Cubs Post Season Game

Craig's friend is regional president in Illinois for PNC Bank so he has access to their suite at the Cubs games.  Craig and I went to an early game in the season and were lucky enough to get invited for the last game of the season.  Unfortunately, the Cubs lost the game, but we still have fun watching them play.  It's always nice watching from the suite because they have nice food and drinks and an inside and outside viewing of the game.  

Liam's Soccer Class

Liam has soccer practice every Friday at a park nearby.  He loves playing and is learning a lot of new things.  Sometimes he loves to play and other times he would rather play at the park nearby.  Mimi and Papa got to see him play while they were visiting.  We hope our little Lili will play soccer when he's older like his mama.  

Ethan's 20th Birthday

We celebrated Ethan's 20th birthday with dinner and a cake.  We grilled chicken, bratwursts, sausages, hot dogs, french fries, roasted veggies and cake.  Craig and Papa picked out a strange cake for Ethan's 20th birthday, but I guess Halloween is just around the corner.  We had fun celebrating his birthday.  He's going to New York with his friends to celebrate his birthday so we gave him cash towards his hotel.  

Ethan has become such an amazing young man.  He is a gentleman, a great big brother, an awesome son, and very caring, smart and fun kid.  We love seeing the man he has become.  He is now a sophomore at DePaul and just rushed Sigma Epsilon (Sig Ep).  He is meeting a lot of new friends and doing well in school.  We are so proud of him and all that he has accomplished in just 20 years.  We can't wait to see where the future takes him.  We love you so much, Ethan!

Halloween Decorating

The boys had fun decorating for Halloween.  We put up pin wheels, banners, pumpkins, window decals and made pumpkin emojis.  Grayson and I decorated the pumpkins with silly faces.  The boys are going to be Lightening McQueen for Halloween and have the cutest costumes.  They have a trunk of treat party at their school the weekend before, a parade at school and school parties in their classrooms.  

Kingston Mines with Mimi and Pappa

We took Craig's parents to Kingston Mines (live blues music), which is one of our favorite places.  We loved the performer, JoAnn Conley.  She is very talented and put on such a great show.  We started the night at another one of our favorite places, Mia Francesca for great Italian food.  It was nice to spend time with his parents.

Ethan's trip to New York for his 20th Birthday

Ethan and his friends spent a weekend in New York for his 20th birthday.  They had a great time exploring the city and saw Times Square, Liberty Park (Statue of Liberty), Central Park, Dumbo, Brooklyn Bridge and many other several other places.  We love that he planned the trip all on his own and explored the city with his friends.  

Mimi & Papa in Chicago - Goebbert's Farm

Mimi and Papa came to Chicago to visit us for a week.  It's great spending time with them and of course the boys love their Mimi and Papa.  We went to the pumpkin patch in Barrington (Goebbert's Farm) and had so much fun feeding the giraffe and small animals as well as going down the big slide, riding the pony, jumping on the pillow and checking out all the pumpkins and decorations.