Fall Welcome

We went to the fall welcome and had drinks at a local bar.  We had a fun night and Craig's friend Yezdaan met us later.

Grayson's 10th Birthday

We celebrated Grayson's 10th birthday with his family and friends at our house.  We ordered China Town (Lao Szechaun) and pizza (Lou Malnati's) for dinner and also had appetizers.  Grayson had Conner, Jack, Leo and Shail over to celebrate his birthday.  They had fun playing video games and playing hide and seek.  We celebrated with cake, cookies and cupcakes from Sweet Mandy B's.  We can't believe Grayson is now double digits!  We are so proud of all he has accomplished in his 10 years and can't wait to see what he does next.  He is such a sweet, caring boy with tons of energy and a passion for life.  He loves soccer, riding his bike, scooter, solving rubix cubes, drawing pictures, goint to Brian's lake house and tubing, playing with friends, family and learning new things.  We are so proud of the sweet boy he is and can't wait to see what the next year holds.    

Liam & Ryan at the Cubs Game

Liam got invited to go to the Cubs game with his friend Ryan.  The boys had a great time at the game.  They ate food, spent time at Gallagher Way and even sang YMCA with the crowd.  Liam had so much fun!

 

Grayson's Soccer Tournament in Palatine

Grayson's team played in the Palatine soccer tournament over Labor Day weekend.  They ended up winning the championship title, but they put our team in the wrong bracket.  We should have been placed up a division so it was more evenly matched.  We won the first game 15-1, second game 12-1, next game 10-1.  We played in the championship the next day and beat the team 6-1.  The boys had a lot of fun despite the blow outs, but they practiced passing (when we got too far ahead the coach required 15 passes before a shot and eventually we were not allowed to score).  The boys loved getting the trophy and we will take turns housing the trophy.  We are so proud of the 2013 boys City team.

 

Brian's Lake House

We took a quick (17 hour trip) to Wisconsin to Brian's lake house.  We had a soccer tournament and couldn't get there until 7pm and left the next day at 10am, but we made the most of it.  We had dinner at Brian's Saturday night and then went on his boat at 9am for a quick ride tubing.  They had to use a different tube because the usual one was on the pontoon boat when we had engine trouble.  The boys had fun tubing.  Poor Liam had a harder time holding on because of his cast.  Grayson had a major wipe out where the tube flipped over him.  Luckily he was okay, but it was scary to watch and we had to pick him up in the water.  

Grayson & Liam ~ August Photos

The boys had a great August and here are some pictures from haircuts, custard at Scooter's and ice cream at Jeni's.

City Soccer Tournament in Schaumburg

Both boys had soccer tournaments in Schaumburg.  They had a great time, but we didn't make it to the finals.  It's our preseason so it's not the full teams, but helps us prepare for the season.