Saturday at Papa's

Now that my grandfather is in his 90's my dad and uncles have decided that every birthday is a special celebration and we will try to join him for everyone. A group of us went to Papa's shul in the morning and watched be honored with an alyiah and other honors. Of course, Papa recurited Craig to get Kichel and coffee during the service. Afterwards we lunched at Papa's house where he fed the dogs my mom's oatmeal cookies. They wouldn't leave him alone for a second...smart puppies!! Enjoy the pics!

Girl Scout Tribute to Achievement Dinner

The relationship began for this event, 4 years ago. Now I've come to recognize the girls, watch them grow up, and have become a familiar fixture in the event. My contact has left but I hope the relationship continues and they keep adding more and more events to my roster. This year, newscaster, Theresa Gutierrez was the MC of the event. You'd think an Emmy winning newscaster would know better than to ramble on about how her life was better because she wasn't allowed into the girl scouts (she was too young and needed to be a brownie). It was definitely embarrassing but the girls were cute as always as they hustled cookies and tried to get people to sponsor them for camp. Dessert was brought to everyone by Sara Lee and I snapped a pic of the cake and the CEO, Brenda Barnes. Enjoy!

People Time

From spending the afternoon trying to give a screaming Jack his bottle to a Valentine's dinner with a sick and cranky Sylvia, here is an array of pictures. Enjoy!!

The Twins' First Birthday

We were cordially invited to the birthday party for our friend Dave's adorable twins. The party was out in the burbs but we don't get to see them often so it was a real treat. A little Dave and a little Kristi having fun at the party.

Josh & Talia

Our friend Josh had just proposed to his girlfriend Talia and they settled on a date in December for their wedding. Knowing full well that they are now asking friends and family to travel to Chicago in the dead of winter to see their nuptials, they thought it would be fun to play along with the cold Chicago winter. We originally wanted a skyline in the background but mother nature had other plans. The picture they used is the one that is black and white with color only in the hat and scarf. Enjoy the pics!

January Brunch

So, I guess I'm a little behind on my blogging...whoops. Back in January, right after NYE, we had Jeremy, Gerri, Sylvia and Jack over for brunch at our place. It was the first time on record that we have actively seen Jeremy play with our pooch, Sadie. Had to catch the moment. Craig read Sylvia a story and Jack relaxed on our living room couch. A very relaxing morning. Enjoy!