Summer in the City

Well, not quite summer but never the less a warm weekend in the city. We spent the weekend at the park and out at the Long Grove Chocolate Festival. Check out Lila on the swing and in front of the tulips. Coming soon, Lila has discovered that walking is more efficient way to get around than her legendary "hop" so we have lots of video. I will post shortly, the funny thing is she is only 16 pounds so people think that she's walking at the 4-6 month age.... very funny. We need to tie a balloon to her so she doesn't get lost. Enjoy.

Easter Sunday

We spent Easter Day with Grandma D and the D's - Check out the pic's!

Cousins.....

Mike came over with Lila's cousin Tyler last week for play day. It was cute to see both kids get to a development status where they could: 1) recognize someone else their age that's "been around" before 2) Understood that by playing together with their toys they could collectively have some fun! And they did, Jill and Mike took them to the park, they went swinging, and of course played around in our family room. Enjoy.

Visiting the Sunshine State

I had a conference in Orlando last week and instead of sitting in the hotel room by myself we decided to turn the event into a family trip. Six days in Orlando in 85 degree weather proved to be the perfect tonic for the April winter blues. We had a blast by the pool swimming and taking long walks with Lila. The funny thing was we had a special guest at Disney. Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich and his family were vacationing at the same resort, and wouldn't you know that he got indicted during the week - the good news was the indictment didn't ruin his fun and was spotted daily at the pool swimming, relaxing, and taking pictures. It was a hoot and I think Jill might have a crush on the former governor. It's currently snowing and 25 degrees so it's safe to say that we have been shocked back into reality. Enjoy the pictures.

Think the Music from Jaw's......

Duh, duh...... duh, duh,duh,duh,duh....... Lila started to walk on her own this week and our lives have been permanently altered. The Jaw's music is appropriate. I had always thought that we would have enjoyed that special moment when Lila, in my arms would walk over to Jill and we would all collectively celebrate. Well, it didn't quite happen that way. The REAL story is she was standing, holding on to our coffee table and spotted some candy in Jill's hands a couple feet away. Instead of asking for it, to our amazement, she decided to walk over to take it herself... we were flabbergasted... oh well, we will try to get some video to this site of her walking on her own but curently she is not cooperating. In the meantime, check her out showing off to Jill's friends Maggie and Megan. Enjoy.

Happy Birthday Lila

Our daughter celebrated her first birthday this past Tuesday. We enjoyed cake and a candle, it was a hoot and you can tell by her face she enjoyed the cake. Other big news this week is she received multiple, awesome presents so thanks to all - she has been very busy working riding ponies, carrying her purse, and playing on the farm. Enjoy.

St. Patrick's Day Fun

We had a great time yesterday as the weather was perfect for St Patrick's Day. As you can see below we spent it up at Chief O'Neill's eating Irish Breakfast (Bacon and Eggs :)) and drinking Guiness. Disclaimer: We did not allow Lila to drink beer. We came back to the house and on our front steps was a surprise gift from an unnamed source (we have idea's on this person's identity so THANKS). It's a pink VW Beetle... so we spent the next hour pushing her around the neigborhood. Enjoy the pictures!