Father's Day and Chewy Turns 3!

This year marked Jim's first father's day! We had a very nice day of presents and a picnic. We stated out the day with a waffle breakfast and a few presents. Then we packed a picnic and headed to the Riverwalk...

After the picnic we walked around downtown Naperville and ended-up at Quigley's for an adult beverage...

We ended the night with home made pizza and a dvd. Happy father's day Jim! Thanks you for being such a FANTASTIC father to out little girl!!!

Our furry son, Chewy, turned 3 on Monday! I can't believe that he is 3 already. In honor of his birthday Billy gave him a bath...

Happy Birthday Chewy!!

Jim's Best Year EVER Continues....

Not only did the Pittsburgh Steelers win the superbowl this year but the Pittsburgh Penguins just one the Stanley Cup!

Jim has been waiting for 17 years for this to happen!

A Day with the Webers and Harry Potter

Jim, Abby, and I had a great time on Sunday with our friends Frank and Manuela.

First, we went over to Frank and Manuela's house for a fantastic breakfast!

After breakfast we all headed to the Science and Industry museum in Chicago. The main purpose of our visit was to go see the Harry Potter exhibit...But, as you can imagine this is a very popular exhibit and we had to loiter around the museum before we could get into the exhibit. While we were waiting for our time with Harry Potter we revisited the model train exhibit. We had seen this exhibit once before but we HAD to see it again. The fun thing about this particular model train exhibit is that the train not only goes through Chicago...

but Seattle too...

At the museum we also found Jim's next car...

and we got a new perspective on earth...

There were no cameras allowed into the Harry Potter exhibit but it was great. It was also partially interactive. The experience started with the sorting hat and then we also got to pull-up a mandrake and throw a quidditch quaffle. The rest of the exhibit was filled with props and costumes from the movies...I got to sit in Hagrid's chair.

After the museum we headed to Gordon Biersch for dinner. It was a great day!

Last weekend we also got Abby a new toy...

As you can see, she is a happy girl!

Playground Fun

We are lucky enough to have a very nice playground just a few blocks from us and now...Abby is old enough to start enjoying it.

I foresee many fun afternoons at the playground!

2 Year and 3 Year Anniversary

May 19th marked our 2 year wedding anniversary and also my 3 year anniversary of moving to Chicago. I am amazed about how quickly the time has gone by and how much our lives have changed. Here are just a few of the highlights...

May 19th '06 - moved into our new house:

October '06 - Got Chewy:

May 19th '07 - Got Married:

September '07 - Went to Italy:

February '08: Went to Florida for Regis' 70th birthday and to Walt Disney World -

May '08 - Went to Ireland:

August '08: Went to Hawaii for Joe and Remy's wedding:

January 30 '09: Had Abby -

If all of that can happen in 3 short years I am very excited to find out what happens next!

On Wednesday, May 6th Jim's parents came to town to meet Abby and of course she was a HUGE hit..Abby delighted the crowd with her new vocal skills...

We had a very nice visit which included daily walks...

Wednesday, Naperville River Walk:

Thursday, a walk through our neighborhood prairie:

Friday, around Whelan Lake:

Unfortunately, the weather was not in our favor on Saturday but the walks continued on Sunday and Monday with a walks around the neighborhood:

On Saturday night we had a very nice dinner with Frank and Manuela...thank you very much for having us over!

On Sunday we went to dinner at our local pub, Quigley's.

While Pop and Gwen were here they taught us a new magic trick...first you see the chocolate...

...then it is gone...

Don't worry, by the time they left, the big Hershey's kiss was gone too.

Here are a few more pictures of their time with us...


Thanks for coming to see us Granpap and Gram! We are looking forward to your next visit.

Abby is now truly a mover and a shaker. A few weeks ago I posted a video of her turning from her tummy to her back and now she can do it the other way too...

She has been doing this for a few days now but she is not at the point where she is doing it every time I lay her down. She has also become more active in her crib at night I will lay her down vertically and I will go in and check on her and she will be horizontal.

It is truly amazing how much she has changed and grown in 3 short months.