The season for camping is abbreviated this far north so you have to make the most of summer. Since we had the kids with us we wanted to find a campground with a beach and one that we hadn't been to yet this year. Karen had a few suggestions for us and after checking them out online we settled for Klienke Park. It is a small campground in Michigan's upper peninsula (the UP) along the Green Bay shore of Lake Michigan.
We took off after Erin made it home from work for the hour long drive from Oconto to the park. The sky was overcast and the clouds were dark and about to burst. As with every. single. camping. trip. we've taken this year it was going to rain. We arrived early afternoon on a Friday thinking we would get ahead of the crowd but to our surprise all of the good spots on the shoreline side were taken. Erin spotted a trio of young guys that looked like they were setting up the camper as we circled the park a couple of times. Then she suggested we ask if they were setting up or packing up. Just so happened they were leaving and gave us their spot. I think it was the best one in the entire place. We pulled into place, ready to take the popup off of the hitch when it started. It seemed to come all at once. A downpour. Luckily it only lasted about 10 minutes.
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| Getting settled in. |
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| A little overcast after the rain. |
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| Perfect little beach. |
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| It seems Clayton is still figuring out how to smile for pictures. |
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| Waiting for Erin and Chelsea to get back from showers. |
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| Beautiful Morning. |
It turned out to be a great weekend and we may have found our camping spot for many, many weekends to come.
Clayton and I happened to get a day all to ourselves and we were due for an adventure. I spent a good hour trying to think of something fun and out of the ordinary for us to do. Then it hit me. What about a baseball game? I pulled out my phone and couldn't believe that the Milwaukee Brewers were playing a day game! It was fate, we had to go. Milwaukee is a 2 1/2 hour drive south for us so we had just enough time to get home from running errands and pack a lunch for the road.
I have been a big baseball fan since I was very young. My first MLB game was in Kansas City to watch the Royals on a church trip. I also got to watch the Mariners play in the old Kingdome in Seattle as well as a couple of Texas Rangers games in Arlington TX. Since moving to Wisconsin and being this close to a MLB team I have been itching to get to another game. And I was a bit surprised when Erin told me Clayton had never been to a Brewers game. Appleton, which is only about an hour from home, has the Timber Rattlers which is a Brewers minor league affiliate and he has been to a couple of those but a pro game is a rite of passage for a little boy. Its a few hours but really its a moment of your life. Your first game. The green grass, the sound of the loud speakers and crowd, the smell in the air. Baseball is the only sport I've seen that I would rather watch live than on a tv.
Now, I'll forever be a New York Yankees fan but GO BREW CREW.
As the summer came to a close we needed one last hurrah before sending Chelsea off to Kindergarten. The city of Green Bay has a small amusement park called Bay Beach, complete with everything you need to work off the sugar you're giving your kids. We met up with our friends Bill, Danni, and Gabby for the day.
That evening we had Bill, Danni, and Gabby and some other friends over to help us with a project for the backyard party we had coming up. The kids ate plenty of pizza and ran around the yard and house. A perfect way to end summer.
Clayton and I happened to get a day all to ourselves and we were due for an adventure. I spent a good hour trying to think of something fun and out of the ordinary for us to do. Then it hit me. What about a baseball game? I pulled out my phone and couldn't believe that the Milwaukee Brewers were playing a day game! It was fate, we had to go. Milwaukee is a 2 1/2 hour drive south for us so we had just enough time to get home from running errands and pack a lunch for the road.
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| Road trip. |
I have been a big baseball fan since I was very young. My first MLB game was in Kansas City to watch the Royals on a church trip. I also got to watch the Mariners play in the old Kingdome in Seattle as well as a couple of Texas Rangers games in Arlington TX. Since moving to Wisconsin and being this close to a MLB team I have been itching to get to another game. And I was a bit surprised when Erin told me Clayton had never been to a Brewers game. Appleton, which is only about an hour from home, has the Timber Rattlers which is a Brewers minor league affiliate and he has been to a couple of those but a pro game is a rite of passage for a little boy. Its a few hours but really its a moment of your life. Your first game. The green grass, the sound of the loud speakers and crowd, the smell in the air. Baseball is the only sport I've seen that I would rather watch live than on a tv.
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| Coming up on Miller Park |
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| We had the cheap seat but still a great view. |
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| Clayton needed a new hat. |
Now, I'll forever be a New York Yankees fan but GO BREW CREW.
As the summer came to a close we needed one last hurrah before sending Chelsea off to Kindergarten. The city of Green Bay has a small amusement park called Bay Beach, complete with everything you need to work off the sugar you're giving your kids. We met up with our friends Bill, Danni, and Gabby for the day.
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| Bill and Gabby |
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| Sitting across from them on the Scrambler. |
That evening we had Bill, Danni, and Gabby and some other friends over to help us with a project for the backyard party we had coming up. The kids ate plenty of pizza and ran around the yard and house. A perfect way to end summer.
