Mic K K's Senior Photos

     So I don't know if you guys knew this or not, but my little sister isn't just smart and talented, she is also gorgeous.  Just look at those baby blues!

Michaela and I had a lot of fun last week walking the lake path trying to find fun spots to shoot.  I think we got some keepers :)

Campin' Up Nort'

Last weekend, Fisch and I traveled 5 hours up North to Hayward, WI for Fisch's family annual camping trip.  We stayed at the KOA campground.  It must be the place to stay because it was super crowded but we had a great time nonetheless.  We had fun tubing down a river for the second time this summer, playing volleyball with the whole family, and because it was "Chocolate Weekend", Adriana, their cousin, Andrea, and I even took a trip down the chocolate slip n' slide!  There is also nothing better than waking up and sitting by the campfire with a cup of coffee and hommade banana bread :)

1. Surrounded by Pines 2. Coffee and Banana Bread by the Campfire 3. Lumberjack Breakfast Over the Campfire 4. Chocolate Slip N Slide 5. Adriana 6. Slip N Sliders 7.West's Ice Cream...mmmm 8. Fudge

7 Month Recap in 7 Days: July...

My Grandma died on July 1st.  It wasn't a great shock.  She turned 90 last Oct. and had actually been admitted to hospice once before in January.  Being the feisty woman she was, she actually recovered and was kicked out of hospice.  Unfortunatley, she became sick again in June and after that went down hill quickly. 

I was very close to Grandma.  She is the reason I will always prefer my brownies with nuts, I have a love of old TV shows, I will try to take my vitamins everyday, and I will know how to be a strong, fiesty woman as I grow older. Whenever I smell the scents of lilacs and lipstick I will think of her and smile. I love her very much and will cherish all the memories I have of her. I know she is in a better place now and will always think of her as my guardian angel.

Because of my Grandma's death, the first week in July was spent with family, cherishing every moment, celebrating my Grandma's life and being together for fourth of July.  I think my grandma would have been happy knowing that she brought us all together.

1. Walking to the boat. 2. Boat ride on July 3rd. 3.Grey skies 4. Fisch helping Wilson drive. 5. Hiding from the rain. 6. Waiting for fireworks. 7. Sparklers.

7 Month Recap in 7 Days: Chicago in June

 Fisch, a couple of our friends, and I drove down to Chicago at the end of June for my cousin, Maren's, birthday and the added bonus of seeing our friend, Megan, who was in town for business.  It was an awesome little weekend trip full of seeing the sights, having fun, good food, good drinks, and of course good company!

1. Chicago! 2. Navy Pier 3. Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier 4. Millenium Park 5. Fun at the Bean 6. Maren <3 Rupert... and Brye 6. Whirlyball

P.S. Quick note on Whirlyball... It. Is. Amazing.  I think I found my sport.  It is a cross between bumper cars, lacross, basketball and hockey.  Click the link to find out more and watch video!

7 Month Recap in 7 Days: Bits of June

There was not a weekend in June that Fisch and I spent in Madison.  Between graduations, weddings, parties related to weddings, birthdays, etc., we were traveling every. single. weekend.

Here are a few pictures from our weekend getaways...

Fisch's sister, Adriana's High School Graduation.

Our friend's son, Collin's, 3rd birthday party.

Our weekend trip to Minaqua, WI for a friends wedding.  We stayed with our friends Megan and Shawn at their family's cabin and had a blast!

7 Month Recap in 7 Days: April Happenings

In early April, we took a mini weekend trip to Green Bay, WI with Fisch's family to visit Lambeau field where the Packers play.  Having lived in Wisconsin all my life, it is almost a sin that it took me 26 years to visit such an important place.  Not going to lie, though... I am a fair weather football fan.  I enjoy the parties and food and friends associated with football season but do I really understand what is happening in the games when I attempt to pay attention? Nope. I'm trying, though. I really am.  Despite that fact, I had such a good time!  The Packers have such an interesting history and are so fan based that I am proud to say the Packers are my team.

1. Outside Lambeau 2. Little kids lend their bikes to Packer players to cross the street to the stadium. 3. One of Fisch's family friends, the official Packers photographer for over 60 years, had his own exhibit in the hall of fame! 4 + 5. The famous Lambeau Leap! Fisch did it... I needed some help. 6. The whole group in the stadium.

At the end of April was my little sister, Michaela's, junior prom.  I think I was just as excited as her! We are ten years apart so somtimes I end up acting more like a proud parent than a big sister.  It was so much fun helping her and her friends get ready and being in the big mob of parent photographers, though :)

1. Getting ready 2. Pictures at Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, WI 3. Sisters. Can you tell? 4. Michaela <3 Jon 5. Who needs a limo when you have a boat??

And just for fun...

 My Junior Prom circa 2003 :) Someone should have gone tanning...

WW: Happy Birthday Adriana!

Last Saturday, we celebrated Fisch's sister, Adriana's, 18th Birthday.  It made me feel old since I remember when Fisch and I first met we bonded over having little sisters in 4th and 5th grade.

Happy 18th Adriana!