Farrell Family Daily Photo Blog

Sunday, February 5

Marla February 5, 2012

Happy Birthday, Zoey!

And, yep, Gianni is hugging Woody.

James and I are really sick my whole body is in so much pain. It's a movie day today while I lay on the couch. I put this mask on James since he never covers his mouth. He liked it he said he was a doctor. Lol.

Saturday, February 4

Andrea February 4, 2012

Nathan & I always wait to get our xmas presents for each other until after the holidays. We got this for a steal, $379 for a 46”.

Miranda February 4, 2012

Happy Birthday dinner for my Mom

Maureen February 4, 2012

The Girl Scouts had a swimming event today. Bryce and Shelby came with, too. Everyone had fun jumping from the diving board

Marla February 4, 2012

I fixed up our Woody's and Buzz's...new batteries and cleaned them up some. I know a little boy who will be very happy when we pass them on to him tomorrow.

Friday, February 3

Andrea February 3, 2012

My desk (well part of it anyway). That mug is a double espresso, needed three of these to get through my day!

Miranda February 3, 2012

Marla February 3, 2012

Lauren and Dylan making a paper flower at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Secret Colours had a show there tonight.

Maureen February 3, 2012

Tabitha came over to play this afternoon. We got the old marble game down for her to play with. She only tried to put a marble in her mouth one time.

Thursday, February 2

Miranda February 2, 2012

Marla February 2, 2012

New bulletin board

Andrea February 2, 2012

My Foggy Walk to the train this morning. (with & without flash)

Maureen February 2, 2012

We tried nopales (prickly pear cactus pads) with our dinner tonight. We had seen the chefs cook with them on Chopped a couple weeks ago and, then, I saw them in the grocery store today & decided to give it a try. They weren't bad, but I think I'll have to taste them a few more times, maybe prepared in different ways, before I can say that I really like them.

Wednesday, February 1

Miranda February 1, 2012

Laundry helpers

Andrea February 1, 2012

I used to buy the ten ride punch ticket instead of the monthly pass because I worked from home 1 day per week & it worked out to be cheaper that way. That has all changed now that I go downtown everyday. This is my Feb monthly pass. Side note: lucky Metra riders experienced a 30% fare increase starting Feb 1st. :'(

Maureen February 1, 2012

Shelby's got some paperwhite bulbs growing in a pot n his room. Today, they started to bloom!

Tuesday, January 31

Miranda January 31, 2012

Happy Birthday to my mom - sadly, we are sick (mostly me) so we couldn't spend the day with her... : ( So, this is a picture from Christmas instead

Andrea January 31, 2012

Bryce @ the Spelling Bee. He had a lot of fun doing being involved in this & plans on doing it again next year. Big thanks to Maureen (& her helpers) for organizing this event.

Maureen January 31, 2012

My view from behind the judges

Marla January 31, 2012

Entered some online contests today...I won a $25 American Express card.

Monday, January 30

Miranda January 30, 2012

Goofy cat

Andrea January 30, 2012

TJ ”helping” with the Jewel tickets for the contest they are having that ends tomorrow. We had a TON & then Maureeen donated hers to the pile. If we win anything they get half.

Maureen January 30, 2012

Painting her pinewood derby car that she's making in her church youth group meetings. She missed last week & will miss tomorrow, because of the spelling bee.

Marla January 30, 20121

I got Cole a new pair of shoes. They came with 2 different color laces...he wanted one of each. As I was unlacing and relacing the one shoe that needed to be changed I was thinking...When they make shoes is there a machine that laces them or is that someones job to lace shoes all day?

Sunday, January 29

Miranda January 29, 2012

Gabriele continues to work on feeding himself with a fork. He tries SO hard!

Andrea January 29, 2012

Busy Sunday. #1-Homemade Mac n Cheese & not so homemade blueberry muffins (i just love Jiffy brand). #2-Maureeen took Annie, Shelby, Bryce & TJ to Kline Creek... this little girl passed out hardcore when she got home.

Maureen January 29, 2012

Kline Creek Farm posted on it's Facebook page that they had a bunch of new lambs born yesterday. We went out to see them today & were so excited to bring Tabitha out with us. The kids had a great time teaching her to say 'bawk' and 'baaa' and 'moo'.

Saturday, January 28

Andrea January 28, 2012

She desperately wanted to hold her ”little” brother. She is 20.5 # 30 inches. He is 17.5 # 27 inches.

Marla January 28, 2012

Eric and I went to see "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" at a movie theater in Glen Ellyn. Cole was at a birthday party and this was the closest theater that had a showing that would work within that time frame.

Maureen January 28, 2012

We went to watch the dog-sled demonstrations at Morton Arboretum, today. There were so many huskies there to meet & wish that we could adopt.

Miranda January 28, 2012

Does anyone understand Craigs List? I've put stuff for sale, but all I keep getting are spam emails?

Friday, January 27

Andrea January 27, 2012

Is that sign necessary?? The two in the middle top are fish heads!!!!

Marla January 27, 2012

Picking Cole up from school. They had Jivin' Geneva after school today (it is a party for all 6th graders, they can play volleyball, dodgeball, basketball or there is dancing in the cafeteria)

Maureen January 27, 2012

Adding up her cookie order totals before turning her order form in. If you ordered cookies, we should be delivering them in about 2 weeks!

Miranda January 27, 2012

Our family, plus one, at the Hideaway

Thursday, January 26

Andrea January 26, 2012

I just love seeing daddys carry their kids on their shoulders. Makes me grin from ear to ear. (no I do not know these people)

Maureen January 26, 2012

After the last semi-final spelling bee, tonight, I took Annie out to eat to thank her for all of her help this week. We had a great adventure trying different foods at 'Taste of the Himalayas'.

Miranda January 26, 2012

I was looking through my pictures today and while looking at my Christmas pics, I remembered that we (mostly Colleen) thought about getting pictures together for Santa and making a book? Want to do that?

Marla January 26, 2012

Our furnace has been acting up for about a month...shutting itself off here and there. Eric finally had enough and called the heating company. The guy cleaned the senors and thinks it should be fine for a while but we will probably need to get a new one soon.

Wednesday, January 25

Andrea January 25, 2012

I was leafing through the Red Eye on my way home from work (I do the Sudoku & crossword word on my way in) to discover Secret Colours featured in the top 15 bands (#5) of Chicago. I am such a dork & wanted to show it to people on the train.... They all looked like fuddy duddies & would probably think I am crazy (which I am). So I sent a text to Marla instead.