New (Vacation) Homeowners

We closed on the lake house we bought with Donna and Emil in Pleasant Prairie, WI on March 21st.  We are so excited for all the beautiful and fun memories we are going to make in this amazing house on Lake Michigan.  

The night I returned from Oslo, we all went to the annual fish fry at Donna & Emil's church that they help organize every year.

Donna received flowers for her contributions toward the event.

Emil's brother George was in town for work from Washington DC.

On St. Patrick's Day, the next day, we went to a cooking lesson dinner with friends.

Irish Pub after the cooking class.

Libertyville park on Saturday.  It was sunny and nice out.

Ft. Sheridan to skip rocks

Have to hike to the eagle's nest while we're there.

Teaching Claire how to do hop scotch

Chalk fun

Back on the road for work on Monday already - this time just a day trip to Boston.

Facetiming with my sillies.

I'm fortunate to have such a supportive and hands on baby Daddy!

The lake house!!  I bet I won't ever tire of this view.

Love our little beachfront!

London and Oslo

The day Matt returned from Puerto Rico, I left for a week in Europe for work.  We had about 20 minutes overlap for a quick smooch and a catch up before parting ways.  This was the longest we have been away from each other in years!

Hello and goodbye!

Missed these crazy kids!

London was uneventful - stuck at an airport hotel for two days.  But Oslo was neat!  This was my view from my hotel room.

Gym was on the top floor of the cool historic hotel.

Great views while you are working out

My boss, Diane, and I walked around a bit during the few hours we had free on the day we arrived.  Traditional Norwegian dress.

Streets were so cute.

I read about this quaint street on TripAdvisor and dragged Diane to come see it with me.

It was really cute!  But the slippery ice was so dangerous!  Diane fell a couple times and we saw so many people wipe out.

Trying to walk along the edges to keep our balance.

This was a sheet of ice!  I felt so bad for a poor lady with a stroller trying to get down without harming herself or her baby.

Entering the market area 

We had a great meal at the market at this restaurant called Vulkanfisk.  We both had fish, of course!

On a conference call on our way to the airport

Goodbye Oslo!

Meanwhile, back at home Luke had a dentist appointment and was moved up to the big kid area!