Labor Day

Labor Day was extra special this year because now that Mitchell has a full-time 40 hour a week plus job, his extra days off are a real treat! Mitchell got us tickets to see the Milwaukee Brewers play the Saint Louis Cardinals. We decided to make a day of it and see what there is to see in Milwaukee! The game was really fun! The Brewers were leading the whole game until about the 7th inning when the Cardinals took the lead with a grand slam! We thought it would be a blow out but the Brewers made a valiant come back at the end but it wasn't quite enough. The final score was Brewers: 6, Cardinals: 8.

Miller Park. Sorry for the blur, it was the view from the freeway.

After the game we tried to go to an indoor conservatory called the Domes. They are 3 huge greenhouses with warm weather and tropical plants. It was closed by the time we got there.

We also visited a botanical garden that was beautiful! We liked the rose garden, the herb garden and the trial garden the most! The trial garden was really neat! They grow genetically altered plants or vegetables and compete against other gardens. The plants are rated based on height of flowers above greenery, duration of bloom, yield of fruit and fruit taste among other things. It was neat to see the past and present winners displayed. I wish I had a picture of the HUGE marigolds they grew for the 2010 competition! They were like bushes rather than little flowers! Very pretty.

Anyone know what kind of flowers these are? They look like little red and yellow chilis. So cute!

Rose Garden

A bench in a meadow that reminded me of Pride and Prejudice

Does this picture look familiar? Remember this post? She has grown so much in 3.5 months!

We finished off the fun day with some frozen custard at a famous midwest establishment, Kopps.

**A shout out to our friends the DeRolfs for the great Milwaukee recommendations!**

Side note: Audrey's latest trick is screeching and squealing just to hear her own voice. Sometimes I think it is adorable and sometimes I think it's just loud. Here's a video, you decide...