First Spring Visit to Gurnee

I first want to apologize for getting all pumped up for my new blog....and then not keeping it up for the last few weeks :)  I have many awesome pictures from last weekend when we were able to go up to Gurnee to visit and spend some quality time with my family (who I miss dearly :)) We had such a good time.  We were able to leave Pekin around noon because Joelle wanted me to do her hair for a wedding they were going to on Friday night.  It was so nice to not hit any traffic and get up in time to enjoy dinner and a couple of beers.  Here are some pictures from our "barn party" (this is when my Mom, Dad and both brothers and my husband are ALL present to eat Wayne's Pizza and drink beers and just hang out...there really is nowhere else I would rather be on a Friday night at 5:00!)  

Dad doing the Captain Morgan pose with a Blue Moon!

Curt chillin' on his new bike drinking a non-alcoholic beverage since he was on-call

Colin lookin' like a bad ass

Mom and Double D relaxing on the couch

And finally my awesome husband on the bike that he will never buy even though I would love to cruise around on the back of a bike with him!  I love it :)

On Saturday of this weekend I went on a really nice run/walk with my Mom and Buddy Bear!  We went to the Savannah trail and it was so nice out!  My Mom is such a cool and awesome Mom...I don't know any of my friends Mom's that go jogging with them.  My Mom rocks!!!  Later that day we got to go see Ryder baby!!!!  He is getting sooooooo big.  He can now hold himself up against a wall or anything really!  Here are some pics of Ryder baby!!!

Being a big boy in his high chair!

Yummy Mommy!!!

Taking his pick in his basket...he has such a cool play area downstairs!

Yes, he pulled himself up all.by.himself!!!

Mommy likes to build with the blocks so Ryder can KNOCK IT ALL DOWN!!!

Joelle and Ryan made us a really yummy steak dinner on Saturday night.  Did I say that it was yummy???  It was reallllllyyyyyy good!  Then we made the boys watch New Moon with us when all we really did was sleep through the entire movie!!!  I know, I know...so sad...but we were so tired!

Then Sunday we went to church - which was really nice!  Shaun even tucked his polo in :) hahaha  and my Mom made some fantastic fajitas for us before we had to leave to go home :(  Here are some pics from right before we left:

Ryder baby....you are just tooooo cute!!!

Colin saying goodbye to Bear

Colin saying goodbye to Ryder - how precious is this pic???Ryder's eyes look a little freaky but he is cute no matter what he does!!!

And Tracy & I ....she is the sister I never had growing up :)  haaha I love her!

That about ties up the weekend!  We had such a nice time and I cannot wait to move up North in a few years.  Sorry Sarah - it won't be for awhile!  I love my family more than words can express and I want all of you to know that I am so thankful for the time that Shaun and I get to spend in Gurnee and all the countless weekends that all of you drive down to Pekin to spend time with us :)  I love you!!!!

This was our view on the way home...

I hope everyone has a nice Monday and week at work.  Today I am thankful for my caring and loving husband who comforted me when we had a tornado warning tonight and my heart was in my throat.  Thank you honey for not making fun of me (even though I had to ask you not to) and for getting my running shoes and my contact case and glasses because I was too afraid to go upstairs....What?  I wanted to have a nice pair of shoes to wear if all of my other shoes got carried away in the tornado!!!!

I know.....I am a little crazy :)  You never know though....I think I am going to pay the extra money to have the weather channel send me updates when there is inclement weather :) !!!!! Hahahahahaha.  Goodnight.