Summer 2016 Post 2: Family Fun

First we had MayeMaye visit us! The girls love having their favorite toy here and she and I managed not to kill each other. :o) 

 So sweet! 

Then we FINALLY made to Alabama to visit family. This trip had been postponed about 3 times due to asthma and sickness so the girls were ready to go!!! 

They found a toilet candy treat. ?!?!?! 

Giving a magic show....

 Park time! It was a bit hot. 

 Pop needed a makeover. Hahahahahahahaha!!! 

Then we were off to DC to see Mimi! Unfortunately she was in the hospital with salmonella. :o(

 The hotels are always their favorite part of trips. 

 We  had already started school so we packed our work and had school in the hotel before heading out to see Mimi! 

 Hospital breaks at near by parks!! We love DC playgrounds! 

Sweet Visitors!

My so very sweet friend Heather came to visit us this past weekend. And...she brought this little one....isn't she precious!! Audrey was such a good house guest!

All bundled up for the Magnificent Mile!

A little brunch at Cafe 28 (one of our favorites). Its strange to think that in 5 short weeks, this picture will resemble our little family.

Just love her!

Love her too!!

There is nothing like clean baby smell!!!

Burke was so sweet to play with Audrey while Heather and I had a little girl time. He's gonna be such a great dad.

We had an opportunity to try out a lot of our baby stuff. Good thing because we had to work out a few kinks along the way. Like....how to actually hook the carseat in the car. And how to break down the stroller so it will fit in the trunk of the car....

And we learned that we really don't have good doorways for this little jumper thing. Although Audrey loved it...until she smashed her head into the door frame. Sorry about that...

She's not the first guest to use the crib but she looked cute all snuggled up in there.

Audrey is probably the third or so guest to use the high chair but we learn something new everytime it's used. Hopefully all this practice will help us not look like complete idiots when our little one arrives.

I will admit that right now, I am slow and huge and not the greatest hostess in the world....but it was so very wonderful to see Heather and Audrey!! Thanks for coming to visit!

Visitor!

Burke's mom, Mary Beth, came in for a visit this past weekend. It was wonderful to see her....we had a great time!

We went to Superdawg Drive-In. Mary Beth had been wanting to go here for many, many years!

Then we just drove around Chicago for the afternoon. The leaves are changing and it's beautiful!

Mary Beth had requested the opera but unfortunately we were not able to get tickets. Boo boo boo. So instead we went to see Cat on a Hot Tin Roof on Friday night and then Wuthering Heights on Saturday night. Both were pretty dark, dramatic, slightly Debbie Downer family dramas....but very good performances....even if we do need prozac after watching. :o) They really were great dramas. (The Lifeline Theatre has a fun children's theatre program where they put on musicals of great children's books. Right now it is Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type. I CAN'T WAIT TO TAKE MARIN TO THEM! We will have so much fun!)

And...we got our pumpkins!!! Aldi had pumpkins for $1.99!! They are HuGe and bright orange! I loved them! We will eventually carve them. I'm thinking pumpkin faces in the top and bottom pumpkins and then carving B, O, O in the middle three. We'll see what happens.....

It was a great fall weekend in Chicago! Thanks for coming, Mary Beth!

Wichita Folks!

Some of Burke's friends from Wichita came into town for the weekend. I loved, loved, LOOOOOVVVEEEDDDD them. Some of the greatest people in the world! We laughed a lot and I loved getting to know each and everyone of them! Here are a few pictures from the weekend...


On one of our many walks down town.....They gave Burke a hard time for making me walk so much. It made me laugh.


Eating one of the many delicious meals of the weekend. Thank you, Lori and Wynetta, for paying attention to my annoying picture taking.

Burke with Shiloh, one of his high school best friends. Shiloh didn't like the Pumpkin Spice Latte....you can imagine my shock.

We took a little boat tour...a little windy and cold but still fun. (Special thanks to Kris and Wynetta for the pregnancy issue help. Oh yes. I really got to know this group of people WELL. Very understanding and so very entertaining about EVERYTHING! Have I mentioned that I prefer kids outside of my body????)

And then the last Cubs game of the season. Of course, they lost.

But Chelsea Handler threw the opening pitch...

We had a lot of fun spending time with these fantastic folks from Kansas. I can't wait to go to Wichita and see everyone again!