Happy Birthday Isaac!

Isaac showing us that he is 3!

Isaac & Lo riding the train after the birthday dinner.

Isaac way too excited about his big present! I hope it wasn't a disapointment!

Isaac turned 3 on October 2! He was so excited all day and definately understood what a birthday was this year. It was so cute to hear him tell everyone that it was his "happy birthday"! We celebrated by taking him (& Lo) to a restaurant that delivers your food by train, has a big toy train in the middle and has train rides after you eat. It was great. He's growing up so fast. Happy Birthday, little man - we love you!

Pie in the face

So I've always wanted to throw a pie in someone's face . . . . and I chose David. We had a left-over pie that no one wanted to eat so I had the brilliant idea to put in in David's face. He's such a great guy- he was coming up the deck to tell me what a great weekend it had been and plop- I stuck a pie right in his face as he was talking! It worked out great except for the fact that I didn't think about the retalliation. David picked up the remaining pie and promptly smooshed into my face- even better than I did to him. But still- it was so fun and I now get to say that I have thrown a pie in someone's face- my husband's!

Fishing

We all went fishing yesterday. Although Lo had no string, hook or bait, she thought it was too fun. Isaac & David tried their hardest, but in the end, none of us caught anything.

Lincoln Park Zoo

I am lucky enough to live by a great friend who loves my kids as much as I love hers- and the even cooler part is that our kids adore each other. We all headed out to the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago yesterday and despite most of the animals being asleep, had a great time. The kids had the most fun just running around- the animals were totally secondary- but Anne & I enjoyed watching the ones that were actually awake (the polar bear and the giraffe). We had a fun day and the pictures turned out great.

Emma, Eddie, Andy, Isaac & Lo in front of the zoo entrance.

The kids riding hippos in the African Safari.
My husband's look-a-like . . . . just kidding David! (He'll probably never read this anyway!)
The kids in a tree tunnel.
The kids & I in the flower gardens- one of the prettiest places in all of Chicago, in my opinion!

Andy, Isaac & Lo fascinated by . . . . something . . . . .
Eddie, Lo & Isaac watching the polar bear watch them.
The kids pose for a picture- can you believe they really sat & let us take their picture- I can't!
The two coolest dudes I've ever met . . . .

Uncle Jason & Aunt Julie

We had a very special visit from my sister & brother-in-law this past week. They are expecting a baby on Christmas day and we just found it that it's a boy! Congrats to them- boys are so much easier! We had a great visit. We all went to the Michigan City zoo and beach on Monday. The kids loved hanging out with Aunt Julie & Uncle Jason and especially with Cooper. They left on Thursday and we were all very sad to see them go. The house was quiet and lonely after they left and Lo still asks for Cooper every time she gets up. Although he's a great dog and we loved having him here- I'm not quite ready to take that step- sorry kids, no dog for us! Thanks for visiting guys- we miss you!

Our family at the beach.
Uncle Jason & Isaac taking a walk with their dogs!
Lo loves Cooper and every now and then, Cooper loved her too!

What perfect form!
Wind . . . take me away!
Uncle Jason and Isaac chillin' out.
Aunt Julie & Lo taking a break with the Munster FD.
Jason, Julie and baby boy Griffen!