Grayson & Liam ~ May Photos

May was a fun month.  My friend Amanda was a lunch helper so she took some cute pictures of the kids.  Oma and I went out to Blonde Boutique to see their new store, which is amazing, and we let the boys hang out while we shopped.  Afterwards we took Gabe to dinner and almost had a sleepover, but decided to hold off because Gabe was falling asleep.  Afterwards we stopped at Portillo's and got dessert.  The boys had fun getting cotton candy with Jaz.  Craig took the boys to Holly and David's for a fun night while I was away at girls weekend.  JuJu and Ethan watched the boys so Craig and I could go to CA to meet with my clients and have dinner with Carissa and Tom.  JuJu took them to their soccer games and to ClimbZone and had tons of fun.  I was lucky enough to get to volunteer as a chaperone for Grayson's class park day.  I spent most of the time playing soccer with the boys.  Grayson loves playing soccer and has a great time playing soccer with his school friends.  I was also able to spent some time with Liam's class during the class games.  We played several games and it was nice hanging out with Liam and seeing him with his friends.  We had our good friends over (City Soccer friends) for dinner and we took advantage of the nice weather and hung out on our rooftop.   

Big Shoulders Fund Gala

We went to the Big Shoulders Fund Gala at The Hilton on Michigan Ave this year and had a great time.  We invited several friends from clients to co-workers.  Below is Craig with Joe Silich and Yezdaan Baber and Craig and I with Joe and Susie Silich.  It was such an incredible event and they raised a lot of money for Big Shoulders Fund. 

California Trip

Craig and I went to California to visit Carissa and Tom and to see my clients.  We spent one night with Carissa and Tom and had dinner at Casa Madera.  It was a very cool place and great for people watching.  We saw very interesting people with lots of plastic surgery.  The next day we went to The Sunset Tower Hotel and had lunch with my clients followed by dinner at Musso & Frank's with another client.  It was a short, but fun trip.    

Family Girls Weekend ~ Austin

We had our family girls weekend in Austin, Texas.  We rented the cutest house close to town with a tiny pool.  The first night we had dinner at Terry Black's BBQ and then went to a bar called San Jac and listened to a local band.  We had tons of fun and even danced for one song (Mia, Maria, Kim and Julia).  The next day we walked around Austin, explored the museum Mia worked on when she worked at Ralph Applebaum (so cool!) and had dinner at Cru Wine Bar (really enjoyed the wine tasting with the cutest set up).  Afterwards we listened to live jazz music at the Elephant Room.  It was so crowded we hat to sit at different tables, but we enjoyed listening to the live music.  Afterwards we played Yahtzee and chicken foot and had fun catching up.  Sunday we went to a Mexican place for brunch and picked up some champaign to share before our bus tour.  We had the best time exploring Austin on the bus.  We had the best our guide and it was just us and two other passengers.  We stopped at the capital and took some really cool pictures.  One stop of the tour was an Austin sign and a cute little french bistro that happened to be right next to our house.  Another stop on the tour was a gelato place right by our house.  After the bus tour we went to a rooftop and enjoyed the beautiful views.  We wore matching t-shirts that said - Girls Weekend - Better Than Therapy 2023.  That night we went to The White Horse to listen to more live music.  They had a fun band playing and many people were doing the two step.  They had a group of regulars that pull in guests to dance and Kim and Julia joined the dancing.  We had Mexican food at a little food truck connected and it was delicious.  Once we got home we played a little more Yahtzee.  Overall it was such a fun trip!  We made a lot of great memories and had fun exploring a new city.  Our time is always too short.  I can't wait for our next one.  We didn't decide on a destination.  Love all these ladies!  What a fun trip.