turning 4, take two

the second celebration took place in chicago.

we had a great time visiting

hansy & gigi,

grandaddy & grandma,

amy & mike,

ashley & aaron,

kristen & danny,

betsy & frank...

and, of course, sweet home wrigley.

 

 

and, of course, a post just wouldn't be a post

without a touch of ShuaCam.

this time, Wrigley Field Style.

turning 4, take one

the first session of turning four

took place here at home.

the north cousins were in town, 

and we had the pleasure of hosting LaLa

the night before & the day of

Shu's Fourth Birthday.

hilarity ensued.

 

ShuaCam, as usual, reared its usually entertaining

(though often unflattering)

little lens...

the day wound down with a favorite pastime:

trains.

(thanks, great grandma!! he LOVES this set!!)

bubbles!

thanks for the fun and games, maggie and jorie!

1st day of school!

little man's backpack- complete with Santo's #10. (thanks, mike!)

turning into the school :)

miss barb, helping the backpack into its rightful position.
when she opened the car door to retrieve shu, he said, "well, hi there."
she said, "i'm miss barb, what's your name?"
to which our little gem replies, "uh, miss shua."

and off he goes.

the drive home

admittedly, there is much to catch you up on.

the shu turned 4, we had an influx of North cousins, 

a trip to chicago-- complete with Cubs game.

but, let's have a backwards dinner, shall we?

(remember those? man, i thought we had it made the nights

mom let us "get away" with dessert first.)

i'll begin by saying that our child is the best road tripper i know.

i feel badly for those whose children don't dig the ride.

we experienced that for a trip or two,

but for the last few years,

the shu has been a fantastic backseat roller.

and, when the going gets long,

and the Shu-Mama combo a little slap happy,

gems such as these pop up.

hope they make you giggle :)