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Go Speedracer GO!

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The suburbs of Chi-town really have awesome grown up activities.  Everything seems to involved fun, food & drinks!  Last time we were in town we got to practice our Bocce skillz, and this time we got to race cars! Fine…they were Go Carts, but they were pretty cool (even though I sat on the sidelines and watched since I was carrying a 2 year old tantrum thrower!)  The consensus of everyone who raced was that Cousin B is a lunatic on the road and when you hear the screeching around the bed, it is him & beware!  He did win though.

Awesome family!

Doing the 1st place dance...for Cousin B!

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oh these 3 boys...

A just hanging out...

more Aunt G love ❤

Go Mister LK!

Go Daddy Go!

1st Place & 3rd Place...good job boys!

Next up…Party at the pool & shuffleboard tables!

Blackhawks vs Rangers…A Family Outing!

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Friday night the family packed into the rented minivan like sardines & headed into the city with the intention of meeting up with our friend and his son for some dinner (as pointed out later, they left it to the Jews to pick a BBQ joint on a Friday during lent … oops!)

What actually happened is we sat in the car for over 2 hours and went directly to the stadium & ate chicken fingers, fried and M&Ms for dinner…A was happy!

This was A’s first hockey game.  She is a real sports fan.  She got that from her Daddy!

A moment of quiet on the long car ride!

Courtesy of Auntie E's Netflix & my IPhone!

Uncle C teaching A about his favorite sport!

Silly Aunt G!

Watching with Daddy!

Daddy couldn't find A a cookie, but I found her a churro! She thought it was perfect!

Hanging in the hall with Cousin J

Thanks to our friend T for coming to hang out 🙂

Great time at the game!  Tomorrow…more fun with the family!

A Day In the Park … Windy City Style…

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Day 1 was cold.  Really cold.  Especially since we left NY on a 70 degree day!  The sun was shining though, and we decided to take a family walk to the local park.  We took the dogs out & hit the pavement…got to the park…played…and A said it best…”I freezing Mommy”!

Didn’t mean she wanted to go home though!

Photo highlights of our time at the park in Buffalo Grove, IL

T was freezing and he chose to hang in the stroller for a while before coming out to play...

Daddy went down the slide...

Aunt G got in on the slide action too! A waited at the bottom cheering her on!

Uncle C worked puppy BB out a little bit!

Heading over to the basketball court now!

My kiddos...

My kiddos in action...A is always pulling T somewhere!

T watching the action on the tennis courts

Almost ready to join the party...

This worked on the courts...not so much in the kitchen!

Playground crew!

One last freezing swing before we leave!

LK girls, T & Cousin J

I love these 2 people more than ... A loves cake?!

Chicagoland Welcomes the LK Family…

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This weekend we visited with some great family out in Chicago!  The trip overall was amazing!  They are great hosts and Aunt G is a real jewish mommy … which means we pretty much ate yummy food the entire time we were there.  Good for the yummy, not so good for the dress I have to wear to a wedding this weekend, still totally worth it!

We did have a little drama but that is for a different post!  We packed a whole lotta fun into the 1st day…so here are some highlights & things I’d like our family to remember about our Chicago Winter 2012 trip…

We started off our trip with some naked singing & dancing!

A fell in love with Aunt G from the moment her eyes opened in their living room...

Head over heels...some might say obsessed! It was beautiful!

A enjoyed a few quiet moments with puppy BB!

A had some close up time with Uncle L too!

Wouldn't be a weekend without some play-doh time!

My serious girl!

Fun with Uncle C in the yard!

Aunt & Nephew!

Seriously....obsessed with Aunt G....everytime she saw her she started laughing and smiling and glowing! It was magical...

That was only the first half of day 1!

Thanks to our very gracious family for hosting us & tolerating our crazy schedule, and embracing our nutty daughter!

Tomorrow…our afternoon in the park…which was really cold!

 

Happy Birthday Auntie E!

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Dear Auntie E,

I want to wish you a very happy birthday!  I hope you’re having a great time going to concerts & playing in the happiest place on earth.  I’m jealous of all the fun you’re having in Florida.  I miss you!  I can’t wait for you to come home so I can sing Happy Birthday to you in person!  I won’t let Mommy or Daddy sing…I have to do it by SELF!

You are an amazing Aunt and spoil me like crazy!  I’m a very lucky little girl to have you as my Auntie!

I hope all of your wishes come true…and I hope you wish for me to be on your vacation 😉

Love,

Miss A

The Anniversary of the Big Fight…

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February 17th 2008…I woke up so angry at boyfriend LK.  We had spent the entire day before having a super romantic day of wine tasting, a magnificent dinner in the hamptons…dessert…and I woke up Sunday morning and was still a “girlfriend”.  The thought in my head was something like…”what a douchbag…he thinks I’m going to wait around forever…I don’t give a crap what plans we had today…I’m staying in bed all day and I really don’t want to see him right now…”  What I said was “I’m not getting up…go do your errands and I’ll see about getting ready”.

Then he started getting pushy…and forced me up and out to our scheduled museum visit.

UGH.  So.freaking.annoying.  So not in the mood for Optical Illusion and Pop Art.  I wanna go home and snuggle with T.  He loves me for sure…OMG he’s trying to talk to me…why won’t he get the idea that I don’t want to talk to him today…”read the signs right next to the art…they’ll explain everything”

and then…

There was no sign.  There was no pop art…but there must have been an optical illusion…because MY painting was hung up in the gallery…mine.  The one I painted for the boyfriend’s housewarming gift.  Huh?  How? Who? waitaesecond…..he said WHAT?????  WILL I MARRY HIM?????  (I really don’t even know if he said that…but I was shocked!)  All I could say then was “Are you kidding me???”

And some bad bad pictures.  I really was not photograph ready!  I didn’t even shower!  I didn’t want to get out of bed!!!!  UGH who’s the idiot now Miss LK?!?!

We have no pictures of the painting hung in the museum since Mister LK was so nervous he forgot his camera was in his coat!  But I don’t think that memory is going anywhere anytime soon!  And now it is in this blog…

Best fight I’ve ever had!

The Mister I always dreamed of.  The best partner in life.  My better half.

Thank you for giving me everything I ever dreamed of.  Even if I am mean to you sometimes 😉

Embrace the Camera Thursday 2.9.12

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Happy Thursday!

Oh Central Park Zoo….while a fabulous place to meet up and walk around…you sure did disappoint in the ZOO department!  We saw some seals, a sleeping polar bear, and the saddest penguins since the captive Happy Feet guys…

But we got to see Grampa on his birthday so we made the best of it and let the girls play in the open space by the seals pool!

Maybe next time we’ll make the meeting place the Children’s Museum for some more activities to entertain the kiddos!

Happy Birthday to GAMMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Dear Gamma,

Happy Happy birthday to the best Gamma in the whole wide world.  I am the luckiest almost 2 year old to have such a great Gamma that always loves me, lets me boss her around, brings me all kinds of presents, takes me all over the place and a zillion more things  you do for me!  I love you Gamma!

Love, Miss A

We here at LKSquared wish our Mom/Gamma the happiest birthday today.  We hope that all of your wishes come true today and everyday.

These girls have the best Grandma & her girls have the best Mom!

We all can’t wait to spend the day celebrating you!  Hugs & Kisses Mom!

Love, the LKs!

Asking for what you want, Getting what you deserve…

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It has been hard to admit how overwhelmed I am with this mother to a toddler thing.  I was lucky never to have had the “baby blues” when A was born…so maybe that is part of why it is so surprising to me that I feel alone in this, because it is so rarely spoken about.  Post pardum depression or anxiety is something that is really getting much more awareness now.  I really believe that we will be hearing more and more about toddler mom depression soon!

I don’t know that I’m “depressed” but I’m definitely not myself!

Since I’ve been in this new place, figuring out what to do and how to do it, I’ve been hugely supported by some very important people in my life…and a little disappointed at times by a few.  I guess that’s always the way it goes though.  I’ll never forget that support and the people who were able to see me struggling and were there to step in to put a smile on my face.  People who were there to tell me to snap out of it and talk me down from my ledge.  Those friends and family who offered advice on how to cope and just let me vent my frustrations.  I am very very imperfect, but I always try my hardest to be there for the one’s I love.  I expect the same in return.  Hopefully…when I ask for what I want, I’ll get what I deserve…but if I don’t…then I’m thankful for what I have.

My family.  My friends.  My girl.

I love you A.  Even when I’m sad, mad, frustrated, overwhelmed, or just plain exhausted!  You are the best thing that has ever happened to me in my life.  You are my entire world.  I will do anything and everything for you.  Always.