Mary Poppins!

While Lindsay was visiting, we got tickets for the three of us to go see the Broadway production of Mary Poppins. It was such a cute show! My favorite parts were when the kids sang together--the boy was REALLY good. It was fun to have a little night in the city without children. We prolonged going home by making a stop at our favorite downtown restaurant--The Red Light. "Jackie's Chocolate Bag"----need I say more?!

Thanks for playing with us Bins!

Lindsay & Chandler visit Chicago

We were so excited to have Aaron's sister, Lindsay, and her son, Chandler, come to Chicago for a visit. The three boys were feeling the cousin love.

The day after they arrived we made a trip into the city and stopped by Aaron's office. Dillon loved it! He searched the drawers until he found an apple and then hopped up on Aaron's chair to enjoy. He thought it was pretty cool to be in Daddy's office. We made our way to Navy Pier. It was a beautiful day to be out, even though the babies were over-tired and this picture doesn't make it look like Dillon had much fun either.

Dillon perked right up as soon as I let him ride the Thomas train.

He liked it so much, I let Wesley join him for a second ride.

Gotta catch up

I have a lot to catch up on, so here are a couple random pictures to get me going in the right direction:

We made a playgroup trip to Cosley Zoo. It was a beautiful day!

Dillon loved playing on the big red caboose! We had to say goodbye to some awesome friends--The Van Dusens and the Allens. Dillon got to play with boys from both families one last time while parents were packing.

We miss you guys already!!

Birthday Boy

My little boy turned 4 this last weekend! When did he get so big?!!! We did most of the celebrating on Saturday with a trip to All Aboard Diner and some traditional cake, ice cream and presents at our place. Between parents, grandparents and friends, he got WAY too many new toys!

A pretty rough group picture, but you get the idea. Happy Birthday to Dillon!

Lots of presents...and friends!

We surprised Dillon with a new train table all set up in his room! He was pretty excited!

You know your son's hair is too long when...

Arbor Day and Brookfield Zoo

The fun continues in Chicago. On Arbor Day the Morton Arboretum was free so we had to check it out, especially because it was over 80 degrees that day! Dillon loved it! He really liked it when I finally caved in and let him take off his shoes and drench himself in the little stream! He was soaked and we all got sunburned, but it was a great day!

This last week for playgroup we went to the Brookfield Zoo. A couple girls in the ward had free passes so we were all able to get in without having to pay! It was a little chilly, but we had a great time!

They had a special exhibit with life-like dinosaurs! They moved and roared and everything. They were so real looking, Dillon got a little scared.

He didn't like being that close to the dinosaur for the picture.

Max, Caleb, and Dillon posed for a picture in front of the zoo sign. They're great little friends.

Museum fun

Things have not slowed down around here for a while. We got home from our Idaho trip and the next day was a free day at the Museum of Science and Industry, so I had to take advantage of that. Fortunately, the backpack was already packed and ready for our outing I'd organized with our ward playgroup. These things are always more fun with friends. There were so many different things to see in the museum but of course Dillon immediately gravitated toward the trains.

We found "Dillon Heaven"---a room full of model trains!

Dillon loved the trolley too.

After seeing the museum we decided to make the most of our paid-for parking spot and walk across the street to the lake front. It was a beautiful day! Check out those blondies!

Dillon and his friend Bristol loved playing in the sand.