Kane County Cougars Baseball

Who needs sleep on the second school night of the new year? Not my kids I hope! We went to the Kane County Cougars Minor League baseball game last night. We stayed til the end so the kids could run the bases after the game. I will spare you the blurry mess that came out of those pictures. Devon taking a rest after several attempts at a diving catch for the camera. The following is all we got from our efforts. I need a faster camera and someone else to throw the ball while I take the pictures.

This was our last attempt. It was the best one except for the fact that you can't see Devon. Oh well.

Chelsea and Devon after running the bases.

Carter spent most of the game in the grassy area in foul territory hoping for a ball. No such luck. Too many adult kids pushing him out of the way.

Devon and Chelsea

Carter and Devon

Tyler (cousin), Carter and Devon

Natalie (cousin), Chelsea and Lauren

First Day of School (and gymnastics)

Carter, Lauren and Chelsea on the first day of school. Chelsea DID NOT go to school in a leotard. She had her first day of gymnastics. School doesn't start for her until after Labor Day.
Devon still willing to put up with my first day of school picture.

Last Zoo Visit of the Summer

We hit the zoo one last time before school starts. The picture with the dolphin shows Chelsea tapping my bracelet on the windowsill to get the dolphins to come close. It worked every time. The boys tried to get the kids who were feeding the goats to feed them through the fence too. The other kids just looked at them like they were crazy.

Butterflies

The girls let their butterflies go after several weeks of watching them change from caterpillars to butterflies.

Happy June Birthday Carter (in August)

Carter finally got his birthday party at the lake! He turned ten in June, but we didn't have time during baseball season to squeeze in a party. It turned out to be a perfect day and the boys (and girls) had the best time. Thanks to Uncle Scott for giving up his time to drive the boat and give the kids great tube rides.

Lauren and Lindsey (and the rest of us)

Lauren's friend from Louisville, Lindsey, came to Chicago for the weekend. Her mom and I planned a "coincidental" meeting at the aquarium. The girls had no clue. We actually had to say, "who is that next to you?" after trying unsuccessfully to have them see eachother without us saying anything. It was definitely an unexpected and fun surprise! The visit at the aquarium wasn't quite enough so Lindsey came to our house to spend the night before heading back to Louisville the next day. We rode bikes to the park.

Chelsea got sweaty and sandy.

Lauren even had sand sticking to her forehead it was so humid and gross outside. (anyone else want to come visit?)

No, we did not make Lindsey pull weeds. Chelsea helped weed the front yard and this is what she found.

Every picture of us in front of the skyline is vertical because the ones that were horizontal didn't turn out. (in case anyone was wondering why the skyline is cut short)

I had Bruce take pictures with me in them just for my dad who says I am never on the blog.

Lindsey, Lauren and Carter

Lauren, Chelsea (the penguin) and Lindsey

Lauren and Lindsey

Chelsea

Lauren, the penguin

Lindsey must have said or done something funny while they were touching the starfish

Lindsey, Chelsea and Lauren

Lauren and Chelsea

One more of me for Dad (it's even horizontal ;))