Winter Clothes

I bought this winter jumper from Children's Place this summer during a big sale- it only cost $1! I thought we'd try it out today on our walk to the library. It isn't snowing yet but the wind makes it so cold. It is kind of big on Blake and he barely fits in his car seat with it on.

Halloween Spirit

I love this picture because you can see Blake's neck. I never see his neck which makes it is so hard to clean in between those rolls.


A pumpkin and a ghost. Too much?

Bumbo

We bought Blake a Bumbo chair last week- we've heard such good things about this baby item. Unfortunately, he doesn't like it and arches his back and cries after we put him in. Looks like we're taking it back.


Blake loves seeing the world. This is how we've been traveling lately. We went to the grocery store like this and he was happy the whole time-just kicking away. (It's starting to get cold here.)

Blake has lost a lot of his hair. He no longer has side burns and now has a receding hair line and a nice comb over. We love our little grandpa.

3 Months

For Grandma

Peace

Navy Pier

Eric didn't have class on Monday so we went to Navy Pier. We hopped on an overly crowded bus and held on tight as we headed downtown. Navy Pier reminded me of a mix between Pier 39 and Beach Boardwalk. I really liked downtown- more than I thought I would. I'm excited to keep exploring...

Close Call

This weekend we went for a walk along Lake Michigan. It was such a nice day and the water was beautiful. We stopped to take some pictures and then continued on our way. About 10 minutes later I went to grab my camera but couldn't find it. Eric quickly realized that it had fallen out of the stroller because of where I had placed it. I told him to hurry and back track where we had walked while I pushed the stroller. I was envisioning a sprint but didn't get more than a speed walk. As I followed behind I was getting depressed imagining how we were going to have to buy a new camera. There were so many people around and someone could have easily picked it up. When I met up with him I knew he had found it and that it was hidden in his back pocket. I was so relieved. Why does it seem like Eric is always smiling at me while shaking his head? And why does it seem like I'm always saying "woopsies."

Picadilly

We live on the twelfth and top floor of Picadilly Apartments. This building was built in the 1920's and used to be a hotel.

And we thought our last kitchen was small...

Wisconsin

For conference weekend we went to Wisconsin to visit Eric's sister and her family. Wisconsin is cold! I was freezing and am so worried about winter in Chicago. It was so fun to spend time with these cute kids. On Saturday morning we went to watch them play soccer. Thanks for a fun weekend Keri!

Tummy Time

Loads of Laundry

I found a new purpose for our stroller- carrying laundry. I love our apartment because we can do up to 8 loads at a time! I was able to get all this laundry down in one shot- but I think I got a few funny looks.