Loves the water and dancing!

Now I remember why we wanted to move back to Chicago! Back in January/February, I was questioning our sanity, but now that the weather is nice, its good to be back!

Kennedy had a fun time with her cousins on Friday. They all get along so well and love to play together. Here they are enjoying some McDonalds at the park.Saturday, we celebrated Coo-Coo's Christmas. You may be thinking...what the heck is Coo-Coo's Christmas? Coo-Coo is my aunt (her real name is Cindy) and every year she has everyone over to exchange silly gifts. She used to have it around Christmas, but with everyone's crazy schedules, it somehow shifted to June. Coo-Coo had a great setup for all the kids...2 swimming pools, a slide, countless toys, juice boxes and even special suprises in the basement. Kennedy was the first to arrive and didn't waste any time getting into her suit and trying out the pool.After swimming for awhile, she decided she wanted to put her dress back on. She was done swimming...until all the kids got back in! She pulled off her dress and back in she went. I was too lazy to put her suit back on, so here she is!Sunday, we headed down to my sisters to go to Mayfest, a German festival in Lincoln Square. It was a nice walk from their house, but as soon as we arrived, the rain started! Luckily, they had a huge tent with entertainment. Kennedy and Chloe danced forever while Uncle Scott & Pops decided they needed to try the "boot of beer"!!Pops bought all the girls ice cream bars for the walk home. As you can see, Kennedy really enjoyed it!!

Tutu and new friend

The other day, Kennedy decided she wanted to play outside in her tutu...ONLY her tutu! She is so funny!We had a great Memorial Day weekend with our friends Matt & Melanie. They have Brody who is 2 1/2, and Kennedy had a blast playing with him. They were so cute together! The Browns are expecting #2 in a couple weeks. Good luck and come visit us soon!

Ready for Summer!

We had our first "summer-like" weekend in Chicagoland, and I can tell that Kennedy is ready for the nice weather! We had a great time hanging out with the Babbs on Saturday and meeting sweet little Alexis! Kennedy and Braden took a trip to the park with their dads, and Matt sent me this hilarious picture. (Can you see the beers in the cup holders?!)

Ready for a day of playing in the yard and helping Mimi & Pops with the landscaping.

While I went to get my hair done, Matt & Kennedy took a lunch break at Portillos. Silly girl!!

Hope you all have a great week!

First trip to Rainbow Cone

Growing up, we made many trips to the Original Rainbow Cone for ice cream http://www.rainbowcone.com/Rainbow1/Home.html. Sometimes, we'd get to go in our pajamas, which we thought was very fun! We'd get our cones and then sit outside in the parking lot and eat them. Those were the good old days!

Matt & I took Kennedy for her first Rainbow cone yesterday. The orginal Ranbow cone includes lots of flavors - orange sherbert, pistachio, palmer house, strawberry & chocolate. You have to try it to know how good it is (and being pregnant doesn't hurt either!) For her first visit, Kennedy had a plain vanilla cone, but she didn't seem to mind. She loved it!

This was my cone (and this is a small!)

Pregnancy Brain!

Oh, did I forget to mention that I am PREGNANT?!! We met some friends for dinner last night, and they had no idea that we are expecting another baby! So...I thought I should make some sort of official announcement on the blog! YES, we are expecting again! I am almost 23 weeks and feeling great, except for some terrible pain in my lower back and leg :( We don't know the sex, but we're thinking BOY. Who knows? We'll be very happy with either! I don't think that Kennedy has any idea what's going on, but she loves to touch my belly and say BABY!

I am also excited to announce that we found a house!! We still haven't sold our house in Atlanta, but with another baby on the way, we need a place to live! Its needs a little TLC, and we hope to be able to close soon to start renovations. Will keep you posted on the progress...

Back to the pregnancy brain...I misplaced my camera adapter AGAIN! The following pics are from my phone, and let's hope I can find that adapter again soon! The first two are from our road trip back to GA. Kennedy was a trooper the whole trip. She enjoyed our dinner stops. Here she is giving Bla a little drink and playing on the barstools at Steak & Shake.

First trip of the year to Brookfield zoo with all the cousins. Looking very cool in her Minnie Mouse shades!Showing us her "silly face" (not sure where she learned this one!)

Weekend sleepover with Chloe & Payton. They sat and played the piano FOREVER...so cute!

Our evening ritual, playing in the yard. She thought it was very fun to drink out of my water bottle!

Easter Festivities

We had a blast celebrating Easter with Kennedy this year! Sat, we went to an egg hunt where the kids got to decorate their own buckets, hunt for eggs, and (most fun for Kennedy), eat donuts and drink juice boxes!Kennedy loved decorating easter eggs. She kept saying, "Mama, more eggs! Mama, more eggs!"Easter morning, she was very excited to see Thumper in her basket! The weather was perfect for all the kids to play outside and hunt for eggs. They played for hours. Kennedy went to bed at 6:30pm and slept until 7:30am!

Catching Up

Hooray! Finally some time to catch up on blogging! Below are some highlights of activities from the past few months. We had a number of birthday parties to attend, and Kennedy took two trips to St Louis...one without me :(

Chloe & Payton's birthday party at Pump It UpCelebrating Max's birthday at Choo Choo Charlies Keli's 22nd birthdayDuring our first trip to St Louis, we attended a pancake breakfast with Aunt Megan and Nonna. Since Kennedy LOVES pancakes, the event was a huge hit!While I was out of town for work, Matt & Kennedy took another trip to St Louis, and Kennedy spent the day at the Magic House. She had a ton of fun exploring. She also had an easter egg hunt! Back home, we've been enjoying the beautiful weather and spending lots of time outdoors. Kennedy would stay outside all day if she could! Loves to ride on her motorcycle and play on the slide!!