Garfield Park

 

First there was a lot of unsupervised basement play which is one of the many things that is great about older kids. 

Then we headed out to see how Garfield Park is recovering from the hail storm. It looks great (the show room is still under construction) and the koi really like Ritz crackers. Elliot came too but was off roaming about with Mom.

Second grader

This is the photo that pushed us over the 1GB limit for pics on Picasa. Our obsessive documentation of our kids lives now begins to cost us a couple of bucks a month. Good thing he's a cute kid.

Thanksgiving

 

Temps in the 60s meant a bike ride/run followed by dinner in the garden. Global warming, huzzah!

Circus

Circus!

 

Jules got free mid court tix for Ringling Brothers from a former client. Nice dude, nice.

Kindergartener.

This is Fall?

Firewood.

We met our neighbor Tadas today. He saw us out scavenging for firewood and offered us a couple of boxes full he had under his deck. Nice guy.

First time seeing Mom's sign

Refueling at Letizia's as we collect firewood.

First snow

Sears Tower Trip

Nata went with Elizabeth, Calvin and Thomas to the top of the Sears Tower this afternoon.The boys stayed home, made soup and watched football. Mom went to work. Not too shabby.

Kids in FRG

 The kids spent Friday night at Larry and Sue's. Fireworks, Barnes and Noble, swimming at Cleora's. It sounds like an awesome 24 hours.

Kids away. Grown ups play.

Still at my desk

View from my office. Press box at UN Kearney.

Danny's birthday party - trampolines!

Another big weekend

Fall soccer ended with a hat trick for EB and a goose egg for Nata. Saturday night we had a BBQ with the Mercs which included cheddarwursts covered in velveeta and ro-tel.  On Sunday we hiked past the recently demolished Miller Lumber site and found and cut up some deadfall firewood for our pit. Sunday night ended with Danny's 5th birthday party.