Day Seven

Notice anything different about EG?  She has on shoes!!!  Well, snow boots to be exact.  Grandpa J and Nona K brought the kids snowboots the night before.  As of yet, there was no snow but EG willingly but hers on that morning as we headed out to . . . can you guess where?

Yes, what you see before you is the great home field of the awesome Green Bay Packers!  We spent Tuesday morning taking a tour of the "new" facility.  New to me because it didn't look like this when I lived there. ;)  Because the Packers are owned by the city, they had to come up with some creative ways to raise money in the current NFL climate.  

Their GM (I know I don't have the story exactly right but close), as he looked out over the stadium, conceived a way to share the legacy of Packer football with every one.  Hence the stadium and atrium.  It contains the Packer Pro Shop, where we spent a considerable amount of time and money thanks to Grandpa J.  

Inside the atrium are restaurants, a game room, tours, convention space, access to the suites and a place where they hold weddings.  I don't remember all the specifics but a lot of people from different countries have taken the tour and lots of weddings have taken place there,  (I would have considered it had I gotten married in GB.) 

The playoffs were in GB for the up coming weekend.  Everyone kept asking if we were going.  Had someone offered me a ticket I would have been there!!

The Hall of Fame was located downstairs.  We didn't do that because we didn't think the kids would enjoy it.  But, we learned later on that you could actually do the Lambeau Leap there!  Maybe next time.

Part of our tour took us to see the view from one of the less expensive suites.  I think you could get one for like 20 grand.  They lease them out every year.  The view was pretty spectacular.  Best of both worlds, at the game but right next to a potty.

The best part of the tour was getting to go on the field.  We got to walk down the tunnel the players walk down before the beginning of every game.  With the same music they listen to.  It really was pretty exciting.

Hubby took tons of pictures of the field.  I tried to pick the best ones.  It was so neat to look up and around and realize this is what we see on TV when we get the opportunity to watch them play.

The visiting team comes out of this little tunnel pictured below.  Sure didn't seem to make a difference this past Sunday. ;)  Nona K's seats are seven rows up.

The tour was rich with Packer history.  For as many years as I lived in GB, I never got to see Packer football from this perspective.  (I had been to a game or two when I was younger.)  The kids seemed to like it and it was well worth our time and money.  Definitely one of the highlights of our trip.

Later on that night we had a family Christmas at Grandpa J and Nona K's house.  We got to see tons of family that I had not seen in a really long time and many of which the kids had never met.  There was great food and we exchanged gifts.  All of us got an apron, handmade by Nona K.  She also beaded us each initial bracelets.  They are beautiful!  Part of our Christmas gift had been the gift certificates to the ProShop and the kids were spoiled by Great Grandma M with arts and crafts and cars!

We had an enjoyable day and evening.  We were doing all the things we had come to do.  See the sights and visit with family.  We were doing great . . .