End of a Summer Break 2014

Axel is learning to drive...I'm kidding! He IS growing at an amazing speed and eating our dinner every chance he gets. Yes, I said OUR dinner....long story!

Ethan took a blow to the forehead during baseball practice. Someone yelled "heads up" and when he looked up...well, his head met the ball!

We had cousins over to play...

This is how my sweet boys fell asleep one evening...holding hands on the couch.

We played on the playground at the park...

We went to a train show...

We took Ethan to his first concert at the Grand Ole Opry. We saw Lennon & Maisy, The Band Perry, & Carrie Underwood. All awesome performers!

We went to a Reds game...✔️ a 2nd major league park off our "to see" list...

Landen had Strep and just kept cheesin'.

We played out first travel tournament and lost...but had fun...

We decked Axel out in Cubs gear...

We went to our 2nd Hot Rods game of the season...

Landen took swim lessons and LOVED it!

Chicago 2014

For Father's Day, the boys and I bought Josh tickets to a cubs game at Wrigley Field. It's something he's been wanting to do for a while now but just wouldn't plan. So I bit the bullet (price wise) and surprised him with great seats for the Cubs vs. Braves game this past weekend. Wrigley Field is a place he's always wanted to visit and the Cubs are near and dear to his heart because his grandfather (who raised him but passed before Josh and I met) was a huge Cubs fan. So, to Chicago we went...

This is our 1st night there. On our walk to dinner the boys saw this fountain and had to throw pennies in.

This is at dinner at Giordano's where they serve authentic Chicago deep dish pizza.

The boys were living the tv in the bathroom. Taking a bath became a passtime for them.

 

              The Chicago skyline

The first full day there we checked out Navy Pier and it did not dissapoint...

           Driving R/C boats...

             Riding the carousel

The Ferris wheel...our boys weren't interested in riding at all but they loved looking at it all lit up at night.

We checked out the Chicago Children's Museum....

Our first time doing Build-a-Bear...

Navy Pier Day 2

Riding in a stinky cab...

Game Day @ Wrigley Field:

Riding with the bears...

A visit to Cloud Gate aka "The Big Bean"

Our Tour of Wrigley Field...

View from the press box..

Cubs club house...

Cubs dugout...

Landen said he was never leaving that spot, ha!

Home plate was covered due to the rain

Josh was surprised by his birthday announcement on the famous scoreboard...

Two little boys who were very happy to see their dog when we got back to town...