July Fun

Hello! Feels like July has just passed us by. I did get a few pics along the way. Went bowling with some folks from work and the girls enjoyed themselves. It was their first bowling experience. Dan's family also came up for a visit one weekend. We went up to a Town & Country Days thing just up the road. Watched the parade, rode some rides, petted the animals, and went through a demonstration for the kids about fire safety. The other day we had a great rainbow in the front yard. The one pic is of Hallie being goofy, it cracks me up. I got the girls pictures taken last weekend and they turned out well. On Monday I started a new position at Davenport University and it's been going well thus far. Hard to believe that in a few short weeks, the chaos will begin!

June Fun

We had a busy last few weeks in June. I had a day conference down in Chicago, so the girls and I went down and met up w/ Aunt Stephie who was in town for a Cubs game and Uncle Jeremy and Maureen. We all went to the Lincoln Park Zoo together and had a great time. Aunt Stephie took the girls exploring at the Field Museum and we grabbed dinner at the Rainforest Cafe. We had to stop at the Shedd Aquarium before leaving town, as Hallie is obsessed with jellyfish and clams! It was a fun, quick trip.

Last weekend we traveled across Michigan for a wedding in Saginaw. The girls love wedding receptions and had a blast. We also visited a local zoo, stopped at Bronner's - the Christmas store in Frankenmuth, and hit a couple stores at the outlet mall before heading home. I took today off as well and worked on the basement. We've been ripping out the floor/walls/ceiling and will be turning that into more of a place for the girls the play and hangout, along with the laundry and some storage.

Also trying to get over a crazy bug that's managed to catch up with all of us, so hopefully we're back to full health soon. Take care and enjoy the pics! The last 2 pictures were from after dinner this evening...I hopped on the computer and it was rather quiet, after checking on the girls, they'd both zonked out on the couch.