At the park...

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On Friday night, our original plans fell through, (such is life when married to someone in full time ministry) so the boys and I met up with my parents, and we went to Zaxby's for dinner. Then we decided that we would take the boys to the park and Frank was able to drop by for a minute to play before I had to take the boys home for a bath and bed time. This was Grayson's first time in the swings at the park. He was glad to get to do something besides just being held chasing behind Caden...

Here's my pretty blue eyed, BLONDE haired little one...Tire swing fun...

Caden would climb up to the top and then look down to find Frank. He would then say, "Come on Daddy. You can do it!" Then when Frank made it to the top, he would say, "Yea, Daddy! You did it!" I've often said that Caden will never have a problem with self esteem...he often cheers himself on in this same way!

Now that Daddy made it to the top, it's time to slide down...

Sweaty red faced baby...it amazes me how horribly little boys can stink after being outside...no matter how small they are!!!

First Day of School...

Summer was great, but it had to come to an end. I'm SO blessed to be able to work somewhere that has childcare on site. To make it even better, the wonderful ladies who work in the nursery there LOVE my babies!! I never have to worry whether or not they are being taken care of. I know that they are in the best care possible! I love it, and they love it!! I simply couldn't ask for anything more.
Here are some pics of the boys getting loaded in the car for their first day back. I would post pictures of us getting to school and into the nursery, but it's quite a process for me every day, so no pics have been taken of that yet. I will tell you that it is a site to behold. It is a meticulous process to get both boys out of the car , into the stroller, into school, out of the stroller, and into the nursery...not to mention all of their stuff! Normally I don't have to take much stuff, but on this first day I was having to take their supply of diapers, wipes, bedding, etc. It was a HOOT! You can see the bag of some of Grayson's things on the floor in front of his seat. I looked like a pack mule that first day...

Here's Grayson all buckled in and ready to go...he has no idea what's going on!

Caden was SO excited to go back to school and see his friends!

Trolley Ride...

After acolyte training at church, the children's director arranged for the trolley to come pick everyone up and go to McDonald's and Bop's. Frank was helping with the training, so we got to tag along for the ride. Caden had a BALL!! He called it a choo choo train, and would say "All aboard!!" every time it was time to get back on the trolley.
He was "glued" to the window the whole ride...

Here's the trolley outside of Bop's...

It's after dark, and I'm still out...YIPPEE!!

Definitely Brothers...

I don't know what it is with my boys and this face, but they love it!! I don't think that my life will get dull any time soon!!! LOVE THESE BOYS!!!!

The first one is Grayson just the other night...And this is Caden when he was 5 months...

CHEESE!!!!!

Here's Caden's new "cheese" face. I was taking pictures of him making a mess with Mimi's birthday cake, and this was the face I got when I told him to say cheese! Gotta love it!!!

Grayson's Baptism...

You can probably guess from the title of this one that Grayson got baptized. He was baptized this past Sunday. It was really special because Frank was able to baptize him...so sweet!! Here are some pics from the day...
"They're gonna do what???"

The big boy with Daddy...

Our family...

Grayson and I with the Pastoral Staff at St. Mark's.

Chicago...

Mom and I went to Chicago last week for a few days for a market and to celebrate my birthday. We had a blast!!! It was so nice to just have a girl trip. Before I share my RANDOM assortment of pictures, let me preface by saying that these were all taken on my phone, so please excuse the quality. Most of them were also taken on a moving bus! We love the double decker tour buses, so we rode one a couple of days that we were there. We actually got sunburned on it!!! It takes a very very pasty white folks to leave the south and get sunburned at one of the Great Lakes!!!
Now, without further ado...the pics:

This one speaks for itself...LOVE Macy's!Don't know the name of this building, but it was designed during prohibition to resemble a bottle of champagne.

The next 2 pics are just for Gale...the home of canvases.

9 Dragon Wall in China Town

Oprah's Studio

No idea what buildings these are, but it was a nice pic...

Trump Towers. This is the one that Bill from "The Apprentice" is the project manager for.

The Wrigley Building.

The theater that housed "Wicked"

This one is for Jeff and Emily
I couldn't imagine CVSing if I had to walk several blocks to the store and the haul all of my bags home on public transportation. I just don't think I'm a big city gal!

We saw 2 shows while in CTown. The first was "Jersey Boys." FANTASTIC!!! It had quite a bit of language (which I could have definitely done without), but it was outstanding. Oh, and Abbey, I saw a sign that "Buddy" is coming soon...I just laughed!!!

We also saw "Wicked." I've been wanting to see this one for a while, and I wasn't disappointed! It was phenomenal! I love going to the theater!!!

Corn Cob Towers...

Navy Pier

The Trib

The Apple Store...people were lined up around the block to get the new phone!

This was just neat. You can't tell from the pic, but the entire dress is made of snack wrappers, like Lay's, Coke, etc.

The Flamingo

I thought this was a particularly good pic of the skyline considering the bus was moving! That closest building is Soldier field and the Sears Tower (or the Hancock Building...not sure which!) in the back.

Our Hotel. The Hilton. This is where the President stays when he visits because the helipad opens directly into his suite!

Fountain...it has a name, I forgot it!

Boats in Lake Michigan

NBC studios