Isabella's First Dance Recital - May 28, 2014

Isabella has been taking dance class once a week every month for the past eight months at her school with Priscilla School of Dance. Every Monday, they practice dance for an hour. Bob and I first signed up Isabella for dance class outside of school when she was 3 years old and I can remember taking her to class every Saturday and she just stood there and didn't move for an entire month. Bob and I decided to take her out of class, perhaps she was not ready or did not want to, even though she said she wanted to. Fast forward two years to the age of 5.....this little girl GLOWED this evening. And I don't know who was more excited. Everyday, she would wake up and say..."MOMMY, How many more days until my dance recital?!" So the countdown began. And as each day passed, I continued to get more and more excited for her because she was excited. All dressed up in a royal blue outfit, she danced a total of 2 songs but the length of the show did not matter. She glowed from ear to ear and couldn't stop smiling as she stood before her friends and family. I could see it in her eyes, that it meant the world to her that her friends and family were there. And that is what matters most in life, right? That your family and friends are there for you. Thank you to all that came out this evening to see her and her performance. I know you may have had a long day, traveled far or perhaps traffic was bad, BUT you made her DAY, WEEK AND MONTH! Thank you. She was so excited and thankful that she did not want to go to bed : )

Celebrating 100 years and White Fence Farm

On Saturday, we ventured up to the city and made a day of it. Bob had received Cubs tickets through work that were right behind home plate and it just so happened to be that the Cubs were celebrating 100 years. 1914-2014. The girls have been to several White Sox games but never to Wrigley Field. Before hitting the game, we stopped at D'Agostino's pizza where they all had pizza and I enjoyed a nice, grilled chicken wrap. There was a train that kept circling the ceiling and the girls were quite amused with that. After pizza, they enjoyed a snow cone and off to the game we went. Neither girl seemed interested in the game, but Bob and I enjoyed it as we devoured a bag of peanuts with the girls. And of course a game would not be a game, without cotton candy! The Cubs were playing the Milwaukee Brewers and the Cubs ended up winning! Yes! Giselle was toast by the end and fell asleep in the car. Isabella was of course, five alive as always. On Sunday it was such a beautiful day, that we all decided to have a picnic in the park. My idea of a picnic is packing a cute little basket filled with yummy goodies and spreading out a blanket. Bob was craving White Fence Farm fried chicken though. I remember my grandparents always getting that chicken but I didn't recall eating it or what it even tasted like. I have not ate fried chicken since December 2010. I remember the date so clearly because I was pregnant with Giselle and told Bob I had a taste for fried chicken, so he took me to Brown's. Hours later, I could not stop throwing up and Bob said I think it's time to take you to the hospital. I had got food poisoning from that fried chicken while pregnant and they ended up admitting me to the hospital, where I spent almost 2 days recovering. Bob was initially in the room with me but then he had to go home because he started throwing up like crazy and had also got food poisoning. So I'm still trying to get over the whole fried chicken experience. I have had a craving lately for Popeyes, but since Bob wanted White Fence Farm, I took one for the team. We picked up the chicken which came with cole slaw, corn fritters and French fries. Once at the park, we spread out a blanket, took our shoes off and enjoyed lunch. Afterwards, the girls played for hours and we enjoyed the beautiful day. What is my review on White Fence Farm? Chicken was DRY. GREASY. Not crunchy. The corn fritters were SOGGY and so were the French fries. Cole slaw? Not that exciting either. Overall YUCK! I think I will stick to my mom's fried chicken OR popeyes the next time I want fried chicken...which will be like a year from now : )

Mothers Day 2014

Mother's Day is a celebration honoring mothers and motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society! I couldn't have asked for a better Mother's Day! I got to spend time with my mother & father in law, sister & brother in law, nephew, my mother & father and my kiddos! When I woke up, Bob asked me what I wanted to do and I said, let's go for a hike! So we did with Baxie. The girls enjoyed picking dandelions and I equally enjoyed sneezing, as I failed to take an allergy pill! All in all, it was great to relax and take the day off : ) We followed it up with lunch and a great dinner with my parents. Here are some pictures from the day..... Hope you all had a BEAUTIFUL day!!