October

You may notice a theme to our October photos - sports, pumpkins, and fall fun! We have had a busy and very fun month! The highlight of today was Theo saying his own name for the first time! He sure has changed a lot in the past month. Happy Halloween!

End of August & most of September

Summer's not over yet! We've been enjoying the last few weeks of warm weather with celebrating Jay's birthday, Taste of Racine, a visit to Minneapolis for cousin Hank's 1st birthday, and our very own Brew Fest!

August

We've had some great weather in August, so we've been making the most of it. The first album is just random photos.

The second album is from our trip to Door County. We stayed with my Uncle Jim in Sturgeon Bay. We spent the first day biking, beaching, and hiking at Peninsula State Park. On the second day, Uncle Jim took us on a tour of some of the places he used to live in the lower part of the peninsula, and we also took another bike ride to a beach park near his house. We spent the third day exploring the rest of the peninsula. It was a fun weekend - and we got to try out our new bike and bike rack!

June & July

We've had a busy summer so far. Since Jay's graduation, we spent almost a week in Minnesota attending a family reunion and visiting friends. We also enjoyed our first 4th of July in Racine, including the parade and fireworks, as well as Jay's first visit to Summerfest, but sadly took no pictures of any of those events! The rest of the month has been spent working on the boat Jay acquired from his grandpa, hanging out at the beach, celebrating my Dad's 70th birthday, getting together with various groups of friends, and finally enjoying the boat last weekend in Lake Geneva! I hope this nice weather lasts well into the fall! Theo turned 18 months on July 22nd and has been babbling a lot and generally enjoying life. He really likes to read books, help out around the house, play in the sand and water, go for stroller rides, and then he loves to hear a re-cap of everything he did throughout the day. Lots of fun!

Jay's graduation

Congratulations to Jay for receiving his Master's Degree in Product Design and Development from Northwestern University yesterday! Click below for some photos from the big event...


Also, on Wednesday of this week, Jay's dad, grandpa, and brother were in town for the annual Case fishing charter. It was a rainy afternoon, but Theo and I got to see them for a few minutes between fishing and dinner. Here are two photos:

Fun in the Sun

Finally we've had some weather nice enough to be outside! Here are some of the fun things we've been doing!

April & May

Wow - April and May are over already? In the past two months, Theo learned to walk! Hooray! Just when I thought he might never do it, he finally decided it is pretty fun. His first steps were on Easter (April 24th) and I would say that real walking began on about May 15th. Now he is a pro! What a difference a month makes.

Other photos in this batch include Easter in Schaumburg, celebrating Kailey's First Communion in Minnesota, as well as a few walking videos.