Back Again

It's been awhile....so allow me to indulge a little bit into what has been missed.

At the end of May we had our first official visitors in our new home: The Anderson family.  Dave's parents, his two sisters, his brother and his wife, and four grandkids all arrived in Naperville to party for a week.  It was a blast to have them all here and be able to show off my home turf and our new home.

 we started off their trip with a visit to Giordano's deep dish pizza.  Obviously. And a tour around Down Town Naperville.

we celebrated Steve, Dave's brother's, birthday.  Mark got really into the party. :)

we also went swimming....

to the brook field zoo

the cousins, Jacob, Caleb, and Parker

Mark and Dave, heading to see the polar bear display (one of our favorites)

Chi-town

      more cousins, Parker, Jacob, Jeremiah, and Caleb

for dessert Dave, Steve, Stephanie, and I stayed in the city and had a date night at the top of the John Hancock building. This picture with Steph and I was taken from the ladies restroom, known as the best view of the city--I must say it is an AMAZING view.

Thanks Andersons for coming out to the mid-west.  We loved having you.