Brady gives Natalie a ring

Cafe janik's for lunch

Now they're helping Mr. Ross :)

So proud

Helping Ms. Wang get ready for school

Glass elevator to Journey World

Sec. Of State - Jesse White

He called Julie Miss America. So smooth.

It was Ald. Walter Burnett's birthday party at the new National Hellenic Museum.

Ohio Beach time

Took the bus here. Good fun.

Going to the beach, beach! Let's go to the beach.

Watermelon on the porch. Solid summer day.

Seven boys + Ava over for a playdate. Egad.

At 826CHI

Drawing of me by a dude at Starbucks.

Celebrating kindergarten orientation at Prasino

Kindergarten orientation

Johnny Merc's b-day at Pump It Up

Manning the school PTO registration tables

At dat Picasso

At Glazed and Infused

 

Hit the store in Fulton Market while waiting for our knives and axe to get sharpened. G&I's presence increases the odds of our knives getting sharpened more frequently than every two decades in the future.

EB had the chocolate. Nata got the red velvet. Advantage - Nata.

Blue Angels flyover

Air and Water Show from the Gomez boat

Grandma Bonnie is back to stay!

 

Cold trip to the pool, celebratory dinner at Letizia's, then ice cream and a cookie. Not too shabby.

Pulaski pool time

Front row at the Shedd

Concert at Millennium Park