Monday, May 4, 2009

Weekend Vacation

Over the weekend, we took a small roadtrip up to Madison, Wisconsin. My dad was wanting Katie and I to go to a sheep farm near Madison to pick out a couple new sheep for his flock. As luck would have it, we had enough rain in Iowa and Indiana this past week that the whole Robertson family was able to make the trip. Dallas, Doug and I met Katie in Dubuque, IA (which is on the Iowa/Wisconsin state line) and rode the rest of the way together. The weather was gorgeous, and we all had a fabulous time. Oh, and we were able to decide not on two, but three new sheep to add to the Triple R flock!

Here are some photos from the trip...

Dallas excited about going on a roadtrip...gotta get a good breakfast in before hitting the road.
We hired a personal guide for the trip...
Welcome to Wisconsin!

This picture doesn't do this house much justice, but the people that live there have a fantastic view!
After checking into the hotel, we asked the lady at the check-in desk for a good place to eat. She suggested Reverend Jim's Roadhouse Bar and Grill. We decided to give it a try. This is what we saw when we pulled up...
After checking the inside, we decided to try something else.

Dallas was being a ham at dinner...he was blaming something on Grandpa here.
Aunt Katie sharing her beverage.
Dallas helping Grandma pack to leave.
We ate breakfast Sunday morning before parting ways, Dallas decided to try Grandma's lemon...
He of course made a sour face, which I wasn't able to capture on camera, and then went right back to eating the lemon!

Some pictures before leaving...
Aunt Katie, Grandpa, Dallas, Grandma, and Aunt Lisa
One more with Aunt Lisa
Doug, Dallas, Katie, and I decided to check out downtown and the campus of the University of Wisconsin before leaving town...
The Kohl Center on campus
Doug has set a new goal after driving around campus...to get a picture (in front a campus sign) at each Big 10 school. Here is step 1 of 11...
Dallas thought of his Aunt Josie as we passed this diner...unfortunately, it's not open anymore...
One last picture with Aunt Katie before going our own ways.
As I mentioned at the beginning of the post, we got some rain last week followed by sunshine. My tulips loved the combination!
Until next time...

3 comments:

Kristin said...

It looks like you had an awesome time. It's always nice to get away for a few days :)

Erin P said...

Looks like a fun trip! Our family is headed to that area at the end of the summer for a long weekend! Jenna and I may have to join Doug in his pursuit of pics with college signs, although we've been taking them at more than Big 10! haha

Putnam County Farm Bureau, Inc said...

Where's the sheep pictures. The campus at Madison is a neat place. I've been there a couple of times with the Purdue Dairy judging teams, and while visiting ABS in Deforest. Looks like it was a great trip.
Uncle Steve