Mission accomplished!

Sarah and Simon spying on the meerkats.

Navy Pier-lego version!

I did what a few months ago I would have told you was impossible. Simon, Sarah, and I journeyed in the car to Melissa and Shane's house. Joseph could not join us due to his soccer coaching commitments. We left Sunday morning and returned last night and had a GREAT time. Simon and Sarah were perfect in the car both ways. Thank God for the DVD player.

Monday Simon and I went to Legoland-Chicago which just opened last week. It was really neat but COMPLETELY overpriced. We had to wait in line for about 1 hour to get in but Simon did really enjoy it. http://www.legolanddiscoverycentre.de/chicago/us

Tuesday began with a shopping trip to IKEA. I was on a mission to find Simon a desk. IKEA has a kids area that you can drop your preschool age kids off at for supervised fun while you shop. Simon and I agreed that many more stores need to do this. We also enjoyed an afternoon at the local public pool.

Wednesday was a trip to the Brookfield Zoo. It had been several years since I had been there and it was better than I remember it. Simon served as our tour guide. (He loves places that have picture maps). He told us where to go and what we should see next. Sarah enjoyed the zoo as well. He favorite part was the exhibit of newborn meerkats. She could have stayed there all day, I think.

Thanks again to Melissa and Shane for the terrific hospitality. We miss you guys already!

The end and the beginning

A tradition at CDCB is on the your last day, you get to put your handprints on the wall. After passing all of the hands day after day, I can't believe Simon is on the wall now.

The last day is also "Fun Day" for the whole school. It is like a carnival for the kids. It was fun for all!

A brave teacher was in the dunking booth.

Friday was tough day. It was Simon's last day at Child Development Center of the Bluegrass. It was very hard for us. He has been there since he was 22 months old. Friday was also Sarah last day with her babysitter Alma. She will be starting on August 13th at Child Development Center which is the same day Simon with start pre-K 4 at St. Peter and Paul School.

Simon overcame our sadness with a trip to Target today to buy school supplies for his new school. We both had a great time picking out everything.

Happy Birthday Simon!!!

5 years ago tonight our lives were forever changed. Thank you Simon for five fabulous years. You are loved more than you will ever know.

Sarah's first haircut!

I took Sarah tonight to get her first haircut. She really didn't have much to cut but we are hoping it will stimulate hair growth.

Vacation Bible School

Last night was the end of five days of Bible School at St. Peter's for Simon. This was the first year he has gone and he really enjoyed it.

Here is a picture of the final performance.

Happy 5th birthday Simon!

Simon was very excited to see his new bike.

Another great cake by my Mom

We celebrated Simon's birthday a week early due to schedule conflicts next Saturday. We had a fire truck theme and our local fire fighters came by for a visit as well. Simon had a wonderful time. Thanks to all that were able to help us celebrate 5 wonderful years!

Happy Anniversary!

8 years later and happier than ever. Happy Anniversary, Joseph!