Catching up....

We have been very busy the last few weeks. We are trying to get everything in before summer is over and school starts. I can't believe Kaylie will start school in a few weeks. She is very excited, which makes it easier on me. I still an nervous about my "baby" leaving home to head to school but know she will love it! Here is some of what we have been doing... The kids are just getting older and older by the day. The fun part is they are really starting to play together a lot more. I can now leave them in the basement for a short time and they will keep each other entertained while I make dinner which is really nice. This is what happens when Landon is left with me, Kaylie, and my mom. For my 30th birthday Jeremy invited a few of my friends and neighbors and their families over for a cook-out to help celebrate. We had a great time. Jeremy rented a bounce house because there were 12 adults and 14 kids. It was great entertainment for the kids and allowed us adults to talk and catch up as well. Here is Kaylie and Landon bouncing before everyone arrived. Here are my friends who came (minus one who left before we took this picture). I have not been to Lafayette all summer with just the kids to spend a few days so we wanted to make sure we got that in as well. I packed them up and we headed North last week. We had a great time and it was jam packed with activities. My mom wanted to take the kids to Indiana Beach. The kids had a blast!! They both rode all the kid rides for almost 2 hours. They had so much fun and I couldn't get enough of the smiles on their faces. On our way home from Lafayette we stopped by the Indianapolis Zoo to visit with a friend of mine from where I taught and her daughter. It was great weather and there were not a lot of people so the kids had a great time. Other than that we have been playing outside a lot and enjoying each and every day. I have had a couple people ask for some videos so I decided to post some. Both kids love to make videos and even Landon now says, "video, video." Here is a video of Kaylie talking about school... Landon is talking a lot now and is saying 2-3 word sentences. He repeats everything and is now able to ask for things and tell us what he is thinking which is a lot of fun.

Chicago

Believe it or not this post is not about the kids but about Jeremy and I. We were blessed to get a weekend away just the two of us last weekend. My parents were wonderful enough to keep the kids for us and of course they had a great time as well. Those of you that are parents know that you don't get very much quality time with your husband once you have kids so it was really nice to have time with just Jeremy. Of course we missed the kids but enjoyed the time that we had together.

On Friday we headed North and stopped along the way to golf. When we got there on Fri. we just walked around and grabbed some dinner. On Saturday we got up and went to breakfast at Lou Mitchell's which is one of Jeremy's favorites. It has become one of my favorites as well because they give you donut holes while you wait, and ice cream when you are done. Does it get better than that? After that we headed to the Sears Tower to visit the new glass balconies. I was very nervous about going up 103 stories (which only took about 18 seconds) and then stepping out onto an inch and half piece of glass. It was very hesitant but once I got out there it was a great experience and I am glad I did it. The whole view from the building was amazing.

View from 103rd Floor


Glass Balcony




After walking about 10 miles up and down Michigan Ave. and to Navy Pier we got ready for dinner. Our hotel (Conrad) had a bar on top of the building that was open so we sat out there and had a drink. It worked out that on of my friends was having dinner with her husband to celebrate their 1 year Anniv. across the street so they came to join us for a drink before dinner.




After dinner at Lowery's Steakhouse we went on a night boat tour of the city. After a tour we sat out on the lake and watched the fire works from Navy Pier.


So now we are back to reality but enjoyed the weekend that we had.

Lots of Fun!

We have had a great end to June and start to July. We have been very busy but having lots of fun along the way. The last few weeks have been filled with activities.

We went to Cincinnati Zoo with some friends. It was in the 90's the day we went but we went in the morning and stopped for Frosty's on the way home so it was not too bad. The kids had fun any way.





Last weekend was the opening weekend for the blueberry farm that is down the street from us. Although I am not a blueberry fan, Kaylie likes them and loves to pick them. It's a great experience for the kids. This year Jeremy and Landon were able to go with us and they had a great time as well.




This weekend was the 4th of July. Luckily we had a cook-out with my family on July
3rd which ended up being a great day for a cook-out and fireworks. The kids had a great time. Kaylie loved the fireworks (except for the one that went crazy and hit her toy box and burnt most of the toys in it. oops!). Landon liked the sparklers and some of the fireworks, but he was not a big fan of the loud ones.






We were planning a cook-out with friends on July 4th but because of the rain we had to change our plans. We decided to take the kids to the Children's Museum instead. It was a lot of fun and both kids loved it! We got a membership because the kids enjoyed it so much. If anyone wants to go, let us know. :)



Hope everyone had a great Holiday weekend!