Wednesday, April 18, 2012

The Great Outdoors

As we’re preparing for our second official family vacation with Isabelle, I realized I never wrote about our first family vacation. In September, when Isabelle was 2 ½ months old, we drove 4+ hours to Door County, Wisconsin. This was my fourth time there and Tom’s first. For years I tried to talk Tom into going to one of my favorite places and he finally caved. I think he was afraid that it would be similar to Galena, Illinois (which I also like), but that’s another story.

We spent four days and three nights primarily in Fish Creek which is also home to Peninsula State Park. We went hiking through the park (the handicap accessible trails were great with our stroller), played on the beach, ate custard, went on Isabelle’s first boat ride – a sunset cruise, shopped, took the ferry to Washington Island, bought lots of strawberry/rhubarb jam (my favorite!!!) and Sweetango apples, survived Isabelle’s first bee sting at the apple orchard store, and we got a lot of takeout food for picnics and dinner. Why? Well we did have dinner IN a restaurant the first night and although we didn’t request it, they put us in a private room. They were smart! Isabelle cried or wanted to eat the entire time. So the next few nights we got takeout and ate in the comfort of our hotel suite. Isabelle conked out and we ate, had a glass of wine and played scrabble.

Here are a few of my other favorite things to do:
  • Attend the outdoor Folk Music Theater in Peninsula State Park – only open through Labor Day
  • Rent bikes or mopeds and take them around Peninsula State Park
  • CAMP!
  • Attend a fish boil 
Tom and Isabelle at the beach.


Ready for our hike!

Taking a break to eat. There were many private areas to nurse.


Isabelle on the boat with my root beer.

Tom and Isabelle on Washington Island

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