Saturday, August 5, 2017

Best Summer Yet!

We have had an awesome summer so far. We love getting out and enjoying the city, being outside and visiting family and friends. It has been so much fun to watch Zander and Zaiden as they grow. They are truly best friends (and best enemies at times)! They love to play together and make each other laugh. Zander loves to teach Zaiden all he knows. Luckily, I (mom) only work 3 days/week which leaves a lot of time to get out and have fun. Our summer started with a yoga class, many trips to the library and once the weather began to get nice - spending most days at the parks. We love to try different parks and bring our own picnic lunch to finish it off. We have also had a lot of fun outings including trips to the zoo, beach, pools, spash pad, Day out with Thomas, downtown to Maggie Daley park and the Adler planetarium. We also made a trip back to Wisconsin to celebrate the 4th of July. We hope to finish off the summer with some more trips to the pool and beach and are looking forward to all things fall.

getting ready to play kids games at the 4th of July fair 

beach day

Celebrating dads birthday at the zoo 

bike trip hike

we love the zoo!

picnic at the lake

getting our garden started


astronaut potty at the planetarium 

4th of July parade with cousins 

celebrating mom's birthday at the pool 

Thomas train ride with Grandma

day trip to the lagoon 

picnic with friends 


our backyard pool 



Day out with Thomas

heading to 4th of July fireworks


Zaiden said the fireworks "scared him" but he ended up falling asleep!

Zander and dad at the Cubs game