We were not the only people there. Massive crowds had shown up for the judging. But what would they judge?
Turtles
Cooking pigs.
Mad hatters.
Slothful horses.
Transformers
And the winner - dragon breathing fire. 
Don struggled to capture the awesomeness because by the time of our arrival, many of the sculptures were completely falling apart. Any sculpture with thinness was immediately destroyed by the heat. Only the most sturdy stood strong - but still with depleted features and details. Regardless, it was pretty awesome to check out the work and see how gigantic cylinders of ice had turned into these sculptures.
It was a family event, and inside the boathouse this guy was teaching kids how to shake their money maker. That is an education children need in this down economy.
We then moved on to the next big event - kite flying on the frozen lake.
This was an uncertain endeavor in that much of the ice was beginning to melt...but we figured there were still cars out on the lake, so we went with our gut instincts.
I bravely walked out to test the ice. Success.
Don and I walked further. On our way we realized that we could see through the ice to the water...which was a little disconcerting. 
But if this car didn't break the ice, either would our fat butts.
Caitlin wasn't that concerned...I'm sure I needed a cold bath anyway. Regardless, we were able to get out Don's kite and take flight on this amazingly windy day.
Don's kite is awesome. It is one of those trick kites that are wicked fun to fly. It was so windy that day that it took a lot of effort to not get worked by the kite.
Seriously - it was massively strong wind. Watch below as Don WORKS that wind.
This was an uncertain endeavor in that much of the ice was beginning to melt...but we figured there were still cars out on the lake, so we went with our gut instincts.I bravely walked out to test the ice. Success.Don and I walked further. On our way we realized that we could see through the ice to the water...which was a little disconcerting. But if this car didn't break the ice, either would our fat butts.Caitlin wasn't that concerned...I'm sure I needed a cold bath anyway. Regardless, we were able to get out Don's kite and take flight on this amazingly windy day.Don's kite is awesome. It is one of those trick kites that are wicked fun to fly. It was so windy that day that it took a lot of effort to not get worked by the kite.Seriously - it was massively strong wind. Watch below as Don WORKS that wind.Because of my extreme lightness - I suffered under the brutal hand of the wind. It would nearly knock me down and drug me across the ice up to 15 feet. Check it.
Liz caught me one-leggin' it as I was drug across the ice - but somehow I was able to regain control and resist my ultimate doom. Check the video below (sorry it is lopsided).
Liz caught me one-leggin' it as I was drug across the ice - but somehow I was able to regain control and resist my ultimate doom. Check the video below (sorry it is lopsided).So, basically, Lake Geneva was awesome. It is a land where anything goes and honestly, not all the excitement was reported. Some things that happen in Lake Geneva, stay in Lake Geneva.
Cait-Moo kicked it in Lake Geneva. Or C-Cat. Or Skates. Whatever you want to call her, as long as it is nice.
Another side of the trip was our addiction to Culvers. I happened upon Culvers with our family last Thanksgiving. We went on Friday night on our way to L.G., and we found it to our liking. We went again the following night for dinner. But look at those chili-cheese fries!
Did you know El-Wo is addicted to Heinz ketchup? SHE IS CRAZY FOR IT. She will bring bottles of it to a dinner at your house if she thinks you are white trash and won't have this name brand in your home.
Swimming - also a huge side activity that I was particularly excited about. I wandered around the hotel in my eurotrash swim suit until everyone agreed to go with me. They had a hot tub!
Another important side activity was for Caitlin to find 3 pairs of new boots for her Valentines Day gift. 
Let's just say she was EXTREMELY successful. I couldn't help but check them out from behind. Nice boots woman. Nice indeed.
While we were in Wisconsin, we still had to keep Chicago in our hearts by eating Chicago pizza. This place won some deep dish competition in Italy. It was way crazy good - and they had whole wheat crust available!
Fireworks in February? Whatever. We heard they would exist, so we went to check them out. While it was no 4th of July, it was fireworks in the middle of nowhere, so that was awesome. Plus, it kind of started another side activity that ended up consuming a lot of our energies.
That side activity was photography jumping. While watching the fireworks, we decided it would be fun to act like fireworks and EXPLODE in action for the camera. This was our first attempt. Many attempts over the next two days, including the following (prepare yourself):
Indoor explosions in eurotrash swim suit.
Seriously, this went on, and on, and on, and on.
Watching movies in the evening (post the hot tub) was a crucial way to wind down after all that jumping.
Finally, and I would maybe argue this was actually the main event, we strengthened the bonds of love. We did so through more Culvers - and cheap flowers - and affection. One could even argue that Lake Geneva is a fertile ground for love building. Thank you Lake Geneva - our marriage is stronger because of you.
Don and Liz made an island to represent the Lost island. It was green and brown, like an island, but inside was angel foodcake and delicious creams. It was fantabulous.
Finally, Patrick made homemade cream puffs with this crazy rad sugar drizzle manizzle. It had a legit French name like deux man gnosh or something like that - but I like to call it crystal drizzle manizzle. I was extremely impressed by his culinary skills.
