Life's a Beach

Greetings everyone! Been quite busy with different things going on. Over the weekend we went to a petting zoo/farm with my Mom. Mia really liked the goats, the kitties and eventually liked the chickens. Later, Jill and I went on a lovely double date with some friends at the Art-Bar, a unique bar and art gallery in the lovely Riverwest area in Milwaukee. Quite a few years ago, Jill, myself and my little brother participated in an art show at Art-Bar. We had some great art and shirts on display and up for grabs. It was an amazing night, so going back to Art-Bar was pretty fun. Julie and her hubby brought their brand new Great Dane puppy. Totally adorable! Great pizza, great drinks and an overall awesome time :) Sunday, after a crazy busy morning at work, we went to the Zoo Ala Carte. We went last year and had a blast. This year, we had a ton of fun again. Lots of great unique foods and desserts.

Today, Mia and I had a great day off together. I told her Tuesday evening that I would take her to the beach. With a high 90 degrees for the temperature for the day, it was the perfect day to go to the beach. After a bowl of Kix, she immediately said "DADDY I'M READY TO GO TO THE BEACH!!" So we packed up and hit the road to the beach. The last time we were there, she was cool in the water, but this time, the water may have been too cold for her to enjoy. She DID however enjoy walking in the sand. This is a big deal. Why you ask? Well this summer she developed a fear of sand. SAND. Don't know why. She just really doesn't like it in her toes, on her feet or in her shoes. Today she started being whiney about the sand on her feet. Later, she got off the blanket and was standing straight in the sand. "DADDY LOOK! I'm WALKING IN THE SAND!!" Yay! So we walked the beach a few times, the shoreline and she searching for "treasure" in the sand with her bucket. All in all, awesome time at the beach. Later, she slept for about 15 minutes on the drive home and woke up when I brought her in. We went to the library later to read books and play with puzzles. Hers and my first time at our New Berlin library. We may be going back to story times or play groups. We also may be signing Mia up for some sort of dance or tumble class at the local rec center. Could be fun!

This weekend, nothing too major. Jill's got a wedding shower, so I'm trying to think of something fun to do for the day. That's all for now. More to discuss next week. Thanks for reading!

Surfin' USA

Morning. Didn't get to writing last night after an exhausting, yet fun day at the beach with Mia and my friend (with her kiddo) I was just way too tired to write and ended up calling it a night at 12:15am. Last Sunday I got to play some pick up soccer again. It had been a while due to some different things going on, on the weekends, but it totally was a great time. I had some slight issues though. First half, I ran into a striker at full speed. I had accidentally ran into the guy going for the ball, which knocked us both over. It looked so bad, and if it was a real game, I would probably have a yellow card. Had accidentally got his cleats on a 2nd challenge, which caused another foul. Bad Mikey. 2nd half, I did better. Didn't trip anyone. Won't be playing this weekend. Working 2nd shift. Oh well. The legs are still recovering from the collision. It was really great having my family come watch. Especially my parents who haven't seen me play a competitive sport since High School. Mia even watched :) Hopefully they thought I did well. (despite the fouls)

So as I had typed, on my day off we went to the beach. Mia and I met up with my friend Nicole and her kiddo Benny. Mia and I got to the beach and she already was pissy. Before we left, she was super stoked running around the house with her bucket and shovel. Well apparently, she developed a severe dislike for sand. Didn't want to touch it AT ALL. When Nicole and her kiddo arrived, we went back into the water. At first she didn't care for it again, but did way better and we had some fun. I've got a gnarly sun burn on my mid-lower back because I couldn't reach it with my hands. Oops :( Overall, the kids had a wonderful time and I look forward in going back again. Hopefully on a day Jill can come.

This weekend, my nephew's 6th birthday in Madison. Should be a lot of fun. Other then that, nothing else too exciting to discuss. Thanks for reading!