Wisconsin Weekend Part 1

Last weekend, Noah and I took a Spring Break road trip to Wisconsin to visit his godparents for the first time in seven years.

Our Saturday morning drive went smoothly, so we stopped by the University of Wisconsin-
Eau Claire campus first. There I drove Noah past Bridgman Hall where his godmother and I lived and met during our college days.

We drove down The Hill to Lower Campus past many buildings where I studied, parked, walked to The Bookstore, bought souvenirs, and shot a couple outdoor photos. Here's Noah by The Clock. As the Noon Bells chimed, we headed north to his godparents' farm.

After lunch,

Noah's
first
order
of
business

was

meeting
Lindy's

four pygmy goats housed in a pen behind his godparents' home.

Our

youth

hosts

watched

Noah

in action







feeding

grain

to

Steve





and

hay

to

LuLu.





Following their feeding,

we drove
to the city park and zoo
for a look at more animals.


Sitting on
a bear statue,

Noah posed for a photo
with his godparents -

Karen and Jerry.



He also dared to have one taken with a bison.

This animal was most enter-
taining:

charging and butting the fence to discourage (or was it 'encourage'?) us from a closer look at the herd's younger members.




Before our WI trip, Noah asked if he could help with the milk cows like the last time we visited.

Two years ago, the family farm cows were sold. However, Lance continues the tradition working for a neighboring farmer.

He took us on tour of the organic-dairy facility during milking time



and calf-feeding time

so Noah could have a chance to help out.