Memorial Day Weekend

Friday, as mentioned in the previous post, we had our usual pizza and a movie night!  Always a good family time!

Saturday, MJ was wisked away to Grandma's for the day.  He went to see Great-Grandma Stanley & Uncle Dennis, and then visited with Mimi (Great-Grandma W).  Of course Grandma and Grandpa W got some QT with him too!

While MJ was away, Mike did some work in the morning, and then went golfing.  Jennifer came over with Jace for a few hours, and we also caught a short visit with Tanya when she droped off some Pampered Chef items.

We ended the day pretty low-key.  Mike was exhausted, so we ate a quick dinner, and then crashed while watching Bride Wars.  I actually stayed awake to the end of the movie, but Mike didn't!  I was out not long after that though!

Sunday we packed up and went to the Brookfield Zoo.  Yikes, was it crowded!  Mike and I were pretty frustrated and spent by the end of the day, but we did think the zoo was nice.  It was so big, and there was so much to do, so we missed a lot, I am sure.   I wouldn't mind going back again some day, but we need to pick a non-holiday weekend next time!

Monday we had our own little mini-cookout at home.  Mike worked a bit in the morning, but he was home in time for grub!  After lunch, MJ and I met up with Grandma Willings and saw the parade downtown.  MJ loved it, but he really doesn't like loud noises.  So I held my hands over his ears through most of it, because of the sirens, horns, and loud engines.  I really need to remember ear plugs or ear muffs for him when we go to these things!

After the parade, we went back home to get Daddy, and headed over to Grandma and Grandpa K's house.  While there, the ice cream man came by, and we proudly gave him our business.  MJ got a cherry flavored batman on a stick.  Gotta love it!  After our nice visit with them for a while, we headed home, and called it a day!

Now, here is what you have all been waiting for...pictures!  You know I have some!  LOL!  These are all from our trip to the zoo.

The big attraction this year was the Dinosaurs Alive!  exhibit.  This gave us a taste of what we would see later!


Since MJ loves dinosaurs, we went straight to them, before doing anything else!






After the dinosaurs, he spotted the playground.  When your child asks so sweetly, "Pleeeeeease??"  you can't say no.



Finally, we saw some animals!  It IS a zoo, ya know!










Our little animal


Don't you love how he cooperates with getting his picture taken?


Grubs, anyone?



We ended the day at the butterflies exhibit.  Beautiful!  MJ loved this too!  He was so good, and didn't mess with them!







And I leave you with my favorite shot of the day!  Love this boy!!

Movie Night

I am making these entries more so I can remember which ones we have watched than anything else. Trying not to duplicate! So you can skip over these posts if you like!



This past week's movie was "Jungle Book 2" Next week should be "Bambi."

Movie Night

This week's feature film will be "Mary Poppins."



Instead of ordering a pizza, I will be making a pepperoni loaf. It basically pepperoni and cheese rolled up in a refrigerated pizza crust, and then baked. Yummy!

Mother's Day

Thought I would post a couple of pics from our day.  Hope everyone had a terrific Mother's Day!  Especially those of you that are celebrating it for the first time this year!!

Chicago

We left Friday afternoon to travel to Chicago, to see Thomas the Train, Live on Stage at the Sears Centre.  Technically, it was Hoffman Estates, not Chicago, but we traveled through the city, and enjoyed the sites (and traffic!).  Once we got to the hotel, I realized I had forgotten tickets.  Ok, I only realized it because Mike asked me if I remembered them.  D'oh!!  So I frantically made some phone calls, and they were able to have our tickets available for us at will call.  Phew!!!  That could have been ugly, because after Michael found out what we were doing, that was all he talked about!!

Anyway, crisis was averted, and we spent a couple of hours at the Cabela's nearby.  Boy, was Mike in heaven!!  We bought a few items, including a new coat for Michael.  It has a dog print on it, and he absolutely loves it.  He refuses to wear any other coat now!

Ok, on to the pictures!

Jumping on the bed like the Traveling Gnome!



Here's MJ waiting for them to open up the lines to get in to Thomas.
 

Found our seats!  Now we wait....




The stage


On with The Show!!  Sir Topham Hat, introducing the star!



It's Thomas!!



And friends...







And after having some lunch...he's OUT!  (Notice the new rain coat)



Us being goofy, trying to get a family shot!



We had really hoped to visit the zoo, but we were all pretty cashed out, and decided to schedule another trip to go to the zoo another weekend!  What a fun time!!

Weekend Preview

Anyone that knows anything about Michael, knows that he loves Thomas the Train!  He has the coolest track and trains that he plays with everyday.  It has been almost a year since he received his first engine, and I swear I thought he would have grown tired of them by now.  Nope!  Not even close!

This weekend we will be traveling to Chicago to see Thomas the Train, live on stage!  Michael has no idea, and I know he will be excited!  If we have time after the show, we may hit a zoo or museum too.  But we will have to see how it goes.

Since we will be leaving Friday, and spending the night in Chicago,  we will be missing out on family movie night this week.  Well, maybe not.  We might take the portable DVD player, and maybe watch it in the hotel room.  But it's not a big deal if we miss it.  (This week's movie is Charlotte's Web)  I am sure there will be many more movie nights that will be sacrificed for something equally or more fun!   As long as we are spending time together as a family, that is what is important!

I hope to have lots of pictures to share when we return!!  Have a great weekend, Everyone!!