Mahokenatez: Wisconsin and the Tour of America's Dairyland

The last 2 weeks of June found us in Wisconsin for the Tour of America's Dairyland as well as a visit with family and friends. The first of these 2 weeks Kate was racing all over Wisconsin. we visited Grafton, Sheboygan, Elkart Lake, Fond du Lac, Greenbush and a home town race in Downtown Appleton! Overall the series was a lot of fun and Kate was racing really well. Appleton, being our hometown, kate wanted to show all of our friends and family the hard work she has been putting in with a strong performance. It was great to hear everyone cheering for her as she rounded turn 4. Sadly with 4 laps to go she got caught up in a crash and didn't get to contest the sprint. She said after the race she felt like a rock star with everyone cheering for her. It was nice to have the support of so many friends and family at the race. In the end Kate finished 6th overall for category 2 women.

With the races wrapping up June 27th Kate raced of to San Diego, CA for a HR conference while I stayed back with Joslyn and the Grandparents. Kate rejoined the vacation 5 days later!

My week with the grandparents found us going to the park and zoo with Joslyn. Joslyn is becoming more and more aware of her surroundings. The trip to the N.E.W. Zoo was a lot of fun. Joslyn was real excited when she got to feed the giraffe and see a lot of new animals she has not seen at the Atlanta zoo. Other than trips to the park and zoo we spent much of the time relaxing and watching Joslyn play. I almost forgot to mention that we went to my mothers retirement party! So congratulations to my Mom on time served!

On the 4th of July, Joslyn and Kate flew home and I stayed and watched the fireworks with my parents. But that afternoon I got to take a quick trip to the ER! I took a nap after dropping Kate and Joslyn off at the airport. When I woke I felt really weird and my arms and face were tingling. So we went in to check it out. 3 hours later the doctor said I was fine and that the tingling should go away. Later that night I was feeling better but was disappointed I didn't get to spend some quality time with friends on the 4th.

All in all it was a great trip! Here are the photos to prove it!