My Cousin Pam Comes to Visit

My cousin Pam and her two younger girls came from Texas for almost a week to visit. We had so much fun just hanging out and chatting. She has so much wisdom and experience to share with me (she also has two older girls...both in there 20's) I could sit and listen all day. The kids enjoyed playing together inside and out. The weather was warm so they were able to spend a lot of time in the pool also. We didn't really leave the house all week but on Saturday we took a day trip up to Chicago. It was so much fun. We went to the American Girl Place, the Lego Store, ate true Chicago Deep Dish Pizza, walked around Navy Pier, and took a sunset boat cruise. As I look through all the photos it was hard to chose which one to post.

Ty's Sleepover Birthday Party

Tyler asked if he could have a sleepover for his 9th birthday. We agreed if it was small and nothing fancy. All Tyler wanted to do with his friends was swim and play video games....and that is pretty much what they did. We set up two TV's in the basement and the four boys played Playstation on one TV and Wii on the other. They took breaks to swim, have dinner, and have smores. The boys were all so well behaved and had a good time. Other than catching them playing Wii at 2:00 in the morning....all went very well. I would definitely let Tyler do it again.

Celebrating Tyler's Birthday at Uncle Mark and Aunt Jen's

While we were in Ohio we celebrated Tyler's birthday with my family in Ohio. The kids were able to all play together inside and out. They had a lot of fun together. We had Tyler's requested taco's for dinner, which was a big hit. Now, most kids when picking out there cake would choose chocolate or an ice cream cake I would think. But not Tyler. He chose a blueberry pie. Since that is what he wanted grandma agreed, but we also picked up some cake for the other kids.