Bears Game

Craig and Ethan went to a Bears game and went tailgating at 10:30am. They had a great time!

BOJ Show with Mom & Dad

My Mom & Dad were in town for a long fun weekend. We went to Julia's volleyball game on Wed and Thurs and she played really well. Friday Craig, my Dad and brother Bryan went to the Bulls game. Julia stayed at her friend's house. Ethan had football so he did not come down until Sat. My Mom and I went to Hugo's for dinner and then we met up with everyone at Double Door to watch Bottle of Justus play. It was a fun night. My parents and brother stayed out until 2:30am! Wow! What a crazy night.

Ang, Chris & Tia

Ang, Chris & Tia were in town visiting family in the suburbs this weekend. Craig and I were in Kohler, WI for his work Thurs-Sat so I was only able to hang out with them Sat night. Craig wasn't feeling well so he stayed home. I drove to the burbs and met Ang and everyone for dinner. Tia is such a sweet, beautiful little girl! She is such a flirt! After dinner we went over to Chris' aunt's house and hung out. Tia was so cute with the soccer ball. I'm sure she will be a soccer star like her parents. It was so much fun hanging out with them, but I wish we had more time to see each other. We are definitely planning another visit soon. Thanks for hanging out Ang, Chris and Tia! Such a beautiful family. Love you guys.

Julia's volleyball game

Monday Julia had her first volleyball game at her new school. She is the best player on her team (and I'm not saying that because she is my stepdaughter:)! She is such a solid player. They won one game and lost the other one. She will also be playing club volleyball starting in Nov. She made the team!!! They have 4 or 5 teams, but we won't find out which team until Nov. We are so proud of Julia and have so much fun watching her games.

Crazy weekend & Our 6th Anniversary

Friday was our 6th wedding anniversary and we spent it with 5 kids. The kids had a sleepover (Julia had two friends over and Ethan had one). We ordered pizza and watched movies on Friday night. Saturday we went to the park and played football and volleyball. Sat we went to Chinatown for dinner at our favorite place. I'm not sure why I didn't take any pictures of this whole weekend...maybe because I had a terrible headache and 5 kids at our house. On our way home on Sat we stopped by Scotters, which is our new favorite ice cream place. Bella even got her own ice cream cone so the girls took a picture. Sunday we dropped the kids off at noon and Julia had club volleyball tryouts. Craig and I celebrated our anniversary at Tuscany in Little Italy on Sunday night. Craig gave me beautiful roses and an amazing bracelet! Overall it was a great weekend!

Brunch with the Ohlanders

On Sunday we had brunch with Allison, Scott & Cora at North Side. We also watched the Bears/Cowboys game. I was actually rooting for the Cowboys, but unfortunately they lost.

Cora is the cutest...she gives the "mean face" as seen below. Her aunt Nat taught her that...too funny! Cora loves Bella or "bow wow". She gets so excited. Bella is not too sure about her though.

It's always great hanging out with the Ohlanders! I love Allison's pucker face...not sure what she is doing. Love you guys!

Dinner at Chicago Cut

Our good friend Rick invited us last Saturday to the soft opening of a new restaurant called Chicago Cut. We sat down and had a glass of wine and all of a sudden Blocker walked in with a guy and a girl. It was great catching up with him (we went to college together). He was with his girlfriend of two years Monica and a friend of his. It turns out that Monica works at the same company as me, but on a different floor. She actually works for what used to be Smith Barney, but since our companies merged it's all the same now. She was so nice and they are such a cute couple! We also have the same birthday!!! BUT, She's 9 years younger. She's so mature you would never know she just graduated college. I'm so happy for Blocker!

After dinner Rick, Craig and I went to Epic for a few drinks. It's always great catching up with Rick. He's such a great guy!

I'm not sure why I didn't get any pictures of Craig and I, but I will make up for it later.