Ugly Christmas Sweater Party!!

Tom and I have always wanted to go to an Ugly Christmas Sweater Party but the stars have never aligned.  Well turns out all you have to do is move to the burbs and get to know a few of the neighborhood preschool parents! Ha.

I had a good time making my sweater. I knew I wanted to wear my Chirstmas leggings so I went to Good Will and found a red sweater to match.  Then I saw an idea on facebook and ran with it! You sew a stocking onto a sweater that doubles as a wine bottle holder!!!  Add some dollar store battery operated LED lights and voila! You win runner up at the Ugly Christmas Sweater party!!! Tom bought his sweater from the men's section of Good Will, however many (many) people throughout the night begged to differ that it was actually from the men's section. 

Prize winners!

Watching Penn State win the Big 10 Championship!!

Some amazing sweaters!

Our hosts!

Annnnnd this happened.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

We had a nice Thanksgiving just the four of us!  We kicked it off with cinnamon rolls, a breakfast casserole, and mimosas. 

Later we made a turkey with all the fixings, and then most importantly, pie! Adam helped me make a homemade pumpkin pie.  And Tom requested lemon meringue pie, and the last time I attempted to make one was a complete disaster, so we went store bought for his pie. 

And Thanksgiving wouldn't be complete without the trifecta superhero visit! Superman and Spiderman and Batman (or Spiderbatman?) all made an appearance!

Cubs win!!

After living less than 3 miles from Wrigley Field for almost 6 years, I think you are automatically qualified as a Cubs fan! We were so excited to watch them FINALLY win the World Series!!

Pic from last week when Mom and Dad were here visiting

Borrowed pic from the internet, obvi

Happy Halloween!!

We had a great Halloween this year!!  Adam dressed up as a fireman and was super excited to go Trick-or-Treating.  I took him around the block while Tom stayed home to hand out candy with Owen.  The absolute best part of the night was when an actual firetruck came down the street handing out candy. Adam was in shock and couldn't believe his eyes! And of course the next several houses we went to all asked him if he had seen the firetruck. 

Adam's preschool class

Jack-O-Lantern Pizza!

Owen's not so sure of Dada

Little Lion Lover

Family pic

Cheeeeese

A firetruck lovers dream!

A bumble bee and a rufferee

Bailey with her thundershirt aka halloween costume

Scarecrow Fest!

This weekend we went to the St. Charles Scarecrow Fest.  We only saw about 1/4 of the whole festival but it was more than enough for our guys.  There were massive bubbles, a petting zoo, funnel cake, and a tattoo artist.  And a seating area near the river that Adam insisted was a boat and was the highlight of the day for him, lol. 

And this little lover slept through the whole thing.

Fun Run!!

Adam had his first "Fun Run" at school today! Unfortunately it was raining outside so they ran in the gym. I couldn't make it due to Owen's nap, but I heard he was run run running laps around the gym! His favorite part was a surprise orange popsicle afterward!

Adam's First Day of Preschool!!

Adam had his first day of preschool today!! He was so excited to wear his backpack and go to school! He didn't even look back when he went in! I asked him what he did at school when I picked him up and he said he played with cars, "digged" in the sand and sang Wheels on the Bus.

Day Out With Thomas

Last weekend we went to Day Out With Thomas.  I grossly underestimated how busy/popular it would be and that the parking lot would be completely packed requiring us to go to overflow parking almost a mile away.  In turn we missed our train despite running while lugging both boys. Thankfully the man in charge of everything took pity on us and allowed us to catch the next train.  This was of course before I realized we forgot the diaper bag (with my wallet and everything else we needed for the boys) in the car.  So while Tom went back to the car (with Owen, since he's attached to him at the hip), I had to go back to the kind gentleman and plead yet again for him to allow us on the next train.  Thankfully it wasn't an issue and we finally boarded the Thomas train.

Despite our bad luck with actually getting on the train, we had some good luck while riding.  It was supposed to rain on and off all day, but somehow the only time it rained (and torrential downpoured) was when we were actually on the train.  We had to quickly put the windows up, but other than that we stayed nice and dry.

After the train ride, we walked around for a little to check out the railway museum and grab lunch, but then we headed home.  Next year we will definitely allow for more time and plan to make a day out of it. I had no idea they were going to have so many other activities in addition to the train ride!

When Owen only wants Daddy, I get the pleasure of carrying the big guy. Thank goodness for ring slings!

Learning how to spray water from a fireman

Thomas!

The only genuine smile I caught all day

Brothers!

Family pic

Sun after the rain

Cheeeeeese!

Clowns!

Railway museum

Day Out with Thomas was exhausting!

Raindrops keep falling on my head

Adam had been asking for a raincoat ever since he saw our neighbor wearing one last spring. I figured he actually needs one now that we'll be walking to and from preschool everyday so last week I did a quick search and found this awesome police raincoat on sale at Macy's. 

It came yesterday and he wore it all afternoon and evening, despite it being 90° and sunny. This morning he was playing outside, and imagine his excitement when it actually started raining!

Tap tap. Is this thing on??

Helllooooo out there! Yes I'm still alive. I've sadly just gotten away from blogging because it's so much easier to just post a picture on facebook or Instagram. 

I miss blogging and I miss having this wonderful chronicle of our lives so I'm going to try my best to post some updates. I'm going to back date everything (because I'm neurotic) and probably post in random order, but the good news is I'll (hopefully) be blogging again! Stay tuned. 

Owen is 11 months old!

Has taken a few steps

Loves the vintage Little People 

Holds straw cup in his teeth and crawls around 

Loves to eat. Really likes spaghetti 😂

We're homeowners!!! Finally!!

Happy Easter!!

A few pics from our Easter Sunday. Easter baskets in the morning and an Easter Egg hunt before church.

Happy St. Pattys Day!