Monday, June 30, 2014

Strawberry Picking

I have not been strawberry picking since I was little, but remember loving it. Being the fruit lover that she is I figured Jade would love it too. So, mom and I took her to a cute farm out by their house on Saturday to pick strawberries! We got there nice and early before it got too hot!

Just picked her first berry!
 
Mommy and Jade!

Had to take a taste!
 
Got one!

Inspecting it before putting it into her basket!
 
 Grammy and Jade!

Excited to carry her very full basket!

Enjoying quite a few more berries while mom and I enjoyed apple cider donuts! :)


Thursday, June 19, 2014

Park Date

Jade and I enjoyed a morning park date this week! This is one of my favorite parks near our house and it just so happens to be just far enough where we drive! Perfect for a pregnant mommy on a hot day! :)

Hi Mommy!

Having so much fun!

Picking flowers!

Ta-da!

My number one girl! 


Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Father's Day!

Nate was off work on Friday and Saturday, so we decided this was a perfect opportunity for a little Father's Day fun! We headed out to Gurnee on Friday morning and stayed overnight at the Key Lime Cove Resort! This was the first time that we have stayed at a hotel, just us, as a family of three! We had so much fun!

We started out with lunch at Steak n Shake!

We got super lucky and when we arrived at the hotel around 12:30, they had a room ready for us! So, we hit up the indoor water park for the rest of the afternoon! Jade had so much fun and loved having her daddy there!

Jade's ready to go!

Enjoying the lazy river with Daddy!





After almost 4 exhausting hours at the water park, we headed back to the room, showered and then went out for dinner at Olive Garden! After, we came back to the hotel and played in the arcade for a while before bed. The next morning we ate breakfast at the hotel and hurried down to the water park when it opened at 9 to get in a little more play time before we had to check out. 

Headed to meet Grammy, Grampy and GeeGee for Father's Day lunch! She insisted on wearing her Steak n Shake hat from the day before!

 We had a delicious Father's Day lunch at Carson's. Jade tried ribs for the first time and liked them!

She took her first cell phone picture, and it turned out surprisingly well!

We headed back to GeeGee's house for presents and dessert! Jade was very proud of the cards she made for Daddy and Grampy!

Happy Father's Day! :)

Going on day #2 in a row without a nap, we decided to head home around 3:30. Jade fell asleep in the car, but was ready for more play when we got home! She even helped daddy cut the grass! What a great Father's Day gift!




What a great weekend! <3

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Recent Happenings

Jade had a blast spending some extra time with her cousins last week and I had a blast spending time with my sister! Them visiting for so long really kicked off the summer! We did so many fun and new things!

We visited a cute indoor entertainment center in Lombard called Enchanted Castle. The kids enjoyed playing on the big indoor playground and playing arcade games, winning tickets and picking prizes. We had dinner at a cute train themed restaurant called All Aboard Diner in Downers Grove and we also visited a cute little "theme park" in Elk Grove Village called Pirates Cove! So much fun!!


Cora, Rowan, Cruz and Jade

Excited for her dinner to come around on a train!

Glasses on her head like Daddy!

Cora, Cruz, Rowan and Jade

The train was a hit!

Such a big girl on the paddle boat!

Sister cousins waiting for the boys to finish on the paddle boats!

Jade and Cora's favorite, the Carousel!

We also drove up to the Wisconsin Dells for a wedding and spent the afternoon beforehand at the hotel's water park! The kids had a blast!

My little rockstar in the car!

Water parks are fun!!

Having a blast!

 Think the sun was in their eyes?

Ice cream break!

Water break!

Jade enjoying M&M's with Grammy, patiently waiting for the wedding to start!

Silly little girl!