Chicago Trip

This weekend we took a road trip to Chicago to meet up with some old college friends. It soon became apparent that finding parks with swings was a key part of the trip. Here's Amelia enjoying some of the play areas in Schaumburg & Lincoln Park and helping Daddy with the luggage cart at the hotel.

Aquatic Park

We've been spending a few afternoons at the aquatic parks lately. Amelia's getting much more confident with the water and even has a special crab crawl for the occasion (the girl does not like to scruff up her knees). And it always zonks her out.

A Day in the Life of Amelia

Following our "photography" anniversary gift theme, we decided to get a camcorder (not what you think - it's the size and shape of a small digital camera). So here's our first effort highlighting Amelia's current tricks.

Time to get a lock for the trash

This was sour cream (thankfully) left a the top of the trash and not touching anything else. We tried one lock but she's figured out how to open it in 10 seconds so off to find something else.

July 4th

July has been unseasonably cool here, including July 4th where it was cool and drizzling for the parade. Amelia enjoyed the parade though and wasn't at all spooked by the low flying military helicopter or the fire engines.

Fathers' Day

You may need to double click on the picture to see it bigger to "get" this one - it's Kevin's Fathers' Day card.

Tom's 1st Birthday

For our final trip for a while we headed to Muscatine for Tom's 1st birthday (how is it that time already?!?).

We played in the park near Grandma's condo with Tom and Suzie then on Saturday we had Tom's birthday lunch at Geneva followed by a swim in the pool. Amelia got to try out Mummy's Mothers' Day gift.