Welles Park, Aaron and Japo

Ben and Japo

Birthday breakfast for the twin’s 6th bday.

Twin’s 6th birthday dinner at Rainforest Cafe.

The volcano dessert!

Rainforest Cafe.

Aaron giving Japo ‘raspberries’.

Aaron.

Sam.

Setting up the prize table for the twin’s carnival themed birthday party.

The prize table for the twin’s carnival themed birthday party.

Our oldest Carnivale helper.

Food set up at the twin’s birthday party. Cotton Candy, Popcorn, Hot Dogs, and home m…

Fruit tray gets completely ignored…

Face Painting at the twin’s birthday party.

Jack and his friends run the Carnival games for the twins birthday party.

Balloon twister for the twin’s birthday party.

Adam works the prize table.

My friend Laura AND her kids came over and helped make the twins party a complete suc…

Birthday Cake, from Deerfield Bakery.

After the party, we open the presents!

Aaron’s face paint.

So sad my friend Diana is leaving us!

40th birthday brunch for Diana.

Jack and his buddies at Dave and Busters.

Building with their new Magnatile toys they got for their birthday.

Heading to the Lincoln Park Zoo for Mother’s Day.

the Lincoln Park Zoo for Mother’s Day.

the Lincoln Park Zoo for Mother’s Day.

Tag on the lawn in front of the Lincoln Park conservatory.

Cummings Park.

Cummings Park.

Playing Slamwich, another birthday present.

Mom, take a picture of this! It’s the biggest piece of broccoli ever!

Chess.

No idea what’s going on here!

Rainforest cafe for a friend’s birthday.

Rainforest cafe for a friend’s birthday.

Spinner in Chicago! Aaron wastes no time finding this warm seat to occupy.

The kids put Brian and Adam through a miniature superhero battle. Who do you think wo…

Welles Park.

Welles Park.

Adam took Jack to the Cubs game. He got to go out on the field and had his ball signe…

Foster Ave Beach.

Two beached whales.

Collecting shells and rocks.

Collecting shells and rocks.

Collecting shells and rocks.

Collecting shells and rocks.

Picnis at the beach.

Beach day.

Beach day.

Beach day.

Beach day.

Shark races.

Shark races.

Ice Cream!

Adam found a special rock just for me.

Some game where they put get buckets of water…

Dump the water in the hole they dug out…

then dig furiously while laughing hysterically.

Chicago Botanical Gardens.

Chicago Botanical Gardens.

Chicago Botanical Gardens.

Chicago Botanical Gardens. Feeling in the sensory garden.

Chicago Botanical Gardens. Smelling in the sensory garden.

Chicago Botanical Gardens. Tag.

Chicago Botanical Gardens. A dead bird!

Chicago Botanical Gardens. Jack is giving the twins math quizzes.

Chicago Botanical Gardens.

Chicago Botanical Gardens.

Chicago Botanical Gardens.

Chicago Botanical Gardens.

Chicago Botanical Gardens.

Aaron’s latest tooth fairy scavenger hunt – I put all his drawings around the house f…