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Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Spring Break 2009 Highlights!















When I mention the words "Spring Break," you may have conjured up the idea of sandy white beaches, the ocean, or somewhere tropical. While those things certainly would have been appreciated, Chase and I were lucky enough to get to spend our Spring Break together. Instead of warm and tropical our Spring Break has consisted of visits to a farm, playground, airport and Zoo.

The week began with a memorial service for Phil's uncle and lunch at First Watch with MaMa and Daddy. After such a sad day on Monday, Chase and I were headed to the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Dogtown on Tuesday when I recieved a call from Phil telling me he was heading to Urgent Care with unbearable pains in his back near his kidneys. Long story short, he had a kidney stone and we were unable to attend the parade. Instead, we opted for a wonderful picnic lunch (well...McDonalds) and a trip to the playground and farm.

The highlights of Wednesday including picking up "Aunt" Jeni from the airport (Chase was sleeping and missed the whole event) and you guessed it, another trip to Suson Park. Thursday provided more wonderful sunshine and a visit with MaMa, PaPa and Great Grandma. Today, my Mom, Dad, Chase and I went to the Zoo! It was the perfect ending to a perfect week and while tropical would have been nice, I certainly wouldn't have traded the time with my amazing little boy!

Thursday, March 5, 2009

That's How He Rolls!

Last Sunday, Chase and I had the opportunity to go to Isabelle's Fourth Birthday Party. She had the party at St. Clair Lanes in Illinois. On our trip over the bridge, Chase and I had some time to discuss what to expect from the bowling alley (no, we did not discuss the clientele). I told him that he would be expected to roll the ball down the lane to hit the pins. Needless to say, the questions followed; "What's a lane?" "What are pins?" I told him to just wait until we arrived and that I would explain all of the details. "What are details?", Chase says!
Upon our arrival, Chase was excited to see his friends (Isabelle, TJ and Yuri), but more excited to find the perfect ball! He settled for a pink one (yes, he is in touch with his femanine side) and it was on! I was really excited to see that they had a ramp for the kids to use. It certainly made things a lot easier (despite our ball getting stuck a few times). Chase scored a 65! Not bad for the first time out! The picture above depicts Chase in the zone, backwards cap and all!
So close, yet so far away!

Look at the precision!

My little cheeseball with his Hello Kitty party hat and all!