Summer living downtown

Typical Day in FSQ

 Dinners on the patio with our friends....

Bubbles in the car on the way to school

European Soccer at the nearby stadium

Summertime in the City

Summer has been a busy one! So busy Mama has forgotten to update you all on our adventures. So bear with her as she rolls out a couple of posts to highlight the first half of our summer...

Getting dirty...

Going for a ride exploring downtown

Shennanigans

Emmett showing his street cred

 One night Mama and Daddy got all swanky and went out to paint the town in honor of the Zoo for Zoobiliation.

Helping Mama get ready

Zoobilation 13' "Prom picture"

It was a perfect evening of eating, drinking and celebrating the zoo.

Our own zoo. Emmett really loves Page.

This year also marked the return of our neighborhood's Italian Festival. This event is hosted just blocks away at the local Catholic Church.

No goldfish this year....

Gun-slinger!

 It has been a very mld and lovely summer around here. We have tried to just take time to just enjoy life.

Let's Go Fly a Kite!

Not quite crawling yet...

Elias is a Lego-maniac!

A couple of barre monkeys

How could you not love these monkeys?

End Days of Summer

Sorry Folks for being tardy on our summer adventures' posts. With Super Baby's arrival quickly approaching, we are trying to get in all our last minute fun and well, Mommy has been VERY tired. So here's a little recap of our end of summer fun as the weather turns cold and the leaves turn colors outside.

Giving kisses to his brother

Elias wrote Mommy a letter. Apparently he wanted someone else...

 Elias has taken a VERY strong interest in super heroes. Everyday he is someone new: Batman, Spiderman, Captain America.... He loves to dress up in a cape and display his super powers.

We went to the Latino Festival and got our Spidey face on..

Watch out, it's Batman!

 At our neighborhood picnic, Elias got to sit in Fire Engine No. 3 and pretended he was a real fireman.

This year we walked again for the Annual Hemophilia Walk. We had a great turn out and met our fundraising goal. Thank you Hiking for Hemos!

Elias' babysitter got married and we went to her wedding. It was a perfect evening and great fun was had by all. 

Hiding in Chey's dress

Summer was great, but we are sure that Fall will be Super! Stay tuned for some Halloween treats and our new little monkey.

Sprucing Up the Barrel

Since our Indiana summer has been quite the hot doozie and Mama is in full nesting mode in preparation for Super Baby, we have been completing some barrel improvement projects.

First Up: The Kitchen. We have realized that our kitchen needed a bit updating for function (welcoming another boy) and style (to inspire Mama when she works on providing healthy meals and working on her blog).

BEFORE:

We wanted to do away with the cracked white tile as well as add a little protection along the lower cabinet wall. We also needed more seating for our expanding family, not to mention Daddy's dream of having some local craft beer on tap.

AFTER:

We also began working on a Super Room for Super Baby.

Meanwhile Elias has been spending time getting out to the State Fair and he started Preschool this week as well.

Starting Pre-school this week!