Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Farewell Party

John and Kris threw a wonderful farewell party for us Tuesday night. We just invited a few folks from the church that have encouraged, supported, and befriended us during our time in Milwaukee. Timm graciously took all the pictures, so you won't see him. Kris is convinced that Ben can say her name, although it comes out Aunt "Ta-Ta," which of course is very close to Kris.

Ben was very active throughout the evening . . . until he discovered the ice chest. He stood in front of the various coolers for over 30 minutes shoveling ice, or picking up ice cubes and dropping them in some of the flower pots on the deck. Whatever makes you happy, Big Guy.
A picture of the proud couple-to-be. My cousin Jenny and her fiance, Aaron. They're moving South, too--Racine.
The theme was "Wisconsin." John cooked brats and folks brought lots of cheese and custard. Our good friend Emmy brought Wisconsin shrimp.

It's been a great four years here and we really enjoyed talking about our move to Arkansas with all our Wisconsin friends. We'll certainly miss this place--the church, our little Cedarburg, the big city, and the winters. Oh yes, we'll miss the winters.

What Winter Will Do To You

Result #472 of living through Wisconsin winters:

Late in May Ben wanted to go outside. So, he did the natural thing--something we've done since last September. He grabbed his gloves and hat and gave them to Jules. As my mother said, "it's a hard life up here."