill, John and Jake made it in time to see Kiley. Grandma Debbie, Grandpa Lee and Grandma Sue made it for the second half and everyone got to see Ella, Kiley and Me do the Family Dance! We rocked it!
We went out for dinner afterwards to Georgios in Crystal Lake! It was a lot of fun!
We did learn a valuable lesson that day and that is to pay attention to show start times 
Videos are posted on Flickr! Pictures to come soon!
