The Farm in Door County

Before Cherry picking in Door County, we took Ellis up to The Farm... scratching another adventure off the Summer List.

We were already 100% sure that he'd love it, since he just adores animals.

And, sure as sugar, Ellis had the time of his life.

I like a lot of things about The Farm, but my two favorites are #1 how clean it is and #2 how you get to interact with the animals.

I'm fairly certain there are few things in life more precious than a baby feeding a baby goat.

Look-out little kitty, Ellis is comin' in hot!

If you know Ellis, you can hear his fake laugh in this next photo...

Truth be told, I think Zac enjoyed himself too...

Also, shout out to whomever keeps up the flower garden... the blooms were on point!

Definitely put The Farm in Door County on your To Do List... it's still summer, after all!

Cherry Picking in Door County

A couple weeks ago, both Ellis & I experienced one of our first "firsts" together... cherry picking!

Earlier in the day, we took Ellis to The Farm (pics to come soon!) and we weren't ready to call it a day yet, so Zac had the impromptu idea to go cherry picking.  Ellis was so good at apple picking in fall & strawberry picking in June, we thought hey... why not?

It was a great idea, butttttt it was also 90 degrees that Sunday, with like 85% humidity.  I legitimately sweated through my shirt, but by golly we had fun!

We went to Robertson's Orchards & picked 2 varieties of sweet cherries and raspberries...I highly recommend!   I typically don't really care for cherries, but these were good.

You can't cherry pick & not taste test!

A sweet, summer treat and an even sweeter memory. <3

Cave Point, Door County -- in the Winter Time

For our date night a few weeks ago, Zac & I made a quick pit stop at Cave Point.  The last time we visited, it looked much different (click here to view the post), as it was summer time.

This time, we arrived just before the sun set, on our way up to a candlelight hike through Newport State Park (highly recommended)!

It was a cool evening; high of 18 degrees, but there was very little wind so it didn't feel bitter cold.

Zac talked me into wandering out on the frozen ice (he promised it was safe!), and I was glad he did.  Here's what we saw:

 

 

 

Cave Point is beautiful year round, but winter might be my most favorite time to visit!

Sunshine & sheds!

It was the 784th day of January, and we FINALLY got outside!  Hip-hip hooray!

Ellis had gotten a sled for Christmas, and we've been itching to use it, but it's been so darn cold.  Two weeks ago though, Mother Nature gave us a perfectly warm, winter Saturday and so we took our winter blues and turned them into sunshine!

Over the river & through the woods we go!

We saw lots of animal tracks...  

... And I found my first shed!

Zac & Ellis sure were excited about it!

Another beautiful day in northeast Wisconsin!

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