Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Ice cream!

What is a summer without ice cream?! We'll never know!  :)
Ice cream at Tate's with Tanya

The big Tate's chair

Dip cone at Dairy Queen

DQ with our pal, Asher

Strawberry ice cream at the Highland Queen!

Margie's Candies with Kate, Connor, & Sawyer


Big ice cream sundaes!








When Aaron got to the bottom of the bowl, he just picked it up and started drinking his hot fudge!

The kids with the big ice cream cone!
























Monday, July 22, 2013

Basketball!

Aaron took a basketball class at the rec center this summer and he loved it!  Here he is in action.













Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Fourth of July

Making a fire in our new chimnea

Maggie getting ready to devour her smore!

Aaron and his smore

Whoa.... marshmallowy Maggie!

Maggie with a marshmallow mustache!

Mama & the kiddos waiting for the fireworks

Aaron & Tim
Tim & I (blurry because it was taken by Aaron!)

Monday, July 15, 2013

Swim lessons and random summer fun!

Aaron loved swim lessons this summer and made tons of progress!  Here he is on the last day, going down the drop slide into the 12 foot water!

Swimming around with Mr. Andrew, his instructor

Aaron & Mr. Andrew

On the last day, they let the kids use the slides, diving boards, and even jump off the lifeguard stands!  Aaron was the only one who was willing to try this!
Aaron & Daddy playing a game at Game Works



Maggie & Daddy

Maggie gets her turn to play the game with Daddy

Yikes- Aaron was attracted to this one, of course!

Daddy & the kiddos playing at the pool

One of Aaron's creations at Lego Land- a big car to race on the track

And the side view


Maggie getting ready to jump in!

Connor diving for the rings

Tim & Aaron having fun in the water

Aaron is showing us how far he can swim!

Sawyer & Addy are warming up in the sun!

Fun with friends at the Skokie water park!

This is the crew, minus Vivian


Getting ready to watch a 4D movie at LegoLand

Buddies- Aaron & Connor

Sawyer- too cute!

Watermelon!

Aaron's favorite food!

Play date with my coworker, Consuelo, and her daughter, Sophia

Maggie having fun with a Belle play dough set that Tanya got for her!


Aaron with Mr. Andrew and another little guy in his lesson.  There were several days where the 2 other boys didn't show up and Aaron had one-on-one lessons with Mr. Andrew!

Practicing his freestyle


Aaron on the roller slide at the park

Awwww- so sweet!

Ice cream cones at McDonalds that they earned from the summer reading program at the library

Aaron with one of his awesome Lego creations- 4 guys roasting marshmallows around a campfire!
Swimming lessons


Making the slide into a water slide!

Cheese!


Relaxing in the shade on a hot summer day!

Mr. Handsome!