After the fun and busyness of having Kristin and PJ here, then all our guests for the baptism weekend, we had a week of normalcy (as normal as maternity leave is!) to enjoy. We had nice visits with family and friends. You'll see that Claire and I are "ladies who lunch". There are a bunch of pics of us enjoying the usual cuteness of Luke & Claire. We had bad news last Thursday when we woke up to find our basement flooded again. Boo! This happened in 2010, so unfortunately Matt knows just what it takes to get it back up and running. This time the basement is Luke's playroom, so he is without his main play area for a while.
In other news, I don't think I gave the update yet that Donna and Emil officially bought their new house in Waukegan! They closed this week and they move in on May 16th. They have been busy fixing it up before they move in. Congrats guys! Matt also closed on another income property, a duplex. He is now actively renovating two properties, as well as working part-time at his old job, and also dealing with me wanting him home to hang out with me all day every day. Ha! We have been going on "dates" when Luke is sleeping and Isolene watches Claire. Since the weather hasn't been that great, our dates have been doing things like running errands to Home Depot or the like, but they are pretty fun. I keep telling him that this is a magical time where we have child care and we both have free time, we need to take advantage of it as much as possible!
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| Cousin Theresa and her fiancee Jesus came up when Ben & Linda and Mom & Dad were still in town the day after the baptism. Great to see Theresa and meet Jesus (the baby whisperer)! They are getting married Labor Day weekend. |
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| Theresa and Claire |
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| She fits in 3 mo and 3-6 mo outfits now, so it is fun to dress her up in all her new clothes - like this outfit! |
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| Luke likes this outfit, too. |
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| Kisses for his baby sis |
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| Luke playing at his new music class. I get to take him to almost all of his activities now while I'm home. It is so fun! |
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| Lunch with my old boss, Amy Wagner:) |
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| First trip to Walgreens! |
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| Who's that kid peaking out behind us? |
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| Lunch with Flora Ward, a friend from work |
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| Visit with grad school friend and Lake Forest neighbor Katherine. |
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| He was a little under the weather one afternoon. He actually stood still for a second! |
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| Getting ready for bathtime. Look at that roly poly baby! |
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| Basement underwater. |
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| Our whole street flooded again. |
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| Playdate with neighbors Caroline and Max on Friday |
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| Sat am playdate downtown with grad school friends Barb & Ross and their kids Caleb & Baby Evie |
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| Ross and Claire |
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| Caleb and Luke are only a few months apart in age. It was hard to get both of them to pose for a photo. |
Stopped by the Botanical Gardens on the way home on Saturday, still cold so not many flowers yet.
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| What's up doc? |
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| Went for a walk at Ft. Sheridan on Sunday. Yes, it is the end of April and the trees are bare and we are all bundled up. |
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| Trying to do the baptism hand print for the frame G&G Mackus gave Claire. More paint got on her I think! |
