We Went To Chicago!

Well by we I mean Rob and I went to Chicago!  We had a weekend away together and it was much needed.  We went with 3 other couples and met another couple there.  We went with all of my guy friends from growing up and all of their girlfriends.  So much fun!!  We left Friday morning before 6 AM so that we could get to Chicago with enough time to make it to the Cubs game.

This is some of the girls before the game

Rob and I during the game...well I should say during the rain delay.

We then were off for cocktail hour at a fun bar back by our hotel.  We went into the bar and it started pouring...I'm talking a lot of rain.  It then quit and we all thought it was our chance.  Well as you can see by the picture below we're all soaked.  

I was then able to meet my cousin Kelsey and her boyfriend Mike our for some drinks and appetizers before we had a late dinner with our friends.  The restaurant we met them at was so much fun.  We also had an amazing waitress who had a way of making me eat things I didn't think I would eat.

Saturday we went on a trolley ride for 3 hours.  I have to say this was the highlight of our trip for me.  We rented it ourselves so it was just our group.  We played music, sang at the top of our lungs and stopped at so many places in Chicago I don't think I've ever stopped.

My friend Bobbi and I

having so much fun

Sean and I

Rachelle and I

After our tour on the trolley we went to my friend Chris's apartment and hung out on his rooftop.  We had some amazing appetizers that Chris's girlfriend cooked for all of us.  We had some Chicago style pizza and a lot of laughs with the best friends a girl could ask for.  Not many people meet a group of friends when you are in junior high (some since elementary) and hang out this long.

Kelly and I

We love Rob!

Here are Rob and I being the parents that we are and drinking water at the bar.  We know better then to go home to our kids feeling like crap.  Thanks Rick and Gail for watching our kids so we can do this!!  Thank you to my friends....you guys are amazing!!

Weekend at Grandma's

So this past weekend Rob had a golf outing with his high school friends.  This is the 2nd of 3 weekends for Rob away this summer and so far we are 0-2 for them going smoothly.  I'm a little concerned about next weekend.

The weekend started with the kids and I coming home on Friday to pick Rob up for dinner.  He came out to the car and told me that our AC isn't working and that our house was at 80 degrees and climbing.  We went to dinner and tried to figure out what we were going to do with Rob leaving the next morning.  After dinner we went back home and decided it was too hot for the kids to sleep at our house.  I called my mom and told her we would be coming a day earlier.  Saturday mom, myself, and the kids went back to Ankeny to meet the AC guy.  We found out we had to install a new unit outside.  Man that was not what we wanted to hear.  Oh well part of being a homeowner.

The kids and I spent the rest of the weekend at my moms house just playing.  Paige got new legos and had a blast building things.  Sunday we all participated in the ALS ice bucket challenge that is going viral.  If you haven't seen this here are the links to our videos.  We did it as a nice way to cool off since our house was 85 degrees and it was close to 90 outside...YUCK!!

http://youtu.be/K3V-Myolj3s

http://youtu.be/a6t3BWGisy4

http://youtu.be/1OmxKvYMKCk

Let's hope next weekend when Rob goes to STL with Uncle Ryan we have better luck.  I'm taking Mom and Paige for their first IKEA adventure and Henry gets a night with Rob's parents by himself.

Just a little snack time...Paige set this all up for them

Paige asked me for a side ponytail and Henry got jealous that I was doing her hair

Sprinkler after doing the ice bucket challenge

Playing in the air conditioner box

A Day at the Children's Museum

So we ventured to the Children's Museum in Coralville the other weekend.  The kids had so much fun!  It is this amazing place that has a bunch of different rooms, each room is a different theme, grocery store, farmer's market, music room, etc.  Henry would not leave the grocery store.  When we picked him up to leave he threw a HUGE fit.  So enjoy all of the pictures of the kids playing.

They started in the grocery store pushing carts, weighing their produce.  They had real touch screen registers that the kids could scan items and pick the produce for you to pay.  That was Paige's favorite part (shocking for any of you who knew me when I was younger).

They then had a whole health area.  It had dentist items, an ambulance, etc.  Paige wanted to stay in this one the whole time.

The pizzeria was a good time.  You could put together your pizza, they had an "oven" you could put it in, a register for you to pay.

There was a music room which was probably Henry's 2nd favorite room.  Lots of drums, pianos, bell kits, it took me back to my band days.  Paige was impressed I could play so many of them.  She of course picked the piano like Grandma Greta.

This is Paigey in the post office while Rob couldn't get Henry out of the music room :)

One of our final rooms we went in was full of airplanes and everything flying.

She just kills me

Rob spent a lot of time going up and down the stairs

Cars and Crafts.  This is where we ended but everyone was so tired.  Henry liked the car room and Paige was having a blast in the craft room.  Tells you exactly who they are.  It's so fun to see Henry start to pick up crayons and color instead of just eat them.  He's doing it more and more.

Family Update!

Hey family and friends!!  It's been a bit since I've blogged on us.  Life as been crazy lately but thats ok!!  The kids are doing really well.  Both are growing like crazy and still learning new things at daycare.  Rob and I are doing great work is crazy for both of us so we're just trying to make it through life right now.  Here are a TON of pictures off my phone from the end of July!

Paige and I needed out of the house one night.  So we went to Mexican to have cheese dip.  It was funny to go out to eat with her by ourselves.  

Rob had a guys golf weekend a couple weeks ago.  He went to Omaha with all of his college friends.  Shout out to those boys for dealing with my million text messages and phone calls.  Henry decided to get the flu while daddy was gone.  His fever spiked up to 103.  Thank you to our neighbors Brittany and Justin for taking care of Paige so I could get Henry to the doctor and for bringing us all lunch.  Wouldn't have made it through that Saturday without you guys.

This is what he looked like most of the weekend

He is always happiest with Paige

Who needs to sit up to eat?

Paige and Henry were enjoying kettle corn made by a co-worker on a Friday.  They LOVED it.  It was also the first time I've ever seen Henry watch TV.

He has started to think he's so cool in sunglasses

I wonder where he gets it from?

Paige fell asleep in the car on the way home from Des Moines running errands one Saturday.  Rob and I had to laugh because she looked exactly like my niece Carly looks when she falls asleep in the car.

As you can see we're on the go.  I can't believe it's August and fall is almost here.  So much fun!!!