Friday, May 23, 2008

Lilac Festival






Every year the city of Lombard has the Lilac Festival. It revolves around a park that is filled with lilac bushes that a Col. William Plum donated to the city in 1927 in memory of his wife Helen. It is a gorgeous park filled with lilac bushes and tulips and we took the kids to see it at it's finest. We also went to the lilac parade. Jake had never been to one before and to our amusment, this one lasted two hours. He really enjoyed it!

Friday, May 16, 2008

Locks of Love



I decided that I was tired of my hair so I chopped it off. I found that I was always putting my hair in a pony tail (even for church) and it was a pain to manage. I'm liking the the new hair so far (it's only been 2 hours) and hope it's easy and cool for the summer. Plus, who wouldn't help out little kids with cancer when all you had to do was cut off your hair.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Another treasure for the Tooth Fairy



Jake finally lost his other front tooth that had been just barely hanging on. You can see the tips of his adult teeth in the holes where the other teeth came out. He loves sticking his tongue in there (who doesn't) and he still can whistle pretty loud. He sticks his tooth in the turtle's shell and puts it under his pillow for the Tooth Fairy to find. Who doesn't like a little money for something you were going to get rid of anyways!?

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Scout-O-Rama






Today we went to Cantingy park where there was a scout-o-rama going on. We had a blast doing all the different activities. Jake's favorite was the giant ball and Olivia just liked picking up sticks and eating dirt.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Boy loses tooth



Jake lost his front tooth last Friday after school. It has been very loose for about a week and I kept telling him that I was going to sneak in his room when he was sleeping to help him out. He didn't like that idea. I guess he didn't need help from me after all.

Friday, May 2, 2008

Love is the Reason

Here's a short video we made, and it's all about us...just the two of us, that is.

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Helping at school



I got to go help out at Jake's school on Tuesday where we were doing math stations. It just so happened to be stuffed animal day and he insisted that I take a stuffed animal with me. Of course, he wanted me to take one of his so that he could have two to hold while I was there.