the next leg of our trip was to siena and florence, to get a taste of tuscany. we stayed a little bit outside of siena, so it felt like we were right in the middle of the countryside. the air smelled so good…especially with the fragrance of grapes being fermented into wine. siena is a read more
hello…from rome! we are here with my side of the family for a two week holiday in italy, which so far has been going well. we did have a rough start though as we witnessed a robbery on the train, so we’ve been extra careful with our pockets and belongings. one of the first things read more
before helen and mom left, we had time on the weekend to go the zoo! yes although we are 3-0 not 3, we went with our mommy and had fun looking at the animals. we saw camels eating a snack, beautiful giraffes, a sleeping aardvark and many more. thanks for visiting us! we miss you!
it was a girls’ day out yesterday. we had lunch at the bongo room in the wicker park area. shopping is hard work. our feet hurt. free popsicles on an extremely hot day is the best!
this july 4th weekend was asher’s 3rd birthday. sadly it was also a goodbye party for asher and his parents as they leave chicago. we had a good time with hotdogs, icecream and cake, as well as playing with bubbles and the sandbox. the kids quickly found multiple ways of enjoying the birthday hats; unicorns, read more
despite having busy schedules lately, we found time to hang out a bit with mike before he leaves chicago and heads off to santa monica boulevard . at lula cafe, we had brunch eventhough it was already a late lunch. how could i pass up the chance to have buttermilk pancakes with figs, almonds, candied read more
joe’s mom is visiting us for the week. we had some time over the memorial day weekend to bring her for a nice lunch in downtown and see a bit of the city.
we went to our first ever kentucky derby party, hosted by tom and anne (a born and bred kentuckian). to get into the horse racing spirit, we first watched ‘seabiscuit’ and then indulged in various delicious kentucky derby treats, including derby pie and a mint julep drink. then after an exciting two minutes, Big Brown read more
the great thing about chicago is that everybody comes here for conferences…which means we get visitors trickling through once in awhile. thanks for visiting renata! goodbye mirko…et en francais?