Cami and Six Flags

Guess who I got to go visit??!!  CAMI!  It was kind of a spur of the moment trip and I'm so glad we did it.  Nels took a Friday off and we drove the short two and a half hour drive up to Madison, WI to see Cami.  Cami and I were roommates in college and we've been friends ever since!  It did my soul good to be with her again.  She has five adorable kids and she's pregnant with her sixth!  Amazing!

We ate lunch together and then just talked and talked. 

Then we walked to a nearby park and had some fun.  These four girls had a blast together!!

Me and Cami!

Nels had fun pushing the kids on this tire swing.

Noah wanted me to watch him do every little thing.  :)

Four girls swinging.

We came back to Cami's house and did an Easter egg hunt.  Nels hid the eggs outside and then the kids ran around and found them.  

Here's Cami and I with seven of the nine kids!

Cami's husband John hasn't actually met Nels.  Our paths never seemed to cross at the same time.  So we stayed a little later so they could finally meet!  haha!

We left around six and drove an hour or so to Milwaukee.  We actually found a Fuddrucker's!!   We love that restaurant but most of them are closed.  We were thrilled and Isak was excited to try the "World's Greatest Hamburger!"

It did not disappoint.  So yummy.  And the cheese sauce and french fries!!!  My favorite!

After dinner we went to the Embassy Suites hotel.  Isak and Noah slept on a bed and Sofie and Kira shared a bed.  Because of all the sleeping in the car the kids didn't fall asleep until 11 p.m.  Then one kid kept waking me up every other hour.  One time Noah fell out of the bed.  Ouch!  

Finally, it was morning!  :)
We went down the elevator...very exciting.

Then we enjoyed the huge breakfast.  There was something that everyone loved.

The kids were so excited because we were going to Six Flags!!!

It was a little chilly so we started the day wearing coats.  But it ended up warming up and being a super nice day.  We even got a bit sunburned.  We rode a lot of rides.  They had a little section that the little kids could ride on by themselves.  Sofie and Kira usually rode together.  This was Sofie's favorite ride because of the horses.

Isak rode by himself because Noah refused to ride any rides.

Kira and Sofie are in the back of the ladybug.

All three got to ride together on this one.

Sofie and Noah waited while the older ones went on some bigger rides.

Sofie rode by herself in the plane.

And Noah just hung out in Dad's arms.  Nice and safe.  Maybe next time?

Kira and Isak were both tall enough to go on a big rollercoaster.  So their first big ride was The Demon with a loop and everything.  Oh my!  I rode with Kira and I was thinking the whole time, "Kira is too small for this!"  But we lived through it and both kids wanted to do it again.   haha!  They like adventure.

Isak rode the Lobster ride by himself too.  Nels rode with Kira and I was waiting with the babies.

We left around 4:30 p.m. and ate dinner at Steak n Shake.  Great place to eat with kids.  They give these cars for the kids to build and put stickers on.  The food is pretty good, especially the shakes!

Sofie liked coloring the menu.

Nels really got sunburned!  After dinner we drove home and everyone was in bed by 8:30, exhausted and happy!

It was a nice getaway!!