Kids and cake and presents, oh my!

*fyi: the pictures loaded backwards, so the picture I wanted last is the first. Oh well, enjoy.

He did end up blowing out the candle on his own.

Garrett and Caleb

Mary Glen and Canon

My big 2-year-old boy! (Daddy forgot to tuck in his undershirt. It was from his first birthday, hence the onesie snaps.)

Owen enjoying the spread.

Before the big party began.

Curious George cake!! It was delish!

I cannot believe Garrett is 2! Even as I watched him play tonight, I just couldn't believe it. This afternoon, along with ours and Garrett's friends, we celebrated his second birthday. Our house is empty and we are staying with friends so we had the party at one of our post community centers. It was great, lots of room for the kiddos to run. We only had two hiccups: a) we lost 4 Curious George balloons to the palatial ceiling in the lobby area and b) the Sprite blew up on me as I opened it! So fun!

Happy Birthday Party Day, Garrett!

A weekend in Chi-town

Erik and I on the roof-top terrace of our friend's condo.

downtown Chicago

with our friend Andy at his condo

Navy Pier

Garrett posed for the picture.

From the old SNL skit.

my pumpkin

He had a blast...

I put the wrong picture up...the one I meant to put up had me smiling...

pickin' apples

We went up to Chicago to visit Andrea and Patrick this weekend. We always have such a blast when we visit them. On Saturday and Sunday, we went to their favorite apple orchard / pumpkin farm, Kuiper's Family Farm; went to Navy Pier; downtown Chicago; had THE best Chicago pizza, Giordano's; meet up with my friend, Andy (from my music biz days) and checked out his new condo. The other fun event included Garrett mastering the art of escaping his pack-n-play...long story which now includes him escaping his crib (insert loud thud). Oh boy…