I'm a Winner!

I made my friends slide down Mulligans Hollow in a homemade cardboard sled.  At first they weren't happy about it, but when we were crowned winners complete with trophies and medals- all was forgiven.  We were also several mimosas deep by the awards presentation which helped spirits in general.

Spring Fun with Friends

No fancy Spring Break trip for this family, just lots of good old fashioned fun with friends and two trips to Chicago to celebrate Uncle John's Birthday, see Wewe & Papa and check in on Aunt Erica at Kellogg.

Quick trip to Milwaukee to meet baby Greta Gehl and see Missy for lunch

Swinging in the West Loop

Hammock fun at the Livingstons

Waking up to a wall of water never gets old

Our little street

We love Northwestern and Aunt Erica

Graham's plank form could use some work, but is impressive none the less. he is so close to crawling! 

Gracie's last day of gymnastics in a ballerina outfit because in her world that makes absolute sense

Fisher was mostly impressed with Uncle's Nintendo skills this trip

Fisher can't get enough of his uncle, as John said Fisher is his "biggest fan"

A quick stop at the park on our way home to Grand Haven to visit Paul, Katherine and 1 year old Ann Suberlak

My family wears this crowd out

Planting with Wewe is always a highlight

Fisher sports Uncle's signature hat

Hello from the other side (of Lake Michigan, Fisher's favorite skyscrapers in background)

Obligatory 6 month check up selfie- only 16lbs.  Graham is still a small fry.

Ashley and I pretend it is Spring Break by drinking the calories we just burned at Boot Camp with margaritas

Playdate with Lila and Jameson at the mall

Fisher has quite the cha cha, I am so happy it's Spring I could dance too.  Although probably not as well as Porter and Fisher.  The best part of that video is they boys had no idea Ashley was filming them, so they danced like no one was watching.

Christmas 2015

This is the first Christmas I have put on the blog in the last few years.  There are so many pictures it is always overwhelming to go through them all.  But I promised myself that this year would be different.   So here it is.

We can't talk about Christmas 2015 without mentioning the preschool parties.  Gracie has watched the below videos no less than 500 times each.  She is obsessed.  She is very much the little performer.

Porter and Fisher at their party

Christmas Grahamsy

Love my little guys

Gracie takes a swing post her Christmas party

bored? take selfies

Christmas Eve in Chicago.  Carols & Cocktails with some old friends

This tree was huge, this photo doesn't do it justice.  Good job mom and dad!

Mom and Graham

There is a trend of these four people being in photos without one person who doesn't cooperate

Surf & Turf!  These lobsters were delicious.  I have come to conclusion when eating lobster in the midwest the source of the lobster makes or breaks the meal.  

Hanging Christmas morning in our Christmas jams

Gracie basically wore this sparkle Santa hat all season long

Help me! Help me!  She is attacking me.  Again.

The Carreras family visited from California, Graham liked Nick's hat

Kids of some of my favorite people.  From left to right, Charlie & Jack Schreiber, Charlie Carreras, Gracie, Fisher, Davis Gillig, Sloane McCutcheon and Graham

My favorite high school peeps Jenny, Alexis, Katie, Donielle

The favorite peeps and their families, representing, Chicago, Michigan, California and South Carolina

Graham in the Christmas bucket.  I have the same photo of Fisher and Gracie.