A quiet weekend....so far.

Finally, a weekend that isn't loaded with things to do! Don't get me wrong, I like to be on the go, and Stephanie really keeps me on my toes, but sometimes, we just have to rest.

This is one of those weekends. We actually came into a Friday with no plans. We had a quiet dinner (Roast) on Friday, and slept in on Saturday....nice! This morning we ran some errands, Home Depot, Kroger, and went to lunch at Chili's.

After that was done, we returned home, and had a window company come measure our windows for the condo. We really need them replaced. Many of them are not working properly anymore. It was time. So we set that up and in a few weeks, we will have all new windows! Yippie! Right now we are just relaxing, watching Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban...before our friend Bonnie comes over for burgers, beer and movies. Should be a fun night in.....no plans yet for Sunday...stay tuned.

Chicago - 4th of July Weekend

Ah yes the "Windy City". This was our view as we drove into town. We had a busy weekend planned from the start, with lots of people to see, and things to do.

We had our first event, lunch with Stephanie's Friend, Eileen at Gino's East for some Chicago Style Pizza (Yum!) on Friday afternoon.

From there, we headed to stay with Kareem, Jessie and Natasha (newborn) on Friday night, and Sunday night.

We also stayed downtown Saturday night so that we can attend the Taste of Chicago, see Navy Pier and enjoy the city without having to drive out of it late at night. Also, met up with her friend Michelle for the Taste.

In the morning, we headed back to Kareem's for a 4th of July party with his family and a few of his friends on Sunday. On Monday bright and early, we left to drive straight home. The drive was long, but we did it with no problem, and got home to the puppies.

So, as you can see it was a pretty crazy schedule. We didn't even get to see everyone that we had hoped. I guess some plans had changed, and that sort of thing happens on a long holiday weekend.

It was a miracle we were able to fit what we did in. I enjoyed taking a bunch of pictures of the city and the people we met up with as we walked the "Magnificent Mile" and the Millennium Park.

Tubing the Hooch!

Stephanie and I gathered the troops for our 2nd annual "Tubing the Hooch" get together in Helen, GA. We drove to Helen in the morning on Saturday with Amy and met up with two other couples.

This is a picture that our friend took of Stephanie and I at the very beginning of the day. The trip takes off from a launching area north of the lodge. They bused us to the drop off and we float back to where our cars are.

The whole trip takes a few hours, and afterward we went in search of food! We had a blast, got some sun, got soaked and Matthew didn't get stuck in the middle of the river this time and need my rescuing. (He is unable to get his insulin pump wet) Maria did manage to get a leak in her tube that by the time we finished was but a floating carcass.

We are already looking forward to next seasons trip!

Jennifer, Kyle & The Boys Visit.

This is Matthew, and I snagged this picture as he was walking by me in the kitchen at his Grandma's house. His family was in town for a few days in June. We had a great visit with the boys, and were able to go out on the boat to swim, and relax. We also celebrated his Birthday and had a Toy Story 3 themed day!

He also loved the huge waterslide that was blown up in the front yard for the kids of the neighborhood kids to play on during the hot Georgia day.

And this is Matthew's older brother Jacob. He and I were playing with my camera on the floor when I got the picture above. He also took turns with me taking pictures of their family dog "Bones".

Jacob (right) actually posses for the camera, while Matthew, (above) would rather not.

The families spent the weekend together eating and talking and boating in the hot sun. Stephanie and I enjoyed seeing Kyle and Jennifer as well, and made plans for Stephanie to take a trip out to Houston to see them again in August.