Vegas
For Janie's birthday, she flew out to Las Vegas with her mom and spent some time touring local national parks
Rebecca's Birthday
For Rebecca's birthday, Janie made a Barbie cake, complete with Barbie impaled on top.
Fine Arts Festival
Thomas had a piece of his artwork on display at the annual Southside Fine Arts Festival at Neuqua Valley in the Spring.
Memorial Day Parade
Alex marched with the Gregory Middle School marching band in the annual Naperville Memorial Day parade.
Thomas' Birthday
Janie made Thomas a marble cake for his birthday in August.
Pathways to Eagle
Thomas and J. R. camped out at the Bolingbrook Village Hall as part of the annual Boy Scout Pathways to Eagle event and Thomas tried his hand at ice skating.
Starved Rock
On a sunny August day, we took a drive down to Starved Rock State Park to do some hiking.
First Day of School
Rebecca began her first day of preschool at Schaumburg Christian School, the same school her brothers had attended in their youth.
Halloween
Thomas dressed as a colonial soldier, left over from our trip to Washington, D.C. and Rebecca dressed as a her favorite princess, Aurora, as the two of them went trick-or-treating in the neighborhood.
Alex's Birthday
For Alex's birthday, Janie made a key lime cake for Alex, his favorite, and he invited his friends Scott and Matt over for a night of video gaming.
Cub Scout Christmas
For our Pack Christmas meeting, the Pack decided to do a Christmas cake walk, where each family created a Christmas cake and then these were exchanged between families. We had purchased a cake mold for creating a Christmas train, so we decided to make a train as a family as our cake for the giveaway.
