The Cousins (part 2)

The remainder of the cousins trip involved more trips into Chicago, the pool, downtown Naperville and Six Flags. We went on the Architecture River Cruise, played in the fountains at Millenium Park and went to the Field Museum to see the dinosaurs. We rode paddleboats in downtown Naperville. The kids' favorite was Six Flags Great America. It was a perfect vacation and we can't wait to see them again. Look closely at the 2nd picture with the guy waving from the top of a building. That's Mike waving to us from the roof of his office building while we are down below on the river Architecture cruise. Pretty cool!

The cousins are here!

Becca and the boys flew in last Tuesday. We picked them up at the airport and our first stop was "Choo Choo Johnny's" for lunch. Choo Choo Johnny's is a train themed restaurant where your food is delivered by train. It was a big hit. We spent last week going to playgrounds and the swimming pool. One day we got a babysitter for the kids and Becca and I went shopping in downtown Naperville. Marty flew in Friday night. We went to Legoland on Saturday. See the lego sculptures in the pictures. Yesterday Mike, Marty, Matthew, Nolan and Ryan went to see a Cubs game. Mike caught a fowl ball and gave it to Ryan. Becca, Maddie, Tori, Colin and I went shopping on the Magnificent Mile. We spent the majority of our time in the American Girl store. That place is incredible! Maddie got her doll's hair styled in the doll hair salon. We met the boys at Scoozi Italian Restaurant after the game and the kids got to make their own pizza. After we got home I dropped Mike and Marty off at the casino in Aurora.

Bella's Baptism

Bella was baptized on August 1, 2010 at Good Sheperd Lutheran Church in St. Paul, MN. She was quiet throughout the entire church service and baptism. What a good baby! Afterwards, Marcus' parents hosted a party with some great homemade Mexican food.

Museum of Science and Industry

We went to the Museum of Science and Industry with Jim and Arlene while they were here in July. It was their favorite museum. My favorite was the Shedd Aquarium and the kids favorite was the planetarium. The Science Museum was very crowded and it was impossible to see everything. The coal mine exhibit had a wait everytime we tried to see it so we missed it. We were supposed to go the Field Museum the next day but we were so worn out from the Science one that we skipped it and stayed home. We had a great visit with the grandparents and can't wait to have them visit again.