Happy Fourth of July!

We took the kids to their first parade - the Lake Bluff Independence Day parade. Caroline loved watching it, although Clayton preferred cruising around finding all the drains.









The kids had a blast running around the yard waving flags!













Then, we met my parents at Westmoreland for a cookout. What a great day!

Happy Birthday, America!

the boos

Dressed for all types of weather!

"Help", says Austin. "My brother and sister are CRAZY!"

Happy 6th Anniversary!

Kevin and I celebrated our 6th anniversary last night. (Thanks BB and Papa for babysitting the kids for us!) We got to go out to dinner...just the two of us. It's probably been 6 months or more since we've done that. It was AWESOME! I love my husband. I'm a very lucky lady :)

Happy 37th Birthday Kevin!!!!

Daddy and his Boos on his birthday

I love this little guy!

2009 Trip to the Lake

We all packed up and headed to the Lake this past weekend. We really did have a good time, despite a few hick-ups/learning experiences. We learned that Caroline and Clayton are not ready to share a room. (They kept riling eachother up and wouldn't go to sleep.) We knew that Caroline wouldn't sleep much in the car, but now know that Clayton won't really either. (They were both up until 10:30 pm on the car ride out there.) We learned that they entertain eachother in the car, but also drive us crazy. They talked/sang/screeched for 2 straight hours in the car. We learned that very little sleep + being almost 3 1/2 = a very disobedient, naughty, and crabby girl. Ugh!

The funniest moment was when the neighbors gave Clayton a jump rope to play with. He took the plastic handles and put them on his nipples. Then he started makig the sound "waa waa waaaah. " No one thought anything of it...except me. I took one look and knew exactly what he was doing. He was pumping his "boobs"! He was imitating me with the breastpump!

Here are pictures from the good parts of the trip...

Baby Mazur

It's a Boy!!!
Here is the latest baby picture of baby-boy-to-be for Meredith and Dan!
We can't wait to meet you little nit! (sometime in November...)

Mr. Bear - 3 months

Happy 3 month birthday Austin!

Visiting baby Grace

Here we are visiting baby Grace. It's amazing how fast they grow. Austin looks like a toddler next to tiny, sweet Grace and he was only 2 1/2 months in this picture!

Welcome home Meredith and Dan!

My sister Meredith and her husband Dan just went on an AMAZING babymoon to Spain and France. Needless to say, they had a fantastic trip!
Here are a few pics...

shitaki mushrooms

We won't be here for Father's Day, so I thought I'd surprise Kevin with an early Father's Day. I ran out at 6:30 this morning and got him a splurgalicious Starbucks latte and a muffin from his favorite bakeshop. I also gave him a poster collage with pictures of all three kids. But what was supposed to be a good morning for him quickly turned sour. Although his office is only about 10 miles away, he had to commute over an hour to a different office this morning (ugh!) Running a little late, as he rushed to the car, he tripped and his caffeinated heaven-in-a-cup that he had barely even sipped was dumped all over the garage floor. Oh...and his nice work pants and shoes. "Shitaki mushrooms!" was exclaimed, only he didn't say "shitaki mushrooms." The three-year-old and almost-two-year-old within earshot thought they'd also try out exclaiming "shitaki mushrooms!" and laughing. Only...they didn't say "shitaki mushrooms" either. Lovely. Now poor Kevin is running even more late, he's covered in coffee, the garage is a mess, and both his toddlers are shouting expletives. This was not how I intended his substitute Father's Day to go. I guess we'll try again on the real Father's Day. :)

Winnetka Children's Fair

My mom and I took all 3 kids to the Winnetka Children's Fair on Friday. The "big kids" had a GREAT time on all the rides and Austin was a trooper as we schlepped him around from ride to ride. My mom took some great photos.

Congratulations Mary Beth and Ben!

Congratulations to my cousin Mary Beth and her husband Ben on the birth of their daughter, Grace Elizabeth!