Morton Arboretum and More

Wow...this Sunday was a scorcher!!!!  We had a really great weekend....non-stop busy from beginning to end! 

On Sunday, before heading to B and Mo's to celebrate a BIG win and the Hawks heading to the Stanley Cup, we headed to the Morton Arboretum for the day.  It was our first trip there, and we had a very nice time.  It was HOT so I don't think we enjoyed it as much as we would on a cooler day, but luckily they had lots of things to do with water!!!!

My attempt at a sister picture....someone is never cooperating!

It is tadpole season, so they had thousands and thousands of tadpoles swimming around the ponds.  The kids could walk in there and catch the tadpoles.  We were pretty surprised that Abigail wanted to take off her socks/shoes and hop right in with all the little tadpoles swimming around!!!!  It was really a neat thing to see, and it only happens 3 weeks a year so we were lucky we were there to see it!

Abigail LOVED the maze above the trees!!!!

Daddy is so much fun when it comes to water and making messes!!!!!

Cooling off and skipping rocks

Caitlin had a nice time too...but she had to stay in the stroller most of the day because of the heat!  She did dip her feet in the water a few times!

Smelling flowers!  Abigail kept saying "Mama, it's nnnniiiicccceeee outside!"

Last week, we met Lisa, Parker, and Aubrey at Brookfield.  Abigail's doll (who's name is Dolly Wennerstrom and goes EVERYWHERE with us...always without clothes) had her first visit to the zoo. Abigail made sure her doll could see every thing!  It was really cute.  She found this log, sat down, and told me "Mommy, Take a picture of Dolly" (but was being too nosy to actually look at the camera and miss all the action!)

On Saturday, while Rob golfed, the girls headed over to Just Play, which is a big free family event that Carol Stream does every year.  We had a lot of fun playing with all the different things set up for toddlers.  Abigail's favorite part was meeting some of the preschool teachers and making a bracelet.  I think she's really going to enjoy preschool!  In addition, we played "water table" with Reese and Chase and went to dinner with Grandma and Grandpa after Rob and my dad did a big job of bringing my sister's new wood floors to her apartment!

Abigail in the firetruck at Just Play in Carol Stream.  She could NEVER pass a firetruck without sitting in it and talking about "Papa's truck" which is red! 

Hope you had a nice, cool weekend!!!!!  Today we are breaking out the swimming pool for the first time....so excited!!!!!  And can not wait for next weekend, which includes the Soldier Field 10 mile race to celebrate my dad's 60th bday, and then heading to Indiana for the weekend for sun, fun, relaxation, and pop'n'wines!!!!!