One of Those Nights

You know how when you've been really looking forward to something how disappointing it can be when it's not all you thought it would be?  I feel that way about my new computer.  I saved for a year and finally bought the coveted MacBook and I am really aggravated with it.  Things that worked once don't work anymore and I can't figure anything out.  It's very frustrating and having a 4-year-old whine at you and ask you a million questions does not help your mood.  Anyway, it's just been one of those nights, which is really a shame since it's Friday and beautiful outside.  It would've been nice to go for a walk had Izzie not gone to bed at 5:30.  She must be going through a growth spurt, but we've hardly seen her this week.  I think I need a really great week to make up for the last few.  

I'll try to get back in the swing of posting on here.  We had a rough couple of weeks, so there wasn't much to post.  

Busy Weekend

This weekend was a pretty busy one for us. We started with swim lessons on Saturday morning. Mackenzie is in preschool I and is learning swimming basics. Now about 15 minutes after Mackenzie's lessons started, Izzie had not only her first swimming lessons, but also it was her first time in a swimming pool. She did very well and didn't even fuss when I put her underwater for a second. I did feel bad for her though because they pool wasn't as warm as it usually is, so she little feet were a little purple and her chin was chattering a bit, but she did very well.



After swimming lessons we had we had a fairly relaxed afternoon. Mommy went to a Stamping Up party with some of her friends while I stayed home with the girls. Izzie took a very good nap while I played with Mackenzie and Grandma and Grandpa Ragsdale even came over for a while!

Today (Sunday) we went to JC Penny's and got Izzie's 6 month pictures taken, Of course Barb and I had a difficult time choosing which ones to get because they all turned out so well. As soon as we get a link to the pictures we'll make sure to share it. After pictures we ended up going to Tom and Sherry's house for lunch to visit with them and to see their new puppy, Oliver. We weren't done yet at this point. We made our way to Hillside for the 2nd birthday party for our friends Abigayle and Michael. We finally made it home around 6:30 with two very sleepy girls in the back seat. Now we get to watch the Bears game and they are even winning right now 7-6! We hope everyone else had a good weekend and hopefully it wasn't as busy as ours!

Labor Day

Wasn't it a great day today in the Chicagoland area?  Upper 80's and hardly a cloud in the sky.  My nephew has recently taken up the game of golf so we went and played 9 holes this morning.  We even walked and didn't get a cart!  Later on in the afternoon we all decided to go for a walk to the local park.  Here are a few pictures from the park:

I hope everyone else had a happy and safe Labor Day!