focus on family

Birthday dinner w my girl

Dinner with my Best friend. My wife. Delivered a little happiness too. Drexel the greatest place to be Happy.

So. In February 1st 2020 I purchased my 2014 scion tc!! Super exciting since it’s the nicest thing I’ve ever owned!! So to celebrate I took my girlfriend up to Green bay and we spent the night at the Green Bay best western enjoying the hot tub pool and pool table while kicking back and realxing

Spent the day skiing with the family at Nordic Mountain!

My husband and I experienced our first spa/massage experience at Aspira Spa at the Ostoff Resort after the Drexel Expo! (sorry it is the only picture I have of us going there haha!) He was not so sure when we booked, but he ended up loving it! It was a great little getaway for us before we have our first child in May.

Mini vacation over Christmas break to a water park with the kids. Isabella, Kolton and myself.

For Christmas my two grand-daughters and I had a day of doing what teenage girls love doing most – SHOPPING AT THE MALL! Being awesome grandkids, they insisted that Grandpa buy something for himself, too. So, I got the first suit I’ve owned in years! It was a wonderful day.

Night out for dinner in Chicago with my wife Amy & girls

On our annual family trip to WI Dells we had an Old Time photo taken and then enjoyed lunch at Monk’s before heading back to the pool!

Family fun weekend lake fisheree 2020.

Christmas Feast! My gracious Sister offered to host Christmas in her home this year and so I/Drexel helped chip in for a bountiful meal for our family Christmas gathering. 🙂

Back in August my family and I went to Sumo for the first time! My kids absolutely LOVED the hibachi night and still talk about it. It’s hard sometimes to take kids out to a nice dinner without someone getting a little wacky and well, my kids were kept so busy with the Food Show that they were the best they’ve ever been! So grateful Drexel sponsors fun nights like this. Sorry I forgot to submit this sooner!

My Daughter and I spent the night at a hotel for a fun filled day/night of swimming

News Yrs Eve Prime Rib in Wi Dells at the High Rock Cafe

We celebrated with family & friend at Donny DU’s with pizza & wings!

We went to Hotel Seymour to celebrate my wife Ashley’s birthday. Great food, great old fashions and amazingly she turned 29 again this year!

Family dinner at Fox & Hounds. Thanks Drexel!

Went with the family out to a fish fry at MJ Stevens!

A night out with the fam getting some dinner and checking out the Christmas lights in the park!

Out to eat with family. thanks

Our family went on a fun weekend getaway in Iowa and attended our friend’s wedding celebration.

Nice Friday night out at TJ’s with this lovely lady!

Groceries for Christmas dinner and the holiday week with my kids.

My family and I took a fun trip up to Appleton to check out the Urban Air Adventure & Trampoline Park. We had a wonderful time and finished the day off with a fantastic dinner at the Olive Garden.

Took mom to Screaming Tuna downtown Milwaukee. Ordered a lot of foo foo drinks.

A Pre-Christmas Celebration at Roepke’s Village Inn in Charlesburg. This is our favorite Supper Club!
Fun night of excellent food and drinks for the family!

Took my family out for dinner on my sons first year birthday we had a great time at the restaurant and really enjoyed the food.

We took our family out for a family fun night. We spent our time at the Family Shooting Academy trying to see who had the best shot. Quite the adventure!

My wife and I took our boys, niece and nephew out for pizza and games.

Family trip to Wisconsin Dells!

Took out the inlaws out for a fancy dinner at the American Club. It was great to treat them out to dinner for once, normally her dad will not let me pay. Thank you Drexel

My wife and I had dinner at The Capital Grille before going to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee

Wilde Family Thanksgiving 2019. Hosted by Doug Wilde Family – all the family present except one. Very Blessed.

I took my mom and my friend out for a nice dinner at George’s steakhouse in Appleton ! Great food !

Celebrating the Christmas season with my daughter. We went to see the Milwaukee Ballet perform the Nutcracker!

Biller family new years celebration in Nashville

Took account of friends out for dinner

Bought and made dinner with my fiancé for a New Year’s Eve celebration

After Candy Cane lane with the little man, we stopped for a quick bite!

Finally had some time to venture out and enjoy some very good food with family . Thanks again Drexel

My family and I went for our annual Christmas Eve lunch.

My Fiancé and I had a date night.

My kids and I spent family time bowling at King Pin before the craziness of the holiday hustle and bustle!

Kendall and I had a great, relaxing time together at Sundara for my birthday, one of our favorite places on the planet! ❤️
(It’s a place where you completely unplug- no phones or electronics allowed so the pic was taken outside)

$100 Christmas

Took the family to the Milwaukee Bucks game. Go Bucks!!!

Camp Randall for the Badger/Iowa game

Took family to dinner

Took my brother to the Lakers Vs Bucks game for his birthday

First real packer game!

took the family out for sushi

We got a hotel room with a pool and went swiming together!!

Night out with my referee “family” and our spouses. Dinner and drinks at Rock River Pizza Co. in Watertonwn

We got some of our close friends together and went out for a steak dinner! We went to Palmer’s in Hartland and the food and company was fantastic! It is great to spend time with close friends this time of year as well as family!

Andy, Amy, Hannah & Logan out for dinner

Cammie & I spent a day at Brookfield Square taking in a movie, doing some Christmas shopping and having a great dinner at Mitchell’s Fish Market

Went out for dinner with my mom and little brother to celebrate a birthday.

Having Birthday/Christmas dinner with family

Family trip to Packer- 49er game & Napa Valley Calif.

Took the family out to eat then went with two of my brothers to bowl it was great

Abby and I stayed up in Door County for a nice weekend away!

Bradey and I did the Wine Trolley Tour in Door County during a weekend away.

Me my Daughter and my two Nephews went to Nordic Mountain to Snowboard for the day. It was my daughters first time on a Snowboard so it was a very fun and exciting day!

I took a trip to Iowa to see my Mom and her husband over a long weekend. My fiancée and I took them out to dinner and drinks!

My wife and I took a romantic vacation to celebrate our 7th anniversary. We enjoyed hiking around the Hocking Hills state park in Ohio.

I took my favorite (only) niece, Cassie, to see Frozen 2 after a long day of shopping for toys for tots, and eating ice pops at her grade school (my old school’s) basketball tournament! Made for an eventful Saturday 🙂

Took my wife and my son out to dinner at sweet basil for her birthday!

Took the family to the NCAA Regional Volleyball Tournament in Madison to watch family friend M.E. Dodge play.

Celebrating our sons 21st birthday!

Family Trip to Disneyland, CA

Our family LOVES to go camping. We have made so many great memories. We used our Focus on Family for a camping trip in the Dells this year.

Family came down from Minneapolis to visit and meet Nico (my new baby boy)

Took the family out to eat at Golden Coral and later on that day I bought snacks for us to enjoy as well.

My wife got great seats to the Bucks game, and we took our 2 youngest to the game for a cool evening. Picture is on the Panarama deck which has a beautiful view of the city.

Just a Friday night dinner date! Life has been crazy lately and it’s nice to just take a night off and spent some time together with some great food.

Was back in Milwaukee for the weekend and took my good friends Stephen, Jojo, Nicole, and Kathryn out for Brunch

Date night with my beautiful wife Chelsey at the Poplar Inn in West Bend!!!

Family/friends camping trip to Green Lake for early Halloween fun.
Adult Trick or Treat!!

Dinner with my sister and her husband in Florida

Took my brother out for his 27th Birthday with my family while he was in town visiting from Iowa! Went to 1919 at Lambeau Field and enjoyed delicious food and drinks!

Went out to dinner for my mom’s birthday at Hotel Seymour with the family!

My brother and I went snowboarding was a great time.

My brand new wife and I signed our first lease together and on our way to IKEA to start furnishing, we had an amazing lunch at Belair Cantina. Mexican street food is some of our favorite!

My family and I went to the Bucks game last Friday night. This was an amazing time for all of us, and we made memories that will last a lifetime!

Ordered a couple rounds of drinks with the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving!!!

Took my family out for my moms birthday!

Went to Sur La Table and did a cooking class with Cari.

First Packer game in Box seats with the family!

Family Spent the morning at Christmas on Indian Lore looking for our special Christmas tree.

Traditional Christmas tree shopping with the family (Zach is missing, he was busy deer hunting : ) After a quick lunch before putting up the tree!

Old fashioned’s & out for dinner!

My husband and I went to the Packers game on 11/10/2019 for the 1st time together. It was so fun and got to see a big WIN.

Friendsgiving dinner at Morel downtown Milwaukee followed by drinks at Leffs!

I took my girlfriend to see a christmas carol at the pabst theatre.

We added 4 goats to our family! Welcome Tanqueray, Milo, Paisley & Felicity to the Farm! Tanqueray is a Boer goat and the other 3 are Pygmy/Fainter crosses. Excited to start our program and welcome goat kids every year along with a little goat yoga on the farm 🙂

Took my parents and sister out for dinner. The first time we all were together like this in years

Had a wonderful dinner and later had backstage passes for Jackyl at the Green bay distillery 🙂 the picture is of us meeting Jesse the lead singer and getting bottles of his whiskey signed @ the depere festival foods.

Took the family out on our anniversary.

Out with family celebrating Drexel’s switch to Mitek

My sister Peggy & her husband Paul went with me to a very important Dr appointment in Madison and after the appointment we were all able to get together & discuss the details. Those two are a huge support system & Focus on Family helped us summarize some very important details.

Family fun day at the Badger game!!

My daughter was visiting from North Carolina. We enjoyed a night out for dinner.

Dinner and drinks in Chicago before Jamaica!

Spent the night with the 2 people I love the most. My son Kaden and my girlfriend Lexi. We had dinner at Ground round.

My wife and I hiked through Glacier National Park in Montana.

Sister Bay trip with girlfriend for anniversary

Celebrating October Birthdays

The Leonzals and the Rettlers a night cap, after a great dinner at NoNo’s!

Family trip to the Wilderness Resort in the Wisconsin Dells.

Celebrating our daughters awesome progress in nursing school. Madison has been working so hard at her education so we thought that she needed a night away.

My family and I spent a glorious week min Bemidj Minnesota catching walleyes and having a BLAST!!!

We celebrated our 1 year wedding anniversary by taking a trip to Door County.

Joe and I enjoyed seeing Hamilton downtown Milwaukee!! 🙂

Family day at Six Flags!…a little wet, but those coasters are worth it!!!!

My wife and I went to Godsmack! Life long dream

Fish fry at Timmer’s

Fall camping trip to Door County with good friends!

Took my son Ryder to the pumpkin farm for the first time!

Family Movie Night

My son Joey and I went down to Summerfest in Milwaukee to see ZZ Top live in concert. We had a blast. Great concert.

“The Gathering”….with family at my favorite German winery (Von Stiehl) on the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan in Algoma, WI. Wine tasting and tour! Lots of fun on a blustery Autumn day. Cheers!

Spent the weekend with Family in WI Dells celebrating my daughter Gracelynn’s 5th Birthday!

Took the family (Stacey, Dylan, and Lacey) to Shalom Wildlife Zoo. Then went out for some lunch.

Sister and cousin lunch at the Nitty Gritty!

Birthday dinner with Cheri

Celebrating our one year anniversary at our favorite restaurant.

The Klotz’s took a little trip down to Milwaukee! AJ & Porter and I had a great lunch at AJ Bombers. Then we headed over to Dave n Busters to play games! Great food and fun arcade. The boys won some prizes too!

Haertl Family Brewer Game! Started out at Chic Fil A for lunch, then tailgate at miller park, and close with watching the Brewers beat the diamonbacks with the roof open:)

Jake and I had a great time in Minneapolis over Labor Day Weekend!

Dinner with my girl at Lake Park Bistro

Abbey and I celebrating 5-year wedding anniversary @HarborHouse in MKE

Took my wife Hayley and our three boys Waylon, Wyatt and Walker to the Shalom Zoo and went out for Mexican food.

We went camping over 4th of July weekend at Crystal Lake Campground! We also took an excursion to House on the Rock and Cave of the Mounds!

Jimmy and I went to New York and saw a Musical on Broadway while we were there! CHICAGO!

Camping at Jellystone Park with grandsons Ben and Nate

Kayaking in Glacier Bay Alaska while visiting my son. Beth Pautsch with Bonnie Kristan, Jessie McCarty, Jon Gellings and Jill Gellings.

Weekend trip to Vilas county with my smokin’ hot wife, Katie

1 year anniversary celebrated in Nashville. Had the opportunity to attend the Grand Ole Opry.

Family trip to the Packer game for Alivia’s 11th birthday (her first Packer game)! GO PACK GO!!

Fun weekend exploring in Door County with the family

Spent the day with the family at the Fondy Aqua Park. Had a blast!

Family vacation to Idaho. Rock climbing, hiking, mountain biking and soaking in natural hot springs.

My husband and I went to Deerfest in West Bend on Saturday. We met a ton of awesome vendors (including Whitetail Adrenaline!) and saw a lot of new products. We had a fantastic dinner at a small Italian restaurant and stopped at the Green Lake County fair. on the way home. It was a much-needed date day!

Spent the weekend camping with the family.

Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad with “Big Boy” #4014 in Altoona, Wis.

Took a family day trip to the dells! Visited the deer park, mini golf, and a nice lunch!

Bark At The Park Brewers Game – Miller Park

My wife and I took our 2 beloved “Kids” to the game.

Spent a nice, long weekend camping at the Oasis in Hancock. Fun in the sun!

My family went out to dinner to celebrate my daughters 23rd birthday!

Spent the day in door county at Pennisula State Park, Dinner at Fred N’ Fuzzys in Sister Bay and finished the night with Minature Golf. Picture is taken at Fred N’ Fuzzys Bar/Grille

My family spent the 4th of July week with family and friends on Shawano Lake.

Visiting my daughter in Milwaukee after her first summer not living with us. With all her siblings and mom. Taking them out for dinner.

We went to Chicago for a Volleyball Tournament and decided to make a little family trip out of it to see the sights.

This is a portion of the family & friends that we spent a week with up north 4-wheelin. Just over 1000 miles on the 4-wheelers on the dusty & muddy trails. ( Yes, I have a sore butt ) Seen alot of deer with fawns & a few bear with cubs too.
Just good to get together with family & friends & nieces that we haven’t seen in awhile.
Favorite time is around the campfire at nite, although we had to dodge the rain a few nites.

My family and I went on a Green Bay getaway weekend. Fox River-Riverboat tour, Murder Mystery Dinner Detective show, and Escape Room.

Date night with my #1 Wifey. Prohibition Bistro for food and Sheboygan Harbor – walked the breakwater and finished with Ice Cream of course!

We went to Shalom Wildlife to see the animals, had lunch there, and Carter got a toy to take home!

Took a late spring trip to Florida!

Decided to take my wife and parents to a brewer game for focus on family! Never a bad night at miller park! Go brewers ⚾️

Danny & I out for dinner at the North Lake Inn for our 20th wedding anniversary with our son Douglas and his girlfriend Izzy!

Alittle R&R with the Family in the Dells

Spent the day at the National Railroad Museum with my wife Tara and son Jack for the Day out with Thomas event, followed by dinner after.

Went to Madison for the zoo and swimming

We ate at a place called The Fish House Grill. There we were offered a delicious variety of locally caught seafood at a very reasonable price. I myself stuck to eating muscles and a dish containing lobster, shrimp, and scallops. My wife ordered the same, while my son enjoyed a bucket of snow and stone crabs, and finally my daughter ate her own lobster.

Having dinner with my family on Vacation 🙂

Wildwood wildlife park in minoqua wi with wife Rachael and children, Ava and Gavin.

Milwaukee Bucks Playoff Game 5. Over the top exciting.

My husband Eric and I went to Egg Harbor to celebrate our 1 year anniversary 🙂

Night out in Chicago!

VACATION TO NEBRASKA FOR TURKEY HUNTING

Fun day in Milwaukee including a Bucks game

Spur of the moment trip to the Buck’s close out game against the Celtics. Joined by some current and prior Drexel team members: my brother Dominic and friends AB and DVD.

The game was an absolute blast!!!

Brewer game with kids

Justin, Stefanie, Taylor, Mckenzie & Landon Trakel headed to the Fiserv Forum to cheer on the Milwaukee Bucks!

Lobster Dinner in Marco Island

Family fun night in the big town of St. Cloud.
Making memories!

Family Brewer Game with chicken and waffles before hand. Brewers won. We saw Hader pitch the immaculate inning and got on the jumbo tron!!!

A wonderful evening out with Karen and good friends.

Went to That’s Amore to celebrate my daughter Sheri’s 40th Birthday and her daughter Madisen’s 14th Birthday ( both the same day ) along with my daughter Sara and her family. and my wife Shirley. A good time was had by all !

Out to dinner with my wife Amy and friends.

An overnight trip to Chicago to the Art Museum & see a concert (that was canceled)
But we totally made the best of it and had fun in Chi-town!

The Kramer’s took to the sky and flew to Florida for spring break. It was the kids first trip out of state. We used our focus on family for an authentic sea food dinner. My son ordered snow crab and my daughter had macaroni. (She’s the weird one)

A rare night out with those closest to me for a great meal in Arizona.

Milbrath Family vacation March 2019. Went to Phoenix, Arizona. Visited the Grand Canyon and went to 2 Brewer games.

Enjoyed a beautiful sunny day at the new Brewer stadium in Maryvale, Arizona with Pat and my parents. Brewers over the Cubs 7 to 5.

2019 NHL Winter Classic at Notre Dame Stadium with my Dad

WEEKEND AT SKI BRULE WITH FAMILY!!

Milwaukee trip to Pabst theater for Gaelic Storm with my husband!

Myself and Youngest Daughter at a daddy/daughter dance in Elkhart Lake on a Friday evening.

It was a sunday afternoon with the fiancé and future in laws. starting with some beers and axe throwing and then some Mexican food for dinner.

Sending my first born off to college!!!!
Tears, hugs, and LOTS of goodies from Walmart! Thanks!!!

Date Night watching the Lion King at the PAC!

Snorkeling off the coast of Aruba!

Dinner out with the hubs.

We had a nice Sunday Funday with the family ending with a wonderful dinner together! Thank You Drexel!!

On New Year’s Day we went to see the Harlem Globetrotters in Oshkosh. There were many laughs had by all. Thank you Drexel!

Dinner with friends to celebrate wifes birthday!

I had my Uncle and his two sons come to Green Bay for the Packers/Lions game and we needed to pass some time. We had the great idea to try out Green Bay Escape Room. Very fun! Great family building experience! Unfortunately, we weren’t able to escape in the allotted time.

We took the kids to the Dells for New Years Eve 2018! We had a blast! 🙂 Here they are getting ready for laser tag, the rope course and then snoozing after a long day. Thanks, Drexel!

Took family to wine tasting at Captains Quarters in Green Bay and out to Hagermeister Park for dinner.

Girlfriend and I went to Camp Randall for a Badger football game.

We celebrated my daughter Maddie’s 12th birthday with friends and family at our favorite Mexican restaurant. Here she is with her best friend.

Parents came to visit us while camping in Minocqua. Golfed 9 holes at Plum Lake GC, then dinner at The Boathouse. It was a fun day!

Lunch with my family on Christmas Eve

TOOK GRANDKIDS TO TUNDRA LODGE IN GREEN BAY 12/26/2018-12/27/2018
THANK YOU DREXEL

Caden’s 11th Birthday Party at Extreme Air. 6 buddies and little brother Easton (7).

Packer game with the wife.

Andrey and Ali enjoying Prime Rib at the Pine Tree

My wife and I enjoyed dinner, laughs and fun with our friends, Eric and Brittany.

A fun day in Green Bay tailgating and watching the Packers.

Anniversary/NYE dinner at Stella’s in downtown Milwaukee

Rudolph’s Rumble Holiday Tournament at JustAGame Fieldhouse in Wisconsin Dells. Spent the night in the Dells after our games were over as a team and family,

New Years Eve celebrations with family and friends 🙂

We hosted Christmas Eve dinner this year with our parents and siblings. It was a very wonderful & crazy night so the only good picture I got of a bunch of people was this one of Grandma Yttri with all the grand-kids in front of the tree.

Dinner at the Cheesecake Factory

Nice hike with a dinner afterwards with the family!

Nashville with Friends – Finally found Blue Smoothies at the Tin Roof!

We took a weekend away without the kids up to Door County and enjoyed some wine tasting!!

I took the wife out to 1919 inside Lambeau Field. Dinner and drinks were phenomenal.

Movie Night!

We went to an Escape Room. The theme was Green Bay Locker Room. Yes we did escape, 5 minutes to spare. We had tons of fun.

My family and I went to the Encrypted Escape. We played Insert Coin(s), an 80’s arcade escape room. We made it out!

14th year WEDDING ANNIVERSARY!!!

Playing games with friends at Finks!

Dinner at Olive Garden and a full night of Christmas movies at home with my wife.

Dinner with my parents at The Roxy Supper Club.

Kay and Scott Eubank celebrating our anniversary while watching the Brewers win 5-2 against the Braves.

My son and I share the same Birthday! We went to 841 Brewery in Whitewater and enjoyed our Birthdays together with the rest of the family!

Wisconsin Dells Family Vacation Dec. 2018

Date night at one of our favorite places, Eddie Martini’s!

Trip to Asheville, North Carolina with great friends!

We had a nice holiday dinner with good friends.

Date Night Concert with the Wife.

Took the gang out for wings after decorating for a friends 50th birthday

My girlfriend and I were able to take our first vacation together! We took a ski/snowboard trip out to Park City, Utah. Huge thanks to Drexel for helping us with the airfare! We had a blast!

Weekend visit to our daughter’s campus complete with dinner out!

WEEKEND GET AWAY TO DOOR COUNTY

Visited the Shalom Wildlife Sanctuary

Night out before Halloween!