2013 Family Pictures

My friend Christie came to our house to take pictures of us... I loved how they turned out!

 



September Miscellaneous

"Going to Grandma's House"

 

2 Month Check Up

 

Vegan Café...

My friend and I got a groupon to try this raw vegan café.  We picked a night to go out (both of us leaving our new babies with the hubbies).  We got there only to find out it closed an hour earlier!  Our groupon was expiring in a few days so we decided to try again... with our 6 kids!  This was pretty hilarious, but a fun experience none the less.  The girls who were there serving food were very gracious (and amused) with our crew...

 

First Spelling Test--Aced it!

 

Mommy--Sadie Date... TCBY (it was love at first bite for Sadie!)

 

Lovin' on our Baby!

 

Finally Feels Like Fall!

 

Carver's New Hat

 

Oh Yes--They really did this!

 

We had some giftcards left to use so ice cream date for us on this chilly September night!

 

Macey took a tumbling class at the Y this fall.

 

 

Carver--rocking his shirt from Uncle Jordan!

 

Shopping Date with Sadie...

Sadie feel in love with this dress that she tried on for fun.  She really wanted to get it for the Daddy Daughter dance.  She doesn't know that I went back to get it for her.  Marc is planning to take her on a date sometime before her dance and give her the dress!

 

Doesn't everyone have superheros pick them up from school?

 

I LOVE moments like these...

 

And these...

 

Just some Sunday afternoon relaxing...

Take Me Out to the Ballgame...

September 28:  We enjoyed one last summer fling before heading into Fall... we took the kids to their first MLB game to see... the White Sox.  No, we haven't converted, we are still Cubs fans (except Sadie who is a self-proclaimed White Sox fan); however, some friends introduced to the White Sox "Kids Club" and free is a great price for MLB tickets!  It's completely free to sign up for Kids Club and each child (including Carver) got 3 free tickets (to be redeemed at a long list of available games) along with lots of cool white sox stuff including tattoos.  We cashed all our tickets in for one game and invited Todd & Jennifer to come with us.  We tail gated before the game and had a blast.  I will admit that the White Sox do things right for the kids and they put on a great fireworks show!  US Cellular has a "Fundamentals" deck dedicated completely to kids.  The kids can practice pitching, take batting practice, visit a "locker room" and play a few other games.  The kids were mesmerized by how high up we were.   

Perfect weather--not too hot, not too cold.  We had a great time and will for sure be signing up for Kids Club in the future! Go Chicago... even if it isn't the Cubs!

Hammel Woods

September 27:  Trying to soak in every last bit of summer sunshine... we had a spontaneous play date to Hammel Woods Forest Preserve...

 



We didn't really expect the kids to get IN the water but they had a blast.  I had to strip Kinnick and Macey to their underware to ride home because they were both SOAKED!  These kind of days are my favorite...  outside, fresh air, lots of smiles, fun we didn't plan on, choosing to enjoy these moments in time! 

Visit from Grandma

September 24-25:  Grandma Janet came for a visit so she could go to Sadie's "Grandparent Day" at school.  We enjoyed having her for a couple days.  We had fun taking the kids to Dunkin Donuts for an after-school treat.  She also took the kids to pick out a pumpkin to decorate--they loved it!  She even came to MOPS with us and helped in Carver's room!  Thanks Grandma!

Aunt Jessica's Shower

September 7/8:  We had so much fun traveling to Aunt Jessica's house for a shower thrown by her friends.  Kinnick and Macey stayed home with Marc (Macey had the choice of going but she wanted to stay home to go to the kids carnival at our church).  Sadie & Carver were great shoppers!  We got to Jessica's on Saturday afternoon.  The shower was Sunday afternoon.  My mom, Kassie, Trista, and Jadyn all came up for the shower.  It was fun seeing everyone and celebrating baby Godwin!

Slushie for the Road!



Due 1 week apart!

Sisters!