GiGi.....look away!

This weekend was Benedictine Homecoming. The football game left a lot to be desired, but there was an awesome petting zoo and kids area. Of course, I was way more into the animals than any of the kids, but I did convince Gavin to hold the 6 ft ball python. I was so proud of him!

Roughin' It

Last week the boys and I went camping. We were planning on going to one of the local forest preserves but they were already closed for the season, so we ended up going to Grandma Worlton's backyard. (Our backyard would never work - the trains would keep us up all night!) We set up our tent, started the fire and cooked hot dogs and pork & beans for dinner with roasted marshmallows for dessert. Then after a few rounds of scary stories, we all crashed. The next morning, we cooked eggs and bacon for breakfast. It was Abe's first time camping, and he came through like a champ. Gavin was the old pro. It was great fun - I think we'll be doing a lot of camping next summer!

 

D.I.Y. with toddlers

One of the many, many reasons not to attempt home improvements with a 2 yr old in the house........Yup, that's paint!

We've had an uneventful week. Nothing much to write home about. School, errands, play dates, blah, blah, blah. The best I can come up with for this week is to tell you about how Abe made his toast into the shape of an elephant. We all thought it was pretty funny. Obviously we are easily amused. We don't get out much. I'm thinking of selling it on ebay. I heard someone made $200 for toast in the shape of Illinois.... or maybe that was a potato chip.