Sadly our Marquette rendezvous this week was cancelled… We are disappointed, but we are enjoying the Chicago summer weather and making alternate bbq plans closer to home. We are attending one tomorrow and another one possibly on Sunday. Also, fresh off his win at the ginger cookoff last month, Chris is a last-minute entry in a bbq sauce contest tonight at our neighbors’ so wish him luck (7/4 update – he won by a landslide even though neither of us voted for his sauce – congrats are in order again for the master chef!)
We had a fun outing to Ms. Julie’s year-end music class last weekend with Grandma, and Maeve is enjoying being back in Ms. Tisa’s music class for the summer. The highlight of this week was the glorious morning Maeve and I spent at a new pool in Skokie yesterday. We went with our friends Sarah and Olivia and the girls had so much fun splashing in the zero-depth (like a beach!) toddler end of the pool. I couldn’t resist an urban photo shoot this morning as Maeve and I did some shopping after music class in Lincoln Square (photos in the gallery). Little Miss Independent was working hard on her jumping skills today!
We are gearing up for a 4th of July parade in the park tomorrow morning and a patriotic celebration at the Andersons’ home in the afternoon. We hope to fill the rest of the weekend with additional fun outdoor activities like the Zoo, the Green City market, and we may even get back to that great pool! Happy 4th of July and have a safe and fun weekend…
Congrats, Chris!