Lucy's New Friends

Our neighbors got two new little puppies and they came for their first visit this weekend. Lucy was so funny! She was petrified at first! But then she warmed up and had so much fun running around with them. It is going to be great for her to have some friends to run around and play with.

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A Visit from Grandpa Pete

We had such a nice time. We went out to dinner and Grandpa read the kids stories and played with them. They all had a ball!

Becky Kurt and Ian

Becky and I have been friends since I started teaching at Grove. Justin and Kurt are friends and Ian and Chloe are the BEST of friends. They are in daycare and preschool together and will be in kindergarten together as well. When asked at school to dictate something about Valentine's Day for the bulletin board, Chloe said, "Ian will be my valentine." and Ian said, "Chloe will be my valentine." Sooo cute!

Valentine's Day Fun

The Styers came over and fun was had by all!

Hangin Out

Hangin out on Valentine's Day with Tony and Joey and a visit from Grandma and Grandpa.

Valentine's @ School 2009

Jake was home sick. Wyatt had a dress up like Lincoln day at school along with Valentines Parties. Chloe's class did a little song for the parents. Chloe's friend Ian is to her right. was not a happy camper because his mom wasn't there. She had to be there for the party in her kindergarten class. I really wish preschool would stop doing these little events that just make so many problems for working parents. Grrrr

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A Warm Day in FEBRUARY!

A sudden high of 65! When you get a day like this in February in Chicago, you must go to the park!

Jake came down with a fever and cough the next day. Can you tell he was not feeling quite right?

Chloe and Wyatt doing each other's portraits on the Magna-Doodle

KISS Ball

My friend since high school, Debbie, runs nonprofit for sarcoidosis. We went to their anual fundraiser for the first time this year. It was lots of fun and we got some fun pictures. Debbie's husband Rich recently came home from his second tour of duty in Iraq. It was so gtreat to see him!

This one was taken by the photographer and was on the NBC website.

Streppy Chloe

Chloe had her second case of strep. The last one was over a year ago, so that's not too bad. This meant she couldn't go to Jack's birthday party. It was after school on Friday. I left Chloe (who had stripped down to her birthday suit) watching tv on the couch and went outside to meet the boys when they got home from school and send them down to the neighbors to get a ride to the party. When I got back in Chloe had pulled her chair over to the coat hooks and was putting her coat on. She told me, "I'm ready to go to Jacky's party." So cute. So sad. :(

Superbowl 2009

Low key. Hangin' out with the neighbors. Notice there are no pictures of all the kids in the basement. I was afraid to go down there, I think. There were 13 kids.