Marching to a New Beat: Family Trip to Milwaukee & the Apple Holler

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Family Trip to Milwaukee & the Apple Holler

Yesterday we took off right after work and headed up to Milwaukee for a mini family getaway. Tim planned the entire escapade and couldn't have done better! We ate dinner at a hip and delicious restaurant called Hinterland last night. Caleb was a fantastic third wheel. He sat in his high chair laughing and playing before chowing down and polishing off a giant 1/3 lb. hot dog and hand full of fries (I'm pretty sure I've mentioned before that he knows how to eat, right?) We then walked through the Milwaukee Public Market. If you haven't visited before, I highly recommend it! It's basically a large warehouse type room full of different bakeries, breweries, wine bars, etc. After sitting in the car for two hours and at dinner for another hour, Caleb loved running through the market and charming anyone in site.

We started this morning with a return trip/walk to the Market for breakfast and coffee before kicking off one of my very favorite days of the year. Apple picking was always an annual tradition in the Richardson family, and I love that it has passed down to our little family as well. For Tim and me, this was our fourth trip to the Apple Holler in WI, and a first for Caleb. It couldn't have been a better day for a trip to the orchard - 65 degrees and sunny!

Loved this place!

It was packed at 8:30 last night... not so much at 8:30 this morning.

Enjoying his blueberry muffin at the Market

Oh yeah, I forgot we can take pictures of us with this phone too.

With a wave of thanks to Milwaukee, we headed down to the Apple Holler:

A very sweet (and unprompted) hug for pumpkin boy

A tractor pulling a train! Does it get any better??

We've hit the age where looking at the camera is so uncool

The boys sharing an apple

He isn't the daintiest of eaters

Had to document that baby March #2 also made his first trip to the Apple Holler

And the best part of the day? Definitely the apple cider donuts covered in cinnamon sugar!

1 comment:

Hope said...: I love these pics!! Caleb is so handsome! You look great as well! Thanks for sharing!!; September 25, 2013 at 7:37 AM

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The Name Explained

Introducing our NEW NAME (10/20/12): You may notice that the name of our blog has changed. You see, I've been trying to come up with a more snazzy name for our blog for quite some time, and it was actually Tim who came up with "Marching to a New Beat". I must say though that it's exactly what I was going for and for several reasons. Most obviously, it includes our last name (duh). Secondly (and more importantly), it reflects the newness of the stage we're in as parents and as a family. Everything we are going through right now is brand spankin' new. From giving birth, to changing diapers, to baby proofing our home, we really have no idea what we're doing since we've never done anything like it before... it's all SO new. That's not all though. There's yet another layer to this little onion of a name... I recently joined a weekly bible study called Bible Study Fellowship and we are going through Genesis. Additionally, our small group is reading a book called Forgotten God (by Francis Chan). In both of these studies, I have been repeatedly struck by how we shed our old sinful selves and take on a new being through Christ's death and ressurection. Our lives should reflect this newness, and while we often fail in this endeavor, we are called to march on (with God's help, of course).

And so there you have it... Marching to a New Beat. That's what we're doing everyday, and as often as I have time and relevant content, we'll share this newness with you and hope you enjoy each moment with us.