Saturday, January 2, 2010

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays from Chicago!

It has been awhile since we have written, so sorry.
Since last time, We went to Columbus for Kevin and Michelle's Wedding, Nanna and Danner have visited, Grandma came to visit, Jeremy's show has opened, Lawson and Mommy took a trip to Des Moines Iowa where he met the whole Guisinger family, and Christmas, and a trip to Denver and New Year's. Quite a bit, not to mention a trip to the Shedd Aquarium, and the Museum of Science and Industry. Busy Busy Busy.

Our time here in Chicago is winding down, 14 days to go! We are looking forward to coming home.

Here are some photos from the last few months:

On our way home from Columbus:




At the Shedd Aquarium:


Meeting Santa:
Before


After


Christmas Morning:




In Denver:





Sunday, November 1, 2009

Fall in Chicago

Well it is getting chilly here in Chicago. We have been having some nice days but a lot of rain. Every once in awhile we have a sunny fall like day. They seem to be landing on Sunday which is nice since it is Jeremy's day off. Lawson is getting more and more active and lively. He is scooting all over the apartment. He is not yet crawling but he is scooting quite quickly. He really likes to go after Nougat and Hoss. Here is an example of his scooting:




We took Lawson to the park for the first time. We put him on a swing. He wasn't too sure if he liked it. It almost put him to sleep a couple times. When we started to swing higher he lightened up a lot. We even got a couple giggles.
Here are some photos from swinging and the park:








Winter is coming quickly we are sad to say. Soon we will experience Lawson's first snow.

Monday, October 5, 2009

6 Months!!

Lawson is 6 months old. We can't believe that he has been here for half a year. It has gone by so fast. This weekend our good friend Melissa was in town with her fiance Aaron. We went to Millenium Park, it was rainy all day but we toughed it out. On Sunday we went to a pumpkin patch with some friends of Melissa and Aaron. It was a windy day but we did have some fun. Lawson has not slept through the night once since we have been here, so that is no fun, but we are getting closer to sitting up on our own.
Here are some photos from our weekend













Monday, September 21, 2009

Lincoln Park Zoo 9-20-09

YAY the Zoo!!

We went to the zoo yesterday on Jeremy's day off. The Lincoln Park Zoo is one of the last zoos in the country that is free to the public. And though it was cloudy the rain stayed away until we left. Though Lawson did manage to sleep almost the entire time, Jeremy and I had fun. We realized that Hoss is not only part Lama, and part deer but he must have a little Kangaroo in him as well, making him a Kangalamadeer Chihuahua. We had a nice time walking around, we were going to visit the Botanical Gardens but alas it started to rain. Maybe another day.
Here are some pics from our day-

Daddy & the Lion


Big Tractor


Eating Lunch


Mommy & the Warthogs


Lawson and Daddy


New Zoo Hat

Friday, September 18, 2009

Chicago Week 1

Hello all, well we have survived week 1 in Chicago. We are 95% settled. We went to a Cubs game the other night. Lawson's first baseball game. And needless to say he did not have fun. He spent the whole night like this:

He cried and cried and cried. We think he was upset because he wanted to see the Yankees but ended up seeing the Cubs.
Our Condo is coming along. It is still small but we have managed to be a little creative, and it is pretty livable. Here are the views from the condo:
Wrigley Field

Sears Tower


The weather is starting to turn to fall here, which is nice. There is a nice park very close to the condo which I will try to take Lawson to often.

We are going to go to the Lake this weekend so there will be some new photos after that. Otherwise here are some photos of Lawson from our going away BBQ and his new high chair.

Lawson and Mike Pitzer (Jeremy's Boss)


Yum Watermelon






A Boy and his Worm

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Chicago Here We Are

Well we have made to Chicago safe and sound and...tired. Not Lawson, he slept for 14 hours. Jeremy and I are running on fumes. He did so great on the drive. Mostly because we drove overnight to not screw up his sleeping schedule. It worked, he is sleeping soundly in his pack and play. We are getting settled into our very small condo. The whole place is the size of our living room in Maplewood, but we will manage just fine. We have a view of Wrigley Stadium and we can also see the Sear's tower. I will post photos soon of our great neighborhood and our little place.