Wisconsin wonderland

Simple fact: I get behind on my posts because I take too many pictures. But when you visit a place as fantastic as the Dvorak Elk Ranch in eastern Wisconsin, it's very difficult not to keep the shutter snapping. So I'll do my best not to put too many pictures on this post, but I can't make any promises.

We spent last weekend with our friends Melissa and Doug (Melissa is a good friend from college and beyond). We drove to their house Friday and Saturday headed to her parents' "cottage" (they use the term extremely loosely). As you will see, it's an amazing place for all sorts of adventures, many of which are not something you get to do every day!

Zach got to go on all sorts of rides...

on a tractor

a "mule",

and a 1946 army jeep!

He also got to feed the rainbow trout some trout chow...

and an apple to a brave elk!

Generally the elk are quite skittish around people, but this particular big guy thought it felt pretty good to have his chin scratched...

We also paid a visit to a local farm so Zach could check out the cows. The cows were not so taken with Zach; they scattered as soon as he started talking...

Keep in mind that Zach is two and a half. That means he has no idea how cool it is to be that close to elk, how fun it is to zoom around on a mule, or ride in a 63 year-old jeep. So if you asked him what his favorite part of the weekend was, I think he'd say... the pond.

Even with all those adventures, we found time to relax and catch up with our friends. The weekend could not have been better.

And a special thanks to the Harris family, for watching Koskie for the weekend!!