Christmas 2011

Christmas Eve we had fun with the McLeans, then Christmas morning we opened presents with Grandma Chris, Uncle Bobby and even Josh stopped by. After breakfast we went to Mass at St. Mary's. Kendra and Harriet joined us for dinner.

Christmas Show 2011

The kids did great tonight in their show tonight. Meg made the whole audience laugh with her lamb voice. Zach looked dapper in his suit.

Grandpa Goellner visits

Grandpa Goellner came to visit this weekend. He got to experience the school Christmas Party Friday night, Zach's basketball game Saturday morning, Chris and Elizabeth singing for a Bending Towards the Light performance and a party during the LaGrange Holiday Walk. Sunday we joined the Cub Scouts at Cantigny.

Thanksgiving 2011

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. The food was very good and we were happy to see everyone. Even Uncle Bobby stopped by! Friday we saw the Spanglers, Aunt Julie and Grandma and Grandpa McLean. We were lucky to have such a beautiful day. Saturday morning we did the Scavenger Hunt at the Celery Bog Nature Center before heading home.

Happy Halloween!

The kids are ready for their school Halloween Parties today.

Easter 2011

We had a great Easter with family and friends. We lucked out with a beautiful weekend.

Saturday after Meg's softball we headed to Indy to see the McLeans. The kids enjoyed their egg hunt and running around with the cousins.

Sunday the kids woke up early for their next Easter egg hunt. Then we enjoyed dinner with Grandma Chris, Allison, Kendra, Harriet, Mary Ann and Josh.

Christmas 2010

We had a wonderful holiday. Christmas Eve the kids did some sledding with their cousins in Indy and then celebrated with the McLean clan. Christmas day was in Lafayette with Grandma Chris and Uncle Bobby who flew in from Florida. Santa was very generous this year ;)

St. Cletus Christmas Show

Last night Meg and Zach performed in the Christmas Show. They did a great job and looked adorable.

Happy Thanksgiving

We had a lovely Thanksgiving Weekend. Uncle Bobby joined us from Florida and Kendra, Mary Ann and Harriet came up from Indy to celebrate. The meal was delicious as usual.

Doesn't Meg's hair look cute? Our good friend Christa got her that adorable outfit for her birthday.

Friday we watched CC take the Class A State Football Championship.

Saturday morning we visited the Burgett tailgate before the PU-IU game and then headed home.

4th of July

We had a whirlwind 4th of July weekend. Saturday morning we enjoyed the Brookfield Parade. That evening we had a great time at Mass on the Grass and the outdoor concert at St. Cletus Parish.

Sunday we drove down to Lafayette. We had a nice dinner with Grandma Chris, Kendra, Harriett and Maryann. That night we found the perfect spot to see the fireworks with Josh, at the Triple XXX.

Monday we dropped the kids at Conner Prairie camp with their cousins. We'll see them again on Saturday.

A Happy Easter

It was great seeing everyone over Easter. Saturday we did the McLean Easter Egg Hunt with all of the cousins. They had a great time. That night we enjoyed the Butler game at BW3s. Sunday morning the kids did our traditional egg hunt at Grandma Chris' house. After Mass we enjoyed Easter Dinner with lots of guests and then started the long drive home.

Christmas Day

The kids did a great job waiting until 8am to open their presents. Mom, Dad, and Uncle Bobby were especially appreciative. Josh came over to join in the fun of watching the kids open their presents. They ripped through the gifts in no time and were ready to start playing with all of their new toys. The Zhu Zhu pets from Grandma Chris were a big hit. Kendra and Harriet joined us for Christmas dinner. After dinner we visited our friends Christa and Bill to wish them a Merry Christmas.

It was wonderful seeing everyone. We're have a crazy couple of months ahead of us, but we hope to see everyone soon!

Christmas Eve w/ McLeans

Christmas Eve we drove to Indy to celebrate with the McLeans. The kids had a great time with their cousins, and of course they loved all of their presents.

Silver Bells

This weekend we accepted that Christmas was coming, and soon...

Friday night the kids saw Santa at the St. Cletus Christmas Party.

Saturday, after swimming and birthday parties, we watched the Tree Lighting in downtown La Grange with friends.

Sunday morning after celebrating St. Nick's Day we got up bright and early to buy our tree and started decorating the house. The outside decorations look great under the light snowfall we had last night.

Thanksgiving 2009

It was great seeing everyone for Thanksgiving. The meal was wonderful, as always, at Grandma Chris' house. Meg had a fever so she was quarantined upstairs, but she didn't seem to mind as she got to watch movies and play her DS all day.
Friday after some early morning shopping, we visited the McLeans in Indy. We took the kids to Holiday Park where Zach and the cousins had fun playing on the playground and hiking to the river.
Saturday we hiked Happy Hollow park in the morning and had lunch at the Triple XXX. We couldn't believe that after 40 yrs in Lafayette, this was Mom's first trip to the Triple XXX. After lunch we headed home to sing for 5pm Mass and had our traditional pizza and a movie night.
Sunday the kids did their homework and we went to open gym at the park district. We bought a membership, which should come in handy this winter.

Halloween

The kids had a great time at their class Halloween parties on Friday. Saturday the soccer games were cancelled so we met some friends at the La Grange Halloween walk in the morning. That evening we went trick-or-treating with our usual group.
Sunday at 9:30 Mass Meg got her reconciliation candle. She will make her first reconciliation in January.

4th of July

It rained all day on Saturday so we took the kids to Monkey Joe's to run them around and use up some of their energy. They had a great time on all of the inflatables. When we got back to Grandma's we were joined by Mary Ann, Kendra, her Mom, and Josh. We had a nice dinner and enjoyed talking with everyone. Saturday night we caught the Purdue fireworks from the top of a parking garage. The rain stopped just in time for the show.

Sunday we took Meg and Zach down to Grandma and Grandpa McLeans where they will be staying this week while they go to Conner Prairie Summer Camp. We're looking forward to hearing about all of their fun.

Mother's Day Plunge

The kids got up early Sunday morning to wake up mom with a collection of mother inspired art (they had been looking forward to giving mom these all week long). We took advantage of the early rise and headed to Blueberry hill for some sweet morning eats and then jumped in the car and headed to Utica, IL home of Starved Rock State Park.

Because we were there so early we practically had all the waterfalls to ourselves. The hikes and views were stunning. The kids really enjoyed the opportunity to find ways around muddy parts of the trail and to climb the rock walls. After a full morning of hiking we took a short breather in Ottawa and then did lunch at Cheddars in Joliet.

The day ended with a relaxing dinner cook out and visit with our neighbors.

Happy Easter everyone!

Saturday morning we headed out bright and early for Indy. We got to see Grandma and Grandpa McLean, Aunts and Uncles, Cousins, and even Great-Grandma which was a huge surprise.

The kids had fun hunting eggs with their cousins and using their bunny bucks to buy cool stuff at the bunny store.

Sunday we did Easter with Grandma Chris. Kendra, Mrs. Meetz, and Mary Ann came up from Indy. Also joining us were Bobby, Josh, Allison, and her friend Matt. Dinner was great as usual, with lots of food and delectable desserts.

It was wonderful to see everyone.

Egg Coloring

Over the weekend we all sat down and had some family art time. We each had to color in at least 2 eggs. here are the results.

Zach's Eggs	Meg's Eggs	Mom's Eggs	Dad's Eggs