Meg's First Communion

Saturday Meg made her First Communion at St. Cletus Church. Many friends and family members joined us to celebrate. Meg considers it her lucky day as she also chose the winning horse in the Kentucky Derby.

We hope everyone had a great weekend. We certainly appreciated all of those who made the trek to celebrate this special day with us.

Soccer Kicks-Off

Saturday morning Spring Soccer kicked off. The kids did great at their games. Zach played hard and did some great defense. Meg scored a goal at her game and was all over the field. Its going to be a great season!

Milwaukee Spring Break Trip

Friday morning, after getting Zach a prescription for Strep, (Meg had Strep Wednesday) we headed up for our mini-vacation in Milwaukee. We started on the lakefront where we flew kites and went to the Sprecher Brewery where the kids enjoyed soda tastings and Mom and Dad enjoyed the beer :)
On the way to our swanky hotel we stopped to eat at the Comet Cafe which was featured on the Diners Drive-ins and Dive's show.
Sunday we walked along the lakefront before the museums opened. Discovery World was great! We would highly recommend checking out the Tesla show.
We had a really good time and headed home. That night Chris took Zach and some other boys to the Wolves game.

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.

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.

Getting Ready for Easter

The kids enjoyed the St. C Easter Egg Hunt..
After the hunt we had 16 2nd grade girls over to our house for 3 hours of cookie decorating fun.
From there Chris and Meg went to the Girl Scout Father-Daughter bowling.
Then we sang at 5pm Mass and finished the night w/ Pizza and a Movie.

Zach lost his first tooth

Monday on the way to school Zach lost his first tooth. He was excited to get his first visit from the toothfairy and write about his lost tooth in the Kindergarten Tooth Book.

Springing Forward

Not sure who thought it was a good idea to "Spring Forward" the weekend before St. Patty's Day, but it sure made Monday morning tough. Luckily, the kids have the day off so they have a little more time to adjust. This weekend's rundown:

Friday - We attended the St. Cletus Taizé Service
Saturday - Meg's Detective's Class, walked in a neighborhood St. Patrick's Day Parade, sang at Mass, Elizabeth went to the Black Eyed Peas Concert
Sunday - Meg went to a birthday party at a waterpark (pictures below)while Zach had a playdate