Maureen April 13, 2012

Annie's Girl Scout troop is planning on going tent camping in a few weeks, some of the girls for the first time ever. I went out to the campsite, today, to take a few pictures to share with them at our meeting tonight. This is a pretty little alcove near our campsite.

Miranda April 13, 2012

Family movie night

Maureen April 12, 2012

Yellowjackets in the dugout at practice

Miranda April 12, 2012

This is where Gianni spends his mornings!

Miranda April 11, 2012

I have a love/hate relationship with these coupons. I feel that when I get a 30% off, I HAVE to go shopping! : )

Marla-April 11, 2012

Eric is cleaning under the deck because we think something (like an opposum) has decided to make it it's home for a while.

Maureen April 11, 2012

Walking over to Bryce's house this evening

Miranda April 10, 2012

Gabriele is waiting for the doctor for his 15 month check up! He really was happy, I swear! : )

Maureen April 10, 2012

We've been reading The Hunger Games out loud to the kids & just finished it today. We wanted to get started on the next one right away & checked the library online, but the book was checked out. So, we went down to a neighbor's house, who had told us we could borrow the books from them, if we wanted, just so we could get started right away!

Maureen April 9, 2012

Spring softball season is starting up again. Go Yellow Jackets!

Miranda April 9, 2012

Such good memories. Thank you, Colleen for everything....

Miranda April 8, 2012

Happy Easter - Gianni is following the bunny footprints to the Easter baskets - then, our boys... : )

Marla-April 8, 2012

Cousins...and...more cousins

Maureen April 8, 2012

Let the easter egg hunt begin!

Miranda April 7, 2012

Easter at Mooseheart, then coloring eggs

Marla-April 7, 2012

Maureen April 7, 2012

Miranda April 6, 2012

Gianni had some friends over from his school tonight - they were so tired, so they were resting and watching a movie

Maureen April 6, 2012

Miranda April 5, 2012

Taking some swings before heading to school in the morning!

Marla-April 5, 2012

My new bulletin board to commemorate the 100 anniversary of the sinking ot the Titanic.

Maureen April 5, 2012

Trying to teach the old dog some new tricks

Miranda April 4, 2012

Gianni sleeping....he's having a hard time falling asleep now that school has started....

Marla-April 4, 2012

As you can see Cole was chosen to be one of the readers at the Seder Supper at St. Peter's tonight.

Maureen April 4, 2012

Wyatt helping us with stuffing the eggs for the Easter egg hunt on Sunday

Miranda April 3, 2012

Helping the Easter Bunny

Maureen April 3, 2012

Took some of the Girl Scouts on a hike, today, as part of the training that I need to do in order to take them camping in the future.

No ticks today!

Maureen April 2, 2012

Took the kids to the West Chicago Prairie to check on the area that we helped seed earlier this year. More ticks came home with us, today, too. Be careful out there! We're not going out without tons of bug spray anymore this year!

Miranda April 2, 2012

Gianni's first day of preschool

Maureen April 1, 2012

The Gemini Giant on Route 66, on our drive home. We drove through the Braidwood area, coming back from Matthiessen, so that we could collect some fossils (and ticks!) at Mazonia-Braidwood State Fish & Wildlife Area.

Miranda April 1, 2012

Little Big Man! : )

Maureen March 31, 2012

Jim walking out to be closer to the kids as they explored behind a Cascade Falls at Matthiessen State Park.

Miranda March 31, 2012

Gabriele's first time riding alone with Gianni!

Maureen March 30, 2012

Playing HeroQuest

Miranda March 30, 2012

We went to Jump Zone today with Gianni's preschool classmates. It was Gabriele's first time at a place like this! A bloody nose and a bloody lip (one for each) later, we knew it was time to go home for lunch and naps! But, a good time was had!

Marla-March 30, 2012

My numbers didn't match...how did yours do?

Maureen March 29, 2012

The flowers are blooming on the tree in our front yard. It was already there when we moved in & I don't know what kind of tree it is. One of these years, I'll look it up so that I'll know what it's called.

Miranda March 29, 2012

We celebrated our neighbors birthday tonight!

Miranda March 28, 2012

We went to the Elburn Fire Department today with some of the kids from Gianni's preschool. I belong to a group of moms whose kids are in Early Childhood. So, only some of these kids will be in Gianni's class this year.

Maureen March 28, 2012

We went out to Nelson Lake Marsh to look for some pelicans tonight. There weren't any there today, but there was a beautiful sun setting.

Marla-March 28, 2012

Cole and I rode the train into Chicago today and went to the Museum of Science and Industry to see the Mythbusters exhibit.

Miranda March 27, 2012

We put in Gabriele's new car seat today! He loved facing forward - it's a new world! : )

Marla-March 27, 2012

I always pass this tree on my way home from the gym...I think it is so pretty.

Maureen March 27, 2012

The girl scouts had an ice skating field trip today & I brought the boys along, too. None of us had ever ice skated before and, by the end of the day, we were all able to skate across the ice without holding onto the wall!