Chuck e' Cheese

We took a spur of the moment trip to Chuck e' Cheese last night with some of our favorite friends: Auntie 'Stina, Uncle Brandon, Madi, 'Kenna,

Uncle Scott & Auntie Cory.

It was fun, and we all enjoyed seeing the girls play.

Favorite Pics

Here are a collection of some of my favorite photos from the past month:

Summer

Summer has really flown by for us here in Illinois.

We have been enjoying time together in between camp, friends and home improvement projects!

I was able to take a weekend vacation with a friend and head up to the U.P. for a race weekend with A.J.

Check out his race team website at Stickerdudems.com

Saturday Dinner with Grandma's and Grandpa

A.J. is in Michigan this weekend, so it is just the girls and I!

Saturday night, we picked G-Ma up, and headed to my parent's house for dinner. The girls had a blast doing crafts and making a mess. They also enjoyed have both Grandma's avaiable to entertain them... Thanks MOM's.

Thankfully, it was a great night to hang outside!

Sisters

Each day is amazing...watching my sweet girls grow together.

Sometimes I wonder, how can two kids be soooo different, yet so alike?

Yesterday, as they played, I took a moment to capture them...

Girls Day Out

On Sunday, my mom and I took the girls on a little adventure. We went to the Morton Arboretum in Lisle. It was a fantastic day with gorgeus weather. The Arboretum has beautiful gardens, and a very special children's garden! The girls had a great time exploring all that the gardens had to offer. They even had a huge tree house, and fun slides. Ella's favorite part was the area that had the water gardens that you could walk (or hop) through. I highly recommend this attraction to anyone not afraid of spending alot of time outside. Enjoy the pics.

4th of July

Yesterday was the 4th! It was AJ and my 15 year anniversary...crazy to think about! We did have a wonderful morning, as we all headed to my parent's for the 4th Parade and a day of sun

at Grandma & Grandpa's pool! Ella was very excited to see that Grandma had decked out there bikes in Red, White and Blue decorations. Ella's was even complete with a HUGE TY teddy bear that had a flag on his chest (he was perched at the top of her bike...). We all walked over to the parade and had a great time. When we got back to Grandma's, Kaitlyn's eye was swelling up. It occured to us that she had been bitten by a mosquito the evening before. Within the next hour, it was very puffy and purple. AJ went to get her some Benadryl at the store, and we gave it to her right away. Of course, she went down for a nap rather easily after that. By the time she woke up, her eye was swollen to a slit and her face was puffy and purple. Then, she began crying and was very inconsolable. This went on for 30 minutes, and I paged our pediatrician. Of course, they asked us to come in right away! Kaitlyn screamed the entire way to the ER, and at one point was so exhausted, she stopped, turned her head, and closed her eyes. Of course, I was very scared. I ended up having to unbuckle her seat and wake her up. We got to the ER and they saw her right away... The Dr. explained that this year's mosquito's have a pretty bad venom in comparison to previous years, and he of course made mention of West Nile Virus. We made it out of there in under 2 hours! She will be fine with some Benadryl and ice packs... we will then need to follow up with the Dr. about possible allergies to some insects. Uncle Sean is severely allergic to bees, so we do worry abot that as well. Kaitlyn's eye is much better today!!!