The weather has been really amazing…and there has been no excuse not to get outside and to the park lately. Going with friends is always better! Our friend O came with us last week & we had a blast! Check out this blonde, blue eyed lady!
I love this girl's brooding face!!!
A had a blast at the park with O…thanks for spending the day with us!
Happy Thursday 🙂
I do love my little munchkin! She gives the best kisses!
Now…for all the Mommies out there that are readers and not faint of heart…go out and get (an electronic copy) of Fifty Shades of Grey. Make sure you have lots of things to entertain your kids with, for you will need about 3-4 days to get through the series. If you’re like me…or my friends…or any woman I know really…
Be ready to blush. A lot. But the story is addictive…
If you are a relative of mine…don’t read the book…please.
Have a wonderful Thursday! We are off to see our wonderful friends the R’s today…can’t wait to come back with pictures!
We visited Grampa at his office the other day…A worked very hard. She made drawings all over his desk, answered the phone when no one was calling, and of course we went out to lunch! she loved sitting at the big desk and giving orders. The girl was born to be the boss…what can I say?!
What do you think a 22 month old prays for?
Maybe she’s praying for longer hair so she looks more like a girl!
I’m praying for patience! Apparently and NOT surprisingly, she was a real angel with Grandma and Auntie H this weekend. Playing nicely, being funny, letting them change her diaper without kicking them in the face…you know…all the behaviors she saves for everyone EXCEPT her Mommy.
She just thinks it is funny to torture me! It’s ok though…I love her anyway…and I hope she is praying for that long hair AND my sanity!
Our last day in Buffalo Grove was a beautiful day! Very different than our first freezing windy day, it was sunny and warm and the perfect day to play in the grass! And that is exactly what we did!
Auntie E is always making A laugh!
Silly Auntie!
Auntie E's friend CB came to play with her some JB too! Here she is playing pretend with A...she's a kitten & A is not sure how she feels about that!
Best Friends
Everyone wants to wear A's hat!
Sharing!!! Gold Star for A !
A really enjoyed playing with JB!
A loves her Uncle C!
Giving goodbye hugs to CB! See ya in Michigan 🙂
Sweet kids! When they want to be 😉
Amazing ladies!
Thanks for a great weekend!!!!
Thanks again to the B family for a wonderful trip! We hope we see you again very soon! In Long Beach or Chicago…it will certainly be a great time!
Sending you lots and lots of love 🙂
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!
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!
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?!
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!
This saying is something that has stuck with me since I was an early teen…My mom’s friend Aunt L was telling this to my sister who was throwing a tantrum of her own. I know she meant it to be said to an early teen going through lots of crap and puberty at the same time…but I think it is an amazing lesson, and remind myself of it often.
We’ve lost touch with Aunt L, but I hope she knows how much these words have impacted my life. I have not always controlled my emotions…but at some point in the “loosing it” stage…I usually find myself repeating this in my head!
I wish this worked on my 22 month old! She’s having a hard time controlling her emotions…and by that I mean…well…she screams and throws herself on the floor kicking when she doesn’t get the M&M’s she wants in the middle of the pharmacy. Or screams like a banchee for 25 minutes on our ride to dance class all the while using her Little Mermaid wand to Macgyver the door handle open on the highway. Or kicking me in the face while screaming, crying & banging the mirror and wall as I hold her down all to do something like…change her diaper! All pretty good examples of what my days have been like the past 2 weeks. Torture. Sadly, me repeating my “controlling your emotions is a part of growing up” is not having any effect on her at all! Damn…
During the aforementioned car ride of hell, I decided that something has to be hurting my baby girl. I was taking her to the doctor. Stat. I took her yesterday, and much to my relief…she has a double ear infection! My daughter is not just a lunatic disaster who can’t control herself! She’s in pain! Medicine can HELP!
This is her first ear infection, and first time on antibiotics in her 22 month life…I think that is pretty damn good…
This is A last weekend, when it was just a cold…
This was A this week the day before the doctor…when I told her should couldn’t have cake for lunch…
Oh Amoxycillin, please help my little girl get back to smiling! Crossing our fingers this is short term!
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