This week our funday was a three-day affair, my nephew came to visit us. Thursday was jam packed… bike ride lemonade stand another bike ride to the candy factory water balloon fight Legos, Legos, Legos Minecraft, Minecraft, Minecraft Thursday Night Out finished it off with movie night! They were most pumped for the lemonade stand….
13 Birthdays
Happy 13th birthday to my daughter! Hard to believe. Also hard to believe her brother was her age when she was born. We had a fun celebration with some of her friends, some who have celebrated with her since kindergarten. They are a fun bunch, this picture sums up 13! We went to a nearby…
Pictures of the Week
1) Grillin’ 2) Kid fun 3) Ride 4) Chillin’ 5) Follow 6) Water balloons 7) Man down
Friday Funday!
I have deemed Fridays as fun day this summer. Last week we took the L down to Millennium park to hang out. Of course, there has to be a picture of the bean… On our way to the park, we grabbed a bite to eat from a food truck. Yea, it has been awhile since…
Knockoff Knockout {Bandera’s Macho Salad}
Over the years of working in downtown Chicago I have had hundreds of lunches out. I think the place I have eaten most often is Bandera, just a hop skip and a jump from my office when it was located just down the street on Michigan Ave. After the office moved west I think I…
Pictures of the Week
1) Heartbreaking ending 2) Water slide 3) Grilled goodies 4) Good 5) Project 6) Beauty 7) Double duty
Run for Boston 5K
I don’t have many races on my calendar these days, I even missed the Soldier Field 10 Miler which is one of my favorites. Love the distance and the finish. I swear I signed up for it at the early bird discount rate, but seems I must have bailed on the registration process before completing…
Pictures of the Week
1) Car ferry 2) Electronic-free 3) On the road 4) Paddle-board 5) Evening 6) Morning 7) Photobomb
It’s a bird. It’s a plane.
Nope, not Superman, just time flying by! Amazing how that happens on vacation, Friday never comes this fast during a work week. We’ve been enjoying a road trip in Canada this week. First stop Toronto. It was just a quick stop, well if you don’t count the horrid traffic. The city is a clusterf*ck of…
Pictures of the Week
1) Homegrown 2) The View 3) Last day! 4) Memorial Day 5) Parade 6) Favorite 7) More fire