oh, chicago, you wear me out

as a kid,  

on one or two of my less than stellar days, 

my nana used to say to me:

"Dear, Dear, Dear,

you Wear Me OUT!"

it was always said in her gentle Nana way,

but as a parent now...well...

let's just say i appreciate her restraint.

chicago can be similar.

though, instead of being less than stellar,

it is Very, Very Stellar.

particularly now that we have 2 family units to visit.

so many pictures, people. so many.

several posts are in your future.

this time round, we went to the north household first.

cue: stevie, LaLa and the ever-present Logie. 

as my somewhat L-less son says,

"yots and yots of fun!"

our little logan. i really, really love this kid.

fishing with aunt katie

tossing rocks with the cuz

gorgeous LaLa

steven (who may or may not have just scared those geese into the water)

shu and the fish i caught, reeled 2/3 of the way in, freaked, and sorta tossed the pole to katie, who then reeled the poor thing in, unhooked him and tossed him back into the drink. thanks, sister. i really wasn't prepared to catch one :)

a little baseball

getting the hang of the tee. or T? anyone?

practicing the future baseball card stance

these kids were capturing outlandishly sized amphibians.

dear heavens. joshua's face says it all.

he braves the touch! i, friends, did not. shocker.

the true love, rocks hurling through the air. (water optional.)

SO

RIDICULOUSLY

CUTE.