Monday, November 25, 2013

Thankful

I am so thankful for all of the wonderful people (and a kitty) in my life. Looking forward to spending time with so many of them over the thanksgiving break. 












Thursday, November 21, 2013

Random

Some random things:

  • There have been some really amazing sunrises in the morning. Lily caught this one with my phone. Loved all of the colors. 
  • Shelly had her picture taken in front of really cool McDonald's in Chicago. Hard to tell from this photo but the arches were huge. 
  • Found this sweet photo of my girls on my phone. They were taking selfies all over Chicago. This one was at Ed Debevic's. 
  • Shelly attended a fun art party the other day. The girls painted a ballerina. Loved how all of their artwork was just a little different than the next one. 


  • Thanksgiving is coming. Yay, that means we get to spend our time with our family. 

  • Our nephew's football team won their division title. They are now advancing to the playoffs. So proud of him. 

















Tuesday, November 19, 2013

The Elf Dancers!

As the holidays are approaching, I wanted to share a little something silly and lighthearted!


Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Chicago!!!

On Friday we left from Raleigh for a long weekend getaway to Chicago. It was such a fun trip and we were so impressed with all of the fun sights in the city.

All photos were taken with the iPhone...most of them by Lily.



After an exciting taxi ride into the city and checking into our hotel, we had dinner at Giordano's...so delicious.

Enjoying our time in the restaurant



The Saturday morning view from our hotel room


We headed to Millennium Park to see The Bean

The city in The Bean

We had breakfast and then headed to the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower)

Prepared to head to the Skydeck on the 103rd floor

A view of the city from the Skydeck

The girls relaxing on the Skydeck ledge!

Out on the ledge with the city behind them

Walking the streets of Chicago and look what we found---a city Target!!!

Shelly found a little something at the American Girl Place on Michigan Avenue

We checked out The North Face store



Loved all of the cool buildings

Saturday night we headed to the Navy Pier and rode the iconic World's Fair Ferris Wheel

So pretty at night

Sunday morning we took a bus to the zoo. This zoo is not only great but it's also free!!! Here are one of my favorite zoo animals...the gorillas.

At the zoo with the city behind them

A cool cat


After the zoo we headed to the Macy's on State Street

Macy's window displays are so cute
After shopping on State Street and eating a Magnolia Bakery cupcake it was time to hit Houlihan's for a drink and to snuggle by the fire


John and I stopped at the Big Bar in our hotel for a drink

We walked by the Chicago River on our way to dinner

Sunday night at Ed Debevic's


The girls enjoying the World's Smallest Sundaes



After breakfast on Monday it was time to get a taxi and head to the airport

The girls spent their time in the airport on their ipods and watching it snow! Our flight was luckily only delayed by an hour due to the weather conditions. A super fun time in Chicago was had by all.






Wednesday, November 06, 2013

Big E

My nephew was in town playing football this past weekend and the girls and I had the chance to see him. His team won easily and Eric scored the first touchdown. 

Cousins!

Tuesday, November 05, 2013

Raleigh Field Trip

The day after Halloween Shelly and I were off on a big field trip to Raleigh with her 4th grade class. 

We toured the state capital and the legislative building and went to the science and history museums. It was a fun day for the two of us.



Post card with Shelly peeking out



Shelly's class





Inside the NC capitol



Shelly in front of the capitol building






Downtown Raleigh





Silly kids with their teacher



Friends on a field trip