Brats and Old Fashioneds

On Sunday after we left Woodridge, we continued our trip North and eventually landed in Wisconsin. We stopped for another wonderful meal with Great Grandma Posny, Uncle Bobby, and cousin Lindsay. Uncle Bobby made us his famous Wisconsin Brats cooked in beer and Lindsay played bartender and made us all tasty Old Fashioned cocktails.

Living so far away from family makes it hard, but it is always wonderful to be able to go back and visit and talk about old times. It is harder now between work and family to get together with everyone but this was the second day of our trip and already we had visited with as many people as we possibly could!

While the adults were hanging out and catching up, Lindsay pulled out some toys for Tyler to play with. He had a great time on the deck building a little village, complete with parking lot (in the background).
After he became bored with the blocks, he enlisted Grandpa and Lindsay's help with an impromptu baseball game....
And then Lindsay found the way into his heart.... She pulled out a hockey stick for Ty to play with. In this picture, he had put himself in the penalty box. My guess is that he was a bit tired from traveling and playing and needed a rest. When Ty couldn't see the hockey puck anymore, it was time for a new game-- basketball! The hoop was a bit high up and Tyler needed some extra help getting to the basket:
Overall, it was a great night and we were happy to be able to spend some time with our Manitowoc family-- thanks everyone!