Slammers Game - Star Wars Night

We've gone to two Joliet Slammers baseball games this summer.  The last one we met a bunch of Luke's classmates and their parents, which was a lot of fun.

The first, though, was the night of Luke's kindergarten graduation.  What a fun way to celebrate our big guy!

We even borrowed some costumes from Grandma & Grandpa for the night!




Luke was in heaven. Paige was a little nervous around these guys.





Emmy & Pat met us at the game!



And some great fireworks to end the night!



Oh, but we can't forget this picture! LOL

Fourth of July 2015

We spent the 3rd of July doing some shopping in the morning



and then swimming and more swimming the rest of the day...until this happened...



I noticed her eyelid was a little swollen when her and I were in Target. And then throughout the day it just kept getting worse. She never complained about it or itched it, but it was getting big enough that I thought an urgent care trip was necessary (our first EVER with any of the kids believe it or not!). They think it was an infection from a bug bite so we got some medicine (always fun to give to Paige - yikes!) and continued our 3rd of July with a fire and s'mores!





The next morning, on the 4th, we hit up a parade and a park and an ice cream shop!



(Notice Paige has her glasses on - her eye was still really swollen!)



He's wondering what all the sirens are about!















Her poor eye :(



Then we had some friends over to cookout!





And then these two continued their date with some fireworks!



It was a great 4th of July weekend!

Lake Lawn 2015

We made our annual trip to Wisconsin with the Zukowski family.  The last few years we have gone to Lake Geneva but this year we went to Lake Lawn.

I told Wally that I think this place was like Kellerman's in Dirty Dancing back in the day.  He just laughs at me.  It's a really quaint place with a lot of stuff right on site.

We arrived early Friday afternoon since Luke had a baseball game on Thursday night.  We quickly at some lunch and then went straight to the pool!











That night we went on a boat ride that took us on a tour of Lake Lawn.













The next morning we visited the park and did some miniature golfing.











Such a sweet big brother helping Paige who was a little nervous by the water!





Ty wasn't so sure about the slide.







Daddy making sure their feet don't get sandy again!





I have to say miniature golfing was hilarious (at least to Wally & I). Paige had no clue what she was doing but somehow she would get a hole in one or two-putt. Then Luke would get really mad about it...all you could do was laugh! Our foursome!







That afternoon, we headed to the pool again. The clouds came in and the wind picked up and it was chilly, but I was determined to swim that afternoon. And sometimes you need a picture to document that mommy's get in the pool too!



After complaining from the kids, we headed to the indoor pool where it was a little warmer.





Nothing like skipping our way back to our room!



That evening we had a nice dinner at the hotel and then Wally and I headed to the bar later that night!







Great time with family!