This past weekend, August 27 and 28th, we went to Springfield! We visited the Scheels store - it had quite a reputation. Who knew they could fit a Ferris wheel in an otherwise basic sports store?? Well, it was the first time for Matt and Jackie - Gracie and Tyler had already "been there, done that" - which is not to say they weren't beside themselves with excitement over the prospect of riding the wheel again!

The Ferris Wheel!!!!!!!!















Aunt Danielle took Gracie on!!

And Tyler got to ride with his Aunt Michelle :)

I had to add these - the kids are too funny, and Gracie loves to use Charlie as a pillow/footrest!

Tyler *LOVES* his new Bears hat from Grandma and Grandpa - he is the "good guy" and wears it backwards, of course!

The First Day....Getting Off the Bus!

Gracie learns to ride a 2-wheeler

Sunday, August 14th, the baby wheels came off......

Gracie: Doing an impersonation from RANGO

she needs to get into acting :)

June..July... where have you gone???

The story of June and July... using my favorite medium...PICTURES!!

Here is Tyler at the American English show, July 1 in Lisle. He is turning into the goofiest kid!!

We are a Beatle-Loving, Crazy-Dancing, Happy-in-love family!!! (note even little Sophia is getting into the music!!)

Below here we have silly kitty-cat Gracie and her newfound BFF, Liz Todd. Yep, Liz, I posted this one here as well!!!!!! A-hahahahaaha!!!

Hey! Look! It is our new famly portrait!! how we all have changed in the past year.. here, let me go get LAST year's photo and stick it in here for comparison purposes (because no one reads this blog but me, I can do what I want :) )

~~~~~~~~~2010~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~2011~~~~~~

And...we have here... the love of my life. Happiest parents on the block... 'Nuff said!

Okay, so, in the next few days, when i am *not* doing Payroll, i will further update the blog. I have been inspired by a friend of mine that updates a wonderful family blog in a much more timely manner...and she even gives weather updates and has made me interested in visiting Minnesota :-) Life's a garden - DIG IT!!! :)

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