William's Light Saber

William has officially been introduced to Star Wars! At first I was a little hesitant because of his age but we talked about responsibility and bad vs good, which is an interesting subject to speak about with a 3-almost-4 year old. He got his first Light Saber this past weekend. We were proud that he chose the blue one, which is used by good guys Obi Wan Kenobi and Luke in the early movies. I can't believe what a BIG boy he is these days! Chris is loving it, of course!

On Monday he could not wait to tell his teachers all about his new Light Saber and even drew a picture of it. I will post some pictures of him playing with his light saber soon.

Light Installation

We recently visited the Cloud Gate in Millennium Park to check out the art light installation. It was opening night and the snow and city lights created quite the scenery.



William had a blast chasing the changing lights all around!

Train Ride

William and Daddy went for a train ride in the city. Of course William loved it and even got to ride on for free!





Waiting for the train with Daddy!

Shedd Aquarium

Last weekend we headed to Chicago for some fun in the city. Our first stop was the Shedd Aquarium to see the fish! William was excited to see the sharks, jellies, sea turtle, and tuna fish.

Checking out the Jellies.



This is one giant jelly!



Looking for Nemo...



Pushing some buttons and making friends.



William loving the sharks!



Looking up at the sea turtle, it was hiding in the corner.



Lucky William took home a souvenir - penguin slippers! We really love penguins!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Wishing all our family and friends a very Happy Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Fun!

William had his Valentine's Day party at school today. I helped planned the last two parties and kind of wished I had signed up for this one too! The kids did some fun Valentine's Day crafts, played Valentine's Day bingo, and passed out Valentines to each other.



So sweet!

Pajama Day!

This past Friday, it was Pajama Day at William's school! The children could also bring a favorite stuffed animal or blanket. This past Christmas, GG Laverne let the children pick a favorite stuffed animal from her collection, and William chose Lamma (a stuffed lamb).



She is definitely his favorite sleeping buddy these days!



William has a little Lamb, who followed him to school one day!