Ever since writing Christmas thank you’s, Sloane has developed a big interest in writing letters to friends, mailing them, getting responses and writing back. There isn’t anything more exciting these days than mail! Often times, instead of mailing letters, she will write me a little note and ask me to write back. This morning she [...]

Here is a clip of Reese reciting The Pledge of Allegiance. Take note of the patriotic pony trotting in the background!

Shortly after waking up this morning the girls remembered it was Groundhog Day. They’ve been anxiously awaiting to hear if the groundhog saw his shadow ever since I posted a picture of a groundhog on our preschool calendar. Sloane excitedly asked, “Mom, did the Groundhog see his shadow?” I replied (with an unfortunate sounding) “yes, [...]

Anytime Quinn hears music she can’t help but move her hips and start dancing.

Well… not quite. We had our first go on the ice skates today with Sloane and Reese. They were both troopers and we couldn’t pull Sloane off the ice. Reese was getting a bit chilly and had her fill after a couple go arounds. We got about 7 requests to go back on the car ride [...]

I guess Quinn was doing a lot of reading before nap!

We had to get a bit creative with removing our Christmas tree this year. Since it wouldn’t fit down our trash chute, we thought this may be our next best option.

Santa and his reindeer landed in Chicago this year! Even without a chimney, he used his “special key” to get in, fill the stockings and left a few goodies for everyone. We had a great day filled with crazy excitement; which was fun for Greg and I to just sit back and soak in. Thanks [...]

Quinn has had her eye on the crayons that the big girls use for a while now. Last week when Sloane and Reese were coloring I couldn’t resist giving her a few to try out. She sat across from them pointing and saying, “peas, peas” (please)! She was thrilled that they produced something on the [...]

A beautiful day for flying kites with Popi and Dad.