Chicago-October 2009

I'm 6!

This weekend we were in Chicago for Jeremy's grandfather's 90th birthday party. The Water guys went to a Cubs game and the ladies went to Navy Pier and an architectural boat ride through Chicago. It was a fun time! Thanks to George and Bette for arranging everything! We also had a lovely dinner and brunch on Sunday morning.

On our way home, we stopped downtown for a bit. Sophie had been trying to earn an American Girl for her birthday. She had earned enough points to get it by the time we went so we were off to the American Girl store. She was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited! She ended up picking out Felicity, which was her favorite. Here are some pictures from our weekend.

The Big Man Turns 2!

Yes, you heard it right, the big guy is now 2! He had a family celebration in Grand Rapids with his birthday buddy Ollie. A few weeks later he celebrated at home with family and friends. He had a monkey theme for his party and loved watching everyone hit the pinata. He, however, wanted nothing to do with it! He is getting so big but is still a little snuggler. He is repeating everything and has such good manners. He almost always says, "please and thank you" when asking for something. He has started singing songs and saying parts of books when he looks at them. Our new favorite game is I will say, "your my sweetheart, and then he says, no, "my sweetheart!" It goes back and forth like this for awhile! Adorable, at least I think so.

Here are some pictures from his big day.