Hannah being silly

Hannah and I waited at the hotel with our bags while Isaac and Dave pulled the car around.  It took him a little long, so Hannah had plenty of time to play in the revolving doors and pose for photos.  She had a lot of fun and entertained some of the bellhops.

Hannah

Hannah stopped to pose in Millenium Park near one of the scultpures. 

Building a tower with Sam

 

We met Sue, Sam and Frida downtown at the "Bean" There was a tent with children's activities in Millenium Park.  So, Isaac and Sam built a large tower, while Dave and Hannah "helped".  The tower was taller than Sam!

Hannah, Sue and Frida

Sue and Frida were very excited to see Hannah again.  Sue used to watch Hannah every day while we were at work for her first year when we lived in Chicago.  I think Frida was a little surprised and disappointed that Hannah is not a baby anymore :)

American Girl Store

We were going to take the kids up the Sears Tower (Willis Tower).  So, we took a cab over there only to find out that it was an hour and half wait to get in. We knew the kids couldn't handle that, so we headed to the Water Tower Place instead.  Isaac loved the Lego Store and Hannah loved playing with the Bitty Babies at American Girl Store.  She pushed one in a stroller and gave it a bath. 

Watching the boats

Our hotel room overlooked the Chicago River.  So, Isaac and Hannah loved watching the boats go by. 

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

We had pizza and cake to celebrate Dave's 37th birthday! At his request, Isaac and I made a tie-dye cake.

Making Daddy's Birthday cake

Melissa was off today, so she and Isaac made Dave's birthday cake.  Dave picked out a box-mix for a tie-dye cake.  It was a lot of fun to make up 6 different-colored cake batters.  Isaac especially enjoyed licking all 6 bowls :)

Fun at Pokagon Beach

 

We drove up to Pokagon beach for the day today.  The kids had a great time playing in the sand and water!  We had a picnic lunch, played on the playground, watched the boats go by and played some more. Hannah said the slide was too hot, so she just walked down it :) The kids were so tired when we got back, they took nice long naps. 

Dave and my brother, Denny, putting up a light fixture at Mom's house

Using Isaac's computer

Max and Joyce's

We went up to Melissa's uncle Max and aunt Joyce's cottage on Lake James for the evening.  Max took us on a tour of Lake James and Snow Lake on his pontoon.  We stopped at our new lake house on Snow Lake and showed everyone around.  Then, we played in the water at their place and Andrew tried to catch a fish.  We all went out to dinner to finish off a great evening.  Dave and I are now really excited and ready to find a boat, so we can start enjoying our lake house!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strawberry picking

Melissa took Isaac and Hannah to pick strawberries on her day off. We had a great time. Isaac was a really good picker and Hannah was a great helper. Hannah didn't even eat any! We picked over 5 pounds in about an hour.

Finally, a warm enough day for the new water table!

Isaac lost his first tooth

Isaac lost his first tooth today. He had all his teeth by 15 months, so I guess I'm not surprised that they are coming out a little early. Isaac said he wants to glue it to his dinosaur picture instead of giving it to tooth fairy. He said he'll think about it :). Can't believe he's growing up so fast!

Father's Day

We had a great Father's Day weekend. Dave's dad and Melissa's dad came over for a cookout on Saturday. On Sunday night, we had dinner at Bandido's with Dave's dad.

Zoo Day!

What a beautiful May 1st!  It was 80 degrees today and Melissa's day off.  So, we headed to the zoo for our first trip of the summer.  Isaac was so excited to wear shorts and no-sleeves.  However, he got blisters on his feet pretty quickly and it was almost a bust.  He got a second wind after we saw the giraffes, and we headed to Australia for lunch and a relaxing boat ride.  Hannah was terrified of the boat and clung to me at first, but got quite used to it.  It's going to be a wonderful summer!

Isaac and Hannah cleaning

Great brother and sister

Daddy's back!

Think the kids missed Dad when he was in Chicago for three days???

Quinn's Birthday Party

Isaac's First Lego Project

Isaac got a Lego garbage truck from Chris and Beth for Christmas. With a little help from Mom and Dad, he was really good at following the directions and putting it all together! I see lots of Lego projects in our future!

Visiting Santa

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Before attending a Christmas party at Melissa's mom's house, we took Isaac and Hannah to Glenbrook to see Santa.  Isaac was shy, but excited.  Hannah was not.

Decorating the Christmas Tree

Isaac loved checking out the ornaments and telling us which ones he remembered. Hannah liked looking at the tree and throwing ornaments :). She preferred to cuddle up with Daddy and watch.

 

Ready for the Holidays!

Mommy Day

I love Mocha Lounge! The kids play while I sip my coffee :)