On Saturday August 27th Amber's maternal Grandparent's celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary with a vow renewal and a rockin' party in Appleton, WI. It was a warm and sunny day and the party and vow renewal were a great success. It was so wonderful to be able to celebrate such a fun day with family in the midst of this year's tragedy. In honor of the anniversary nine members of our German Family came to visit for a week. We had a great time with them at the Anniversary Party on Saturday and enjoyed taking them on a tour of Lambeau Field, to Bay Beach Amusement Park and on a tour of St. Norbert College on Sunday. It is always so wonderful to be able to talk and hang out with our overseas family! For those of you who do not know the story of our German Family here is a brief overview. When Amber's mom (Diane) was in high school a girl named Angie from Germany came to stay with Amber's Grandparents (Betty and Norb) and the next year Amber's Mom (Diane) went to stay with Angie's family in Germany. Since then Diane and Angie have stayed in touch and so have their extended families. Whenever Amber and John get a chance to go to Germany it will be to visit our "German Family."
On Monday we had to say goodbye to our German relatives as John and Amber headed back to Janesville to get back to work. We didn't have much rest though because on Tuesday after work we headed to Milwaukee to see the Brewers/Cardinals game at Miller Park with some friends. The Brewers lost which was a bit of a bummer, but we were glad that we got to hang out with some fun people at the game.
Wednesday came and went without too much excitement. Thursday September 1st was the first day of school for Amber and although it was crazy with new students registering and confusion as to where to drop off/pick up students it was a great start back! That evening John and Amber drove up to Green Bay, WI to see the Packers/Chiefs pre-season game. This was a very special game for John because he got to where a Super Bowl XLV Ring during the game. He has been super excited about the Super Bowl Rings and getting to where one was a dream come true! It made the 5 1/2 hour car ride there and back all worth it!
This Labor Day Weekend has been a relaxing one for Amber although John has had to work most of the weekend. To celebrate Labor Day we went on a bike ride around Janesville with a stop at Dunkin' Donuts for some breakfast. Tomorrow it's back to "normal" with Amber having her first full week of school and John working at the Golf Course.
Amber's Maternal Grandparent's (Betty and Norb De Baere) after their vow renewal.
German Family (some of them) Mattias, Inge and Lukas at Lambeau Field.
John infront of the 13 time World Champion sign inside the tunnel of Lambeau Field.
Amber infront of the 13 time World Champion sign inside the tunnel of Lambeau Field.
German Family (some of them) Mattias, Lukas and Rudi inside Lambeau Field with the Bavarian Flag.
Mattias, John and Lukas under the St. Norbert College Arch.
John and the Super Bowl XLV Ring.
Amber, John and the Super Bowl XLV Ring.
