New project underway

 

Rehabbing a house is sorta like childbirth. You forget the misery and remember the results. Thank goodness we've got Nata helping this time to lighten the load. Owie is a great midwife though.

"The snake felt gushy."

Butterfly museum

 

AKA "The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum"

Alliance sidewalk artist.

Moca departure

 

After lunch we headed to the park next door with the Mercs and McMahons and stretched our legs in the sun a bit.

Rats!

Moca today

 

We took the #66 Chicago Ave bus downtown with the McMahon clan this morning. It was rush hour packed. Auto show?

Elliot hits the Blue slopes with ease. Day 3 of skiing.

Natalie and Ava learn to turn with Grandma Sue

Nata and E.B. ski together - "You know I can do the chairlift"

Julie's birthday on the slopes

Success with the icing

Restaurant day at The Boundary

 

Fun fund raiser for LaSalle II today.

Friday at the Shedd

elliot. DickinSon. FartS ANd lOVeS WhaLES. EAts chiCKen Eggs

Super Bowl Party

We focused more on the Man U - Chelsea game and our first try at chocolate fondue. Big success.

Elliot can really turn them

Nata on the tow rope

 

As you can see, she got pretty comfortable today.

Skiing - Day #2

Jules, Larry, Sue, Cle and the kids hit Wilmot again today, this time the Gomez family came along. Cle remains a saint for her patience teaching the kids. Nata and Ava even got up on the chair lift today. Sounds like tons of fun.