November Photos ~ Grayson and Liam

The boys have recently been interested in legos.  We've had fun putting sets together.  Grayson of course loves the Minecraft legos and Liam loves anything Batman, Dinosaurs or Star Wars.  We bought marshmallows, graham crackers, chocolate and sticks to make smores in our fire.  The boys had fun making them, but it definitely got a little messy.  

Dinner with the Fratturas

We had dinner with Beth and Todd Frattura at Hampton Inn.  I work with Beth and she has been such a great friend and mentor for me.  We have so much in common so we quickly became best friends.  We had dinner and then had desert at Point and Feather.  

Craig's Birthday

We celebrated Craig's birthday at Mia Francesca.  Afterwards we went home, had Sweet Mandy B's cake, dropped the boys off with a sitter (our neighbor) and headed to Kingston Mines.  Julia, Ethan, Craig and I had fun listening to live blues music.  It was fun to hang out and celebrate Craig's 54th birthday.  We love you so much, Daddy!  The boys are so lucky to have such a fun, spirited, loving, strong guy.  We love you so much! (more than numbers)  

Liam's school field trip to Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Liam had a class field trip to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.  I was able to be a chaperone along with 6 other moms.  We took the bus from the school downtown to the orchestra.  Liam was so excited that I was there helping his class.  I was a little worried about how the kids would behave at the symphony, but the program was geared towards young kids so it was perfect.  The orchestra put on a great production of a book that included the instruments and a man who told the story.  It was very interactive and the kids had so much fun participating.  I was so happy that I could be a part of his first time to the symphony.    

Los Angeles Trip

We flew to LA with Amanda and Dave for Sana and Tony's wedding.  The first night we went to the wedding and reception.  The next morning we went to the wedding brunch and then we headed to Beverly Hills to see Carissa and Tom.  They live in an amazing house (over $9,000,000) next to Diana Ross, Halle Berry and several other celebrities.  We spent the day hanging at their house, exploring the shopping in Beverly Hills and had a delicious dinner.  We had a great time in LA and hope to come back soon.