Shiner and a Smile

Redd got his first official Black Eye!

He accidently ran into the chair at

Grandma & Grandpa's house.

It started as a purplish bubble under his eye, and the next morning the bubble was gone and

he was left with this sweet little shiner!

It was hard to get a picture of it, because Redd kept smiling for the camera and you can't see it when he smiles!

Summer Fun

Green Bay and Milwaukee

Judd has always been a Packers fan

and couldn't resist being so close to

Green Bay without going there

to see Lambeau Field.

We took a tour of the stadium with the

cutest old man who ran everywhere

and talked to us like a coach.

As we walked through the tunnel and onto the field they pumped in crowd

noise like we were the team.

It was pretty fun.

In the Hall of Fame museum at the stadium

there is an area for the kids to play.

Redd loved the Cheese Slide.

He wasn't really into

playing dress-up.

This is Redd's version of the

Lambeau Leap!

After seeing Lambeau Field, we headed back

to Milwaukee and saw our final game...

Brewers vs. Braves.

We had such an amazing trip! Thanks Petersons for all the fun (and help with Redd!)

Cubs

I have to say that watching a Cubs game

at Wrigley Field is quite an experience.

First of all, there are fans everywhere.

People were sitting on bleachers on the

tops of apartment buildings in the outfield!

Second, the stadium was built in 1914,

and they still use the old school scoreboard

where the numbers are changed by hand.

And last, the fans are crazy and get

really into it... especially the song

"Go Cubs, Go" after a win.

Sadly I was singing it for days!

They were giving out these darling

Cubbie Bears to all the kids

at the game and Redd loved it! We may have a Cubs fan in the family.

Because we were packed so tightly into the

stadium, it was a good thing that Redd took

a short nap during the game!Notice the pole to the right...

crazy that there are just poles in the

way of the field. Luckily we didn't

get stuck behind it!

White Sox

Our third game was the

White Sox vs Rays game.

We were super excited when in

the 2nd inning we got to see

another grand slam home run!

But that wasn't even the coolest part.

As the game went on, we realized the pitcher,

Mark Buehrle, was pitching a

Perfect Game.

By the 7th inning the crowd was on their

feet and cheering at every out.

During the 9th inning, we all held our breath

when a ball went straight out to the

top of the centerfield wall.

Amazingly the centerfielder caught it,

bobbled it, and held on to it!

This was only the 18th perfect game

ever. What an awesome game!

After the game, people

on the streets were offering to buy

our ticket stubs. Too bad we didn't

have ours, or I would have made $20!Notice how the scoreboard shows all zeros!

After the game we went to the Sears Tower. (now known as the Willis Tower) When you get up to the top, you can step out on a glass balcony 103 floors above Chicago. Even though you know it is safe, it still made my heart pound to look down!

Chicago

Our first day in Chicago we decided to go

and wander around the city for a little while.

Our hotel was close to a train station

so we rode the el trains most of the

time we were in Chicago.

Redd had fun, as long as someone

new was holding him every 5 minutes.

Actually he was really good, but we learned

that if there was room, the stroller was

the best place for Redd on the train.

When we got downtown we went to Millennium Park. There is a really neat outdoor concert venue and different pieces of artwork inside the park. This statue is called Cloud Gate. I love how it reflects the city in the background But my favorite was the view from underneath. The picture doesn't really show how cool it was, but it was neat to look up and see all the different reflections. After the park we went down to Navy Pier. The pier goes out over Lake Michigan and there are lots of fun shops along the way. I like in this picture that you can see how the clouds rolled in and covered the city skyline. It was really beautiful. This is us at the end of the pier. By the time we got here, we were all a little tired of walking. And lucky for us, we got to walk all the way back! While we were waiting for the trolley, Redd wanted to play on the grass for a little while.

This is Redd on our train ride back to the hotel. What a fun day!

Detroit

When we woke up in Detroit

it was pouring rain,

but luckily that only lasted a

little while.

When we got in the car in the

morning, this is what Redd looked like...

that was a sign of his attitude

for the rest of the day! We went to the Ford Factory Tour

and Museum. There is a few short movies

during the tour and Redd didn't last

so we hung out by the

old cars for a while.

He was so excited about learning! We didn't take any pictures inside the factory. But it was really neat to see how they put the cars together. At the museum, Redd was with Grandma and Joni for a little while and I think this was his happiest time of that day... they let him out of his stroller! The Oscar Meyer weiner mobile was in the museum & they had a giant hot dog you could climb into. This is what we wanted Redd to do when he got in... This is what he was actually doing... That night we went to the Tigers vs Mariners game. Yes, Judd got to see one of his favorite teams twice on this trip. Unfortunatly they lost this time. The game was really fun. There was a grand slam homerun and 6 other home runs during the game. Of course Redd decided that he didn't want to cooperate during the game either, so we took turns taking him out to walk around the stadium. Luckily we were right in front some empty handicap seats and he could run around a little up there. I guess everyone has their bad days!