Miranda August 18, 2012

Elburn Days Parade

Marla August 18, 2012

Cleaning out Aunt Mary Lou's attic.

Maureen August 18, 2012

At the open house for Blackwell's new archery range

Miranda August 17, 2012

Garage Sale!

Marla August 17, 2012

We had a fire in our firepit tonight.

Maureen August 17, 2012

Despite the drought & the tree-destroying microbursts, our front yard sunflowers are growing tall

Maureen August 16, 2012

At Kline Creek today

Miranda August 15, 2012

Marla August 15, 2012

Busy day today. We went to the West Chicago pool (used my Groupon), Locker set up and then Eric and I went to Chicago to see "The Handcuffs".

Maureen August 15, 2012

We've been pretty much ignoring our community garden plot since we planted everything at the beginning of the summer. We watered a few times during those really dry weeks, but otherwise haven't been there in ages. I stopped there today on the way to work & was pleasantly surprised to see things growing, including these beets that we started from seed.

Marla August 14, 2012

Cole and I went shopping tonight for some school clothes.

Miranda August 14, 2012

Maureen August 14, 2012

New haircuts for school!

Miranda August 13, 2012

Maureen August 13, 2012

Beginners summer band began today. Annie decided to try out the drums this year. She'll still be doing cello in orchestra, too!

Miranda August 12, 2012

Marla August 12, 2012

We got Cole a cell phone today.

Maureen August 12, 2012

Waiting for some more of the water to drain out of the waterslide before we try to fold it up & roll it up the hill.

Miranda August 11, 2012

Marla August 11, 2012

Maddie slept over last night and went with us to a block party in Chicago (Secret Colours was playing at it). She joined in with the neighborhood kids and played games. Duck, Duck, Goose-here she sits in the cookie jar.