today was tank top weather. after church, we joined the mcCatherns, the mackays, and tom for a picnic lunch by lake michigan, only a few minutes walk from our apartment. it was a bit windy but still good fun, especially for asher who discovered acorns and barefoot walking on grass.

last week before flying back to chicago, i was able to visit with baby tayden. he had a cold, but was still behaving well as usual.

i went over to kim and angie’s place to watch the first canuck playoff game. what i nice home! but if you look more closely you’ll see something else… for more pics of this canuck fan, visit her daddy’s blog. i watched the game until the end of the third overtime, and then drove home. read more »

i’m having a good day. i didn’t have any work scheduled, so there was time to go get my very loud and dysfunctional car alarm taken out. then i baked a couple cakes with my mom. then we met my dad for a fish n’ chips lunch, after which we had a nice walk around read more »

meet stella, a one and a half pound maltese-yorkie puppy (and her lovely owner julie!). about the same size as a stuffed animal, except cuter. she could sit in my hand, and we all know how small that is! i’m generally not a big dog person, but lately i’ve been meeting the sweetest canines. i’ve read more »

yesterday there was the first total lunar eclipse in three years, and Chicago was supposed to get a glimpse of it. we tried checking it out at the planetarium with our friends Bethany and Romulus, but unfortunately it was too cloudy. at least it was a nice view of the lake, while we froze our read more »