Happy 4th Birthday Ruby Jane!!

We had a taco dinner!

 

So many great gifts!!

She got into this gift right away.......princess shoes, tutu, gloves, wand and wings! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We played a little Pin the Crown on the Princess!  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Such a fun birthday celebration!  It was so fun to get together with the cousins and the two neighbor girls!!  Ruby was really looking forward to turning 4!  She is such a spunky little girl who brings us so much joy!  Her favorite thing to do is play with her dolls and little princesses.  She is very independent and loves to keep up with her big sister :)

Our weekend in Chicago!

Chuck and I attended a Trade Show in Chicago to preview the new Fall apparel coming out from one of his venders.  We stayed right in the heart of the city and had so much fun taking in all of the sights!  Being that we were walking distance from just about everything,  we probably put in about 10 miles by the time the weekend was over!!  What stood out to us most is how much art there was to see in the architecture of the buildings, and the sculptures in the parks, and just the whole vibe of the city.   One of our highlights was a boat tour that traveled along the Chicago River providing great views of all of the buildings as well as a little history of the city.  While on the boat tour we spotted a nice little restaurant over looking the river and decided to find it later for lunch.  Finding it from the street was not as easy as we thought........after walking for quite some time and circling back around we finally found it.  Hot and thirsty, we sat down at our table eager for a cold beer and a nice lunch.  The waiter grudgingly walked over to us with his mug of coffee proceeding to tell us that he was extremely hung over and then in a tone insinuating complete annoyance, he asked us what we wanted.  I looked at Chuck and thought........is this guy for real?!?!
The waiter must have noticed the look on my face and then asked us if we had ever been there or heard of the place (Dick's Last Resort).  He then explained that they are made famous for being "Dicks" to their customers.  The rest of lunch was pretty entertaining- he was a dick, but in a pretty funny way and Chuck was also pretty good at egging him on!  We would recommend going there!  Fun place!
We also enjoyed the music in the park on Saturday evening.  It was crazy to see how many people were there and the orchestra playing was amazing.  It was a perfect summer evening.  Following the music we walked back to our hotel just in time to see the fireworks go off at Navy Pier.
The weekend flew by fast!  We took it all in and enjoyed our time together!!  The girls also had a fun filled weekend staying at Grandma and Grandpa Demulling's.  They got to go see the Cascade Falls and swim in the pool and even got a ride in Grandpa's old convertible (the girls are a little obsessed with convertibles right now). 
It was a great way to round out our summer of fun!  Next week is my last week off before heading back to school.  I am so thankful for my summers home!!!!  The girls and I had so much fun together!! 

Chears to 45 years Gramdma and Grandpa Souvignier!

 Congratulations to Bill & Bernie for 45 years of marriage!  Thank you for all that you have taught us by example of what a great marriage looks like! 

 It was so much fun to see all of the grandkids together!! 

 It's not often that I can talk Chuck into a family picture, so while we had the photographer there, we took advantage of it!!  I may have over-done it a bit with the color coordinating!! 

A great day to celebrate!!  That's what life's about!!!