Xtreme Trampoline Birthday

To celebrate Meg and her best friend's birthday we did a mini-party with a small group of friends Saturday. After some jump time we did lunch at Augustino's Rock n' Roll Deli.

Michiana Shores with Hogans

Michiana Shores with Hogans, a set on Flickr.

Wednesday we had a great time visiting friends in Michiana Shores. Who knew Indiana could be so beautiful?

Class Birthday Party

June 3rd Zach and 2 of his buddies did a combined class birthday party at the Oak Brook Park District Pool. They had a blast hanging out with all their friends.

Lisa's 40th

Saturday night we celebrated our friend Lisa's 40th birthday. We had a great time with some of our old "Little People's" friends.

City Museum St Louis

This weekend we had a fun mini-vacation to St. Louis. We stayed the night in Springfield Thursday and got to the City Museum Friday right when it opened. We met some other families at the Museum (15 of us in all). The kids had a great time and loved having their friends to hang out with.

Zach wins fastest Tiger!

Zach's first Pinewood Derby was a big success! He placed 5th in the pack and one for fastest Tiger scout. Kudos to the pack leaders for putting together a great event from the video screens projecting the finish line to the blimps this was really a extraordinary race. The whole family enjoyed checking out the creative scout and sibling cars but I think my favorite design was the Blackhawk Zamboni machine. It wasn't that wastest but was very cool.

Congrats to everyone in pack #83

Video and closeups of the Zach's Tron Legacy car to come.

A Downtown Chi-town Adventure

For Wednesday our adventures took us to downtown Chicago. First we were treated to breakfast at a friends office for submitting some of Meg and Zach's artwork. Then while we waited for the Sears (Willis) Tower Skydeck to open we explored the life of money at the Chicago Fed visitors center. We then shot up 103 floors to the top of Chicago and once the fog cleared we had a beautiful view of city. The highlight for the kids was the "Ledge", 4 glass boxes that extend off the tower more the 4 feet. None of these kids have a fear of heights.

After the tower we did lunch in the old Marshal Fields building and bought Mohawk hats at the Christkindlemarket.

Go Boilers!

This weekend we enjoyed the Purdue game with some of our Chicago friends. The kids had a great time throwing the football at the tailgate and watching Purdue make a not to shabby showing against Wisconsin. It was a very fun weekend.

Halloween and Meg's Bday Party

Well, we survived! 11 girls got their hair, nails and make-up done in our "pre-costume" party celebrating Meg's birthday. Thank you to everyone who made it work, the girls all had a great time.

After the party we did some trick-or-treating, of course.

Happy Halloween!

Oktoberfest 2010

We had a blast at this year's St. Cletus Oktoberfest. Not alot of photos here of us, but it does give a nice feel for the event.

Go Hot Pink Cardinals!

Sunday afternoon Meg had her first volleyball game. Its a whole other set of rules when the kids are this young, so it was a little confusing for Mom and Dad, but the team looked strong. All of the girls on her team are in her class and they did great together. Meg has a very strong serve.

Zoo with the Taylors

Saturday after soccer we met up with friends from Purdue, Niki and Brad. We got to meet their daughter Avery for the first time and see Devin again. Devin really warmed up to Meg and Zach by the end. So much so, that we did dinner together so he could have more time playing with the kids. It was a fun, relaxing Saturday afternoon.

Kane County Cougars

Saturday we enjoyed checking out Geneva, IL before the Kane County Cougars game. The game ended with fireworks and then they let the kids run the bases.

And they're off...

Meg is going to girl scout camp this week with some of her friends. They take the train each day and then a bus takes them to camp. She was pretty excited.

Our Rising Stars

This week Meg and Zach went to St. Cletus Vacation Bible Camp in the mornings and Rising Stars in the afternoons. Friday night they had their first show choir performance. It was a trip to watch the kids on stage singing "Its a Hard Knock Life". Meg had a special part where she showed off her gymnastics in "You ain't never had a Friend like me" . They also sang and "Shake, Rattle and Roll". It was a cute concert.

Looking tough?

I believe this is supposed to be a picture of the boys looking tough at Zach's birthday party. Zach had a great time Friday with 25 of his closest friends partying at the MAX. They played floor hockey and dodgeball and then played in the inflatables. We did a combined party with another boy from his class and it worked out perfectly.

Rain, rain, go away!

Saturday morning was the La Grange Pet Parade. We spent a couple hours in the rain waiting for our turn to walk. The kids were drenched, but it wasn't cold so they thought it was great. After representing St. Cletus in the parade we went to the Carnival with some friends.

Sox Game

Too bad the Sox weren't as hot as the weather. We had a great time at the game, but we left with the Sox losing 0-12 in the 7th. It was Kids day at the park so the kids got Sox jerseys and autographs from some of the players before the game. We fried in the sun, but enjoyed lots of icy treats to stay cool.

May Crowning

This morning the 2nd graders participated in May Crowning. They looked adorable in their First Communion outfits. After Mass they did a class picture.

Good Friday Nature Hike

Friday morning we took a hike at Waterfall Glen. The kids had a great time walking on the rocks and eventually in the water.

After enjoying a long time hiking we took the kids to play some tennis, packed the car, sang at the Good Friday service and headed to Indiana for the weekend.