Playing in the Rain

Today the kids played in the rain and they were so excited. They loved running around without shirts and playing in the warm, summer rain. After the rain slowed down and they were looking for mud puddles to play in, they decided to walk down to the end of the street and play in a huge mud puddle where the construction was. They kept saying "This is the best day ever" "Can we do this again?". It is amazing what is so important to them. Even Sam loved playing in the rain and mud. Taylor was absolutely in heaven. If there is one thing for sure Taylor loves, it is dirt and water. Owen was a little hesitant but soon joined in the fun and Ella T was absolutely loving it.

The fun-filled morning must have tired them out because they all took very good naps and slept for a long time. However, I don't think Taylor quite had enough mud in the morning because when her mom picked her up she was a mess.

Oh, and some more exciting news for our family. Stacey and Jake got
engaged about a week ago. We are very happy about that and they
are tentatively planning a May wedding (probably in Vegas). Lots of planning to do.

Holly's Visit

It was so wonderful to see Holly again and to finally meet Ken. However, there is always so much going on that we just don't get enough time to visit. We had a good turnout although we did miss some. Pizza was a little well done but seemed to disappear quite quickly so it must not have been that bad. Ella was glued to Holly's lap for most of the time. The boys were glad to see her but then off to the next great adventure of racing motorcycles, riding in wagons and flirting with Kelsey (Taylor's sister). I was so involved in everything that I forgot to take pictures. Can you believe it? Me? Oh well, maybe next time. Holly says she will come back again and try to visit longer. She brought us a new musical CD put on by the kids at her new place so we will be listening to that next week. We miss her and hope to see her again soon!!!

Millenium Park Field Trip

We don't usually take field trips but this week we had a beautiful day to go to Millenium Park and enjoy the splash pad and the playgrounds. We had lunch there and ran them out of hot dogs. The kids (as well as the adults) enjoyed themselves.