This one involves level 4 rapids and a bear bigger than a human being.

Here's another post I wrote a long time ago.  This trip happened one of our first weeks in Chicago.  Here it is!

It's been a while since we've shared some of our Chicago adventures on here.  And it's about time. :)

Sooooo, in the last little while here's what we've done.

We went rafting in Wisconsin!  With a totally fun group of guys.  I was the only girl but oh boy it was such a blast!  We laughed so much and came back with so many memories.

Photo cred to Nam!  Awesome pictures :)  especially of that fire.

the night before the rafting we stayed in a little cabin in the woods

such a fun group!!!

just about to go!!

Derek and me :)

Highlights of that trip:
-stopping at a subway that was literally the only restaurant we could find.  They were 5 loaves of Italian from being completely out-of-bread.
-late at night still driving up there (and slap happy silly), imagining if a bat flew into our windshield and got stuck, with its teeth into the glass
-sleeping in a tiny cabin together.  four boys and one girl.  It was so fun.
-Level 4 rapids that were craazy!!  And oh so much fun.  Derek talking now:  "Kaylie losing her paddle, and us somehow retrieving it while in the rapids."
-A hilarious guide who thought Derek's name was Duncan.  Suffice it to say that we all called him Duncan the rest of the trip
-Beautiful country and a little ice cream/antique shop run by two little old ladies
-Playing soccer against the girl scouts and river guides. So fun.

Wisconsin cheese!!!  Which we actually ate none of.

But we pretended with string cheese.  On a related note, you can see I married a hottie.

Lots of farmhouses on the way

A HUGE flag we saw on our way up.  Like, look at the full sized pine trees next to it.  There was a sign in front that said "The world's tallest symbol of freedom."  Kind of like the world's largest prairie dog in Kansas.

cute little antique & ice cream shop

So that was our trip!  Other things of note:  Our family took a big step this month.  (June 18 to be exact in case we decide to get out of it--not likely though.)  WE GOT NETFLIX.

And we actually love it.  We're currently engrossed in Jim and Pam's romance, Dwight's antics, Stanley's hilarious one liners, and we're always so frustrated with Michael Scott.

Random picture but it has to go somewhere.  LOOK AT THIS BEAR WE SAW ON TOP OF A CAR!!

Also of note, Kaylie's fingers on top of the screen.  Cute.