Ralph's World Concert

This past weekend we headed out to the Morton Arboretum to see the Ralph's World concert. It was originally scheduled for Saturday but was postponed to Sunday because of rain. Ralph's World is a band that specializes in fun songs for kids, but it isn't too extremely kid-based because adults can have fun too. We went with our friends Sara and Keith and their daughter Paige. Although it was warm, we had a great time and the kids did too. There was a lot of dancing going on!

Waiting for the show to start! Daddy and Luke

In full dancing mode

The kids and the daddy's

Luke's only shade, under a chair!

were

4th Weekend

We had a great 4th of July weekend. It started with Luke's 3 month pictures. They turned out okay, the photographer just kept calling his name to try to make him smile...like he knows his name, right?@!>? Chase was anxious to ride the merry-go-round at the mall and it was nearing lunch/nap time so by the time we got home, I was ready for the day to be over!

That evening we went to our friends Shawn & Andria's house. We had a nice time, it was good to visit with friends and get out for awhile. We headed home right when the fireworks began because Luke just wouldn't stay asleep. We actually saw a pretty good display on the drive and didn't get eaten alive by all of the bugs!

On Saturday we headed over to Grandma and Papa Rosenberg's house to celebrate Papa's birthday. We had a really nice time at their house, the kids LOVED the pool and were busy almost the entire day, hooray! Chase skipped his nap but ended up falling asleep on the car ride home, around 6:15 and didn't wake up until almost 8 the next morning, it was great!

On Sunday we went over to our friends Sara & Keith's house. Paige, their daughter, had a pool out and Chase and Paige just had to play in it together. We grilled out and had some nice adult conversations, with many kid interruptions but nonetheless, it was a fun time.

Playing in the pool with Casey and Cassi

Enjoying Papa's delicious birthday cake!

Luke's sweet face!

Kane County Cougar's Game

After much debate, we decided that we would take Chase to his first "professional" baseball game. As much as we would have loved it to be a Cubs game, there is NO WAY that he could handle that type of environment right now so we thought the Cougars game would be a good choice. Since the arrival of Luke in our lives, we haven't had much time with just the 3 of us. So, my good friend Jodi watched Luke so that would could have a special event for just Mommy, Daddy, and Chase. We ended up having a great time!

There were inflatables that Chase loved jumping in and a big slide that we got to go down with him. Chase ran around with his ball and "glub" aka, glove, and "played baseball." The highlight of the evening though was when we got to see Ozzie, the Cougars mascot. Chase loved being by him and kept on asking where he was. We didn't make it the entire game but almost. It was a great evening and did confirm that Chase isn't quite ready for a Cubs game yet. To top it off, Luke slept from 10:30-7:00, a new record by far! I'm not holding my breath that he'll do that again but I can always hope! Having a ball in the "jumping place"

Going down the big slide with Daddy

Running and "playing baseball"-so much fun!

Ozzie, Mommy & Chase

Brookfield Zoo

We had a great day at the zoo on Tuesday. The weather was beautiful and it was nice to spend some time with Grandma. Chase was so excited about the animals and enjoyed watching some of the bigger animals like the bears and tigers. He kept insisting that he wanted to see an alligator so the last stop of the day was the swamp. When we finally got to the alligator, it just sat there, motionless and extremely boring. I think he was disappointed and told my mom that he "didn't like the all-gator because he's scares me." Oh well, maybe next time he'll choose something a little more exciting! Chase watching the lions, how exciting!

Grandma and Chase by the water fountain, one of his favorite attractions!

Chase and Mommy

Random pictures

This was taken after the Cubs swept the Sox a few weekends ago. We were all decked out in our Cubs gear.

Chase dressed up in Daddy's socks and shoes. He is saying "cheese", oh boy, he has no idea how to smile for a camera!

Luke doing his tummy time. He really doesn't mind it as long as there is something to keep him entertained.

It's been awhile since I've posted pictures, things have been hectic lately. I'm hoping that the summer really starts to get more enjoyable, it has been okay but I'm feeling like we really haven't started enjoying the summer that much yet.

New Look

What a smile!!

So I was tired of the dark background on the blog so I decided to change it...I like the white background with the orange, any way to support the Bears right?!?

I took Luke to the doctor today for his cold/cough. They said that he looks great and there is nothing to worry about. It makes me feel better but when he is up in the middle of the night with that cough that seems never ending, the "nothing wrong" comment doesn't do too much for me. I'm hoping he can get over this soon so that we can start trying to get him to sleep longer at night. I'm exhausted which is nothing new but at this point I was hoping for a little more routine with the night than we've been getting.

We're going to attempt to go to Blake's game tonight. It is right at Luke's bedtime so we'll see how that turns out. I know that Chase loves going so I really want to make the effort despite my stress and anxiety about bedtime when we get home!

I had an end of the year party for school and Chase helped me decorate the cupcakes. He absolutely loved eating them, so fun!

Good Day

This morning when I woke up I was somewhat dreading the day home with the boys...showers and thunderstorms were the forecast which meant no outside time. We made it out of the house early on a walk to go see the water fountains (in the subdivision next door) and had a blast. Chase and I talked about the ducks, trucks, bugs, and even had our first running race. When we got home we had just enough time to swing for awhile before the storms started.

The rest of the day went smoothly and I was so impressed at how well Chase plays by himself. He had gotten out his Legos with the train set and proceeded to "choo-choo" to himself for about 45 minutes, it was great! We even read a potty story and talked about how big boys go on the potty. When I asked him if he wanted to try, he said, "No, I'm a baby." Oh well, at least the discussion has started.

Being a stay-at-home mom is a lot more rewarding than I ever imagined!