July 4th

 We had a great 4th of July with Nanny & Papa!  On the 4th we visited the Chicago History Museum and enjoyed some time in the HOT temps by splashing in our little pool on the deck and eating cool watermelon.

Maggie in the Chicago hot dog at the Chicago History Museum

Tim & the kids at the Chicago History Museum- dressed in their red, white, and blue

Watermelon on the deck

Love the juice dripping off his chin!

Cheese!

Seriously adorable kids!

Summer Adventures

A random assortment of pictures of some of our summer adventures!

We took a trip to the Field Museum of Natural History.  The views from the museum campus are awesome!  Aaron declined the photo, but Maggie gladly posed!

We've had many play dates with our friends.  Here are Aaron & Connor enjoying a cool treat!

A day at the Brookfield Zoo- Sawyer, Asher, Aaron, Connor, & Maggie

My brother and his family came to visit and we spent some time at Millennium Park.  Here's a shot of Tim and the kids at the Crown Fountain.

Splashing around!

Our reflection in "the bean".  Notice Tony, Angie, Emma, Jacob, and Olivia in the left corner!  Too bad we didn't have the sense to take a photo all together!

Connor and Maggie rowing the canoe at the Children's Museum.   So cute!

Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier

Some of the best views of the city are from the Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier! Here are some photos of the kids on our adventure.

Lego love

The Coenen family are really into Legos! Tim was a Lego kid and Aaron has definitely developed the love for Legos too. The first thing that Aaron asks in the morning is if he can go get his Legos!

Tim just celebrated his 35th birthday and asked for Lego sets for his birthday! :) Here are the two sets that he got- London's Tower Bridge and a VW camper van!

We became members at the Legoland Discovery Center in Schaumburg, so we have been enjoying some great times there.  Here are some shots of our recent adventures at Legoland. One of the favorite activities is the area where you can build cars out of Legos and race them on the track.

Maggie with one of the explorers in Safari land

The monkey swings on the tree branch

Star Wars characters

Building a structure and then you turn the shaker on to see if it's structurally sound!

Maggie is building with the big blocks

Aaron is proud of his structure!

Aaron and his super fast racer!

Maggie is racing her creation

And of course, Tim's thoughtfully built race car!