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.

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 ;)

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.

T'was the Week Before Christmas...

Chris took the week before Christmas off to go on some adventures with the kids. For Monday the adventure was to check out frozen waterfalls and Bald Eagles at Starved Rock State Park.

Meg and Zach thought the waterfalls were cool but the most thrilling part for them was to get back into some of the crevices they had seen when we visited in the spring when they were full of water and mud.

While we left the park we saw some Bald eagles in the tree including a juvenile one that could have easily carried Zach away.

St. Cletus Christmas Show

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

Happy St. Nick's Day

The kids always love St. Nick's day, waking up to their first presents of the Christmas season.

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.

Weekend with Fluff Ball

- Zach was excited to be the first in his class to take home their pet bunny. Luckily, it was a stuffed bunny! We took pictures of fluff ball's adventures to make our page in the class journal.
- We are the school's Annual Fund chairs so this weekend Elizabeth, with some help on Saturday, prepped the Parish mailing (2,400 letters).
- Chris was on the youth Kairos retreat Thursday to Sunday. He said it was a wonderful experience.
- Saturday the kids had their first Basketball practice.
- Sunday Chris and the kids went to the Blackhawks game.