Winter in the Dells ~ January 2009

We decided to take a quick trip to the Dells over break. We stayed at the Wilderness where the kids swam and swam. They really loved the giant wavepool! We also went a round at the new indoor mini golf course. It was a pirate themed, 3-D blacklight experience.

1st Place Wildcats

Julia's squad placed 1st at the state competition at the Sears Center.
They competeed in teh 4th grade division and did a great job!
Go Wildcats!

American Girl ~ December 30, 2008

Julia had her first trip to the American Girl store in Chicago. She had a great time looking at all the dolls, clothes and accessories. She took Elizabeth and Molly to the salon to get their hair done. She even had their picture taken for her very own magazine cover. It was a sunny day downtown so we all walked down Michigan Avenue to the Lego store where Joshua got a couple sets.

Christmas

Christmas was a great time for all! We had lots of fun visiting everyone and opening gifts!

Joshua's 6th Birthday

The theme was Clone Wars...we love all things Star Wars. We even names both dogs after characters! A great time was had by all...just take a look at his face!

1st Snow of the Fall

The kids couldn't wait to get out and run around. They made snowballs and ate flakes.

Halloween Fun!

The kids had a great time on such an unseasonably warm Halloween night. They were a Renaissance princess and a Clone Trooper. They ran in to friends from this school and the last. We we out trick-or-treating for 3 1/2 hours and had probably 2 paper grocery sacks full of candy. We had to unload halfway so that they could keep going...