Green Lake Wrap-Up and The Doctor

We returned on Sunday from over a week at Green Lake. It by far the longest we have ever stayed up there and every minute of it brought relaxation. While the weather didn't work out at the end of the week, we still had a bunch of fun. The week was capped off by the Wisconsin State Chili Cook-off, held each year in downtown Green Lake. I tasted four of the approximate 30 entrants and all were very different and had varying degrees of heat. A fun time was had by all, including Ethan.














Note that E did not go for a ride in his new red wagon as it wouldn't be safe of course. But, we had to take a picture for the future.

Ethan went to the doctor today for his one month post-hospital release check-up. Because of the hospital stay, he will not have a standard one-month, two-month, four-month, etc. check-up. The appointment went well even though E had four shots. He took them like a man, stopping crying as soon as the nurse put the band-aid on. E is currently weighing in at 7lbs 12oz - almost a two full lbs higher than a month ago. He is about 21.5 inches long and his noggin is 14.5 inches around if you want to know. If you backdate all of the measurements to Ali's actual due date, he is right around the 50% percentile for everything. I personally think he is measuring in the 96% percentile of awesomeness.

Our September US tour takes us to Charlotte this weekend to hang with the Browns, Riebes and Gibsons on Lake Norman and the Bears-Panthers game. Should be a good time as long as the Riebe weather jinx is not in effect.

In the month of September, I (Matt), will be in Illinois, Wisconsin twice, North Carolina, Michigan and California, with another trip to Wisconsin the first weekend of October. Busy busy, time is flying by.