Dinner at Che Kids

Ken and Cindy came into town the first week of January to do Grandparents Camp while the kids were off school and Alan and I had to work. They conspired with the kids and did an amazing special dinner, created by the kids. They decided on the menu, wrote out a menu, shopped and cooked for us.

Invitation front.

Invitation Inside.

Giving us the invitation.

Prepping Dinner.

Making Squash!

Lemon filled cupcakes!

Reviewing the directions.

Checking their list twice.

2018 Christmas with Grandpa Bart

We don't take as many pictures to show it off, but it was still a fantastic visit with Grandpa Bart this Christmas!

At Wrigley Field Chriskindlemart

Just a regular breakfast with some hand holding.

Reading and snuggling. 

Simon and Auntie Colleen.

Father's Day 2017

Sequence of taking a picture of the kids...

1) They're doing something you want a picture of...

2) They see you taking a picture.

3) They give up what they're doing in order to be the star of the picture.

Gaga and Papa Visit - March 24-27, 2017

We had a great weekend with Gaga and Papa. Unfortunately, the weather was terrible so we didn't get to go outside much, but we had a couple entertaining kids to keep us going. It was a great weekend!

Watching Simon play DS was a surprisingly entertaining activity.

Simon singing a song to an audience of feet.

Auntie Amy did her hair!

First Scooters trip of the year.

I was too slow to get her ice cream in the picture.

More photos after the jump!

Christmas Dinner at Colleen and Joe's

We spent Christmas Dinner at Colleen's house with all of the family. Gaga and Papa, Michael and Lisa, Amy and Sarah, Colleen and Joe and we also got to see Grandpa Bart! And all of Joe's family, including Abby and Logan, Joe's niece and nephew. It was a great time!

Simon's First Star Wars Viewing

Over Christmas Break Simon watched Star Wars for the first time. It was his first made-for-adults movie that he's watched and he loved it. He was fine for all the fighting, he was only stressed during the trash compacter scene. He got threw it and loved it. Alan and Simon watched it again later in the week and have been tossing back and forth lines from the movie since.

Zoo Trip: Thanksgiving 2016

On the Friday after Thanksgiving Grandpa Bart, Emily, Lillian and Simon went to the Zoo! (Alan had to work.)  We hadn't been to the Zoo in a long time and everyone had a really great time. We saw the new polar bear exhibit and I included a video of him playing. We watched for a really long time. 

First time that Simon went into the climbing thing fearlessly.

Thanksgiving 2016 At Auntie Colleen's

Big Thanksgiving meal at Colleen's house. Good times!

She wanted a turkey leg... She figured it out pretty quick.

Their Model Poses