This weekend in July was kind of cold and rainy, so we took a break from our usual summer weekend activities and enjoyed other activities. We visited scenic Rosemont with the McCarney family on Saturday and Sunday we visited the nearby Volo bog area, which has been on my wish list to see for literally years! It was pretty neat.
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| Friday night dinner at the local Mexican place in Highwood |
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| Suuuuuch delicious ice cream at Chicago Mike's in Highwood |
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| She always chooses chocolate and always makes a colossal mess, so cute:) |
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| Some sort of Highwood festival going on, too. |
| Saturday early dinner at the fun Hofbrauhaus in Rosemont. Joey and Luke love being with each other. |
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| Katie's yummy radish salad |
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| My potato pancakes, love! |
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| Shirt Twinsies! |
| Enjoying the live German music |
| Running around in the common area at Rosemont |
| At the Chicago Dogs minor league baseball game |
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| Volo bog - walking on the boardwalk above the bog |
| Found a fun lakeside place for dinner |
| The sun came out! |
| Rounding out the weekend with the music in the Lake Bluff square, called Bluffinia |
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| Claire trying on my shoes one day after work |
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| Trying out the knee board mid-week! |
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| He did great |






























