Chicago

We finally made it back to Chicago this May to visit all of Michael's family and introduce Claire to the fam. What a fantastic trip. We had so much fun but really needed to stay about a month to get in all of the visiting and sightseeing that we wanted to do. Even though it was only a little over a week, we did get to do and see so much. We spent time with both sides of the family (The Ryan's and the August's) and even stayed a night in the city with our good friend Kevin. We took Claire to the Shedd Aquarium, the Field Museum, the Adler Planetarium, Millenium Park, and other various places of interest around Chicago. I don't even know where to begin so I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.

Family Photos

A family photo with the Przybysz clan...

The Ryan clan at Michelle and Nick's engagement party (congratulations you two!!!)...

The DeLira Family (including Jack the Beagle) with Claire. Thanks again for letting us stay with you guys!!!

More family photos...



In the City with Uncle Kevin

Spending the day in Old Town...

Claire and her daddy outside Wrigley Field in her new Cubs t-shirt...

More photos (including Claire's first ride on a Chicago city bus, gotta love the CTA!)...



Shedd Aquarium, Millenium Park, etc.

Claire loved the Aquarium and Michael had fun capturing photos of the sea creatures. Here is a nice shot of a miniature seahorse...

Chicago's new Millenium Park was definitely one of the highlights of the trip. We loved the water feature and the "Bean" sculpture. Here is the fam in front of the Bean...

And more photos for your viewing pleasure...



Well there is the summary of our trip. We can't wait to go back, but in the meantime, we love visitors!!! Thanks again everyone for letting us stay and for all of the gifts for Claire, we really appreciate everything. Can't wait to see you all again!

The First PEPS Birthday Party!

May 18 was Miss Allegra's 1st Birthday party. She is the first of the babies in our PEPS group to turn 1! The party was at Carkeek Park here in Seattle and was on the most beautiful day in May. As you will see in the slide show below, trying to get all six babies to sit still long enough to take a photo is extremely difficult, but we tried!!!

Leavenworth and the Gould/Runnerstrom Wedding

In April we traveled to the east side of the Cascades to attend the wedding of Miryha Gould (our good friend and fellow Geology major from Central Washington University) and Eric Runnerstrom. The wedding was held at the Chateau Faire Le Pont Winery in Wenatchee, WA on April 27th, 2008. It was a beautiful wedding and lots of fun to catch up with old friends.

Here we are with the bride and groom and the Barson's...

The August Family...

Mamma and Claire...

We also got to spend the weekend with the Barson's in the Bavarian Village of Leavenworth, WA. The weather was nice so Jenn and I and the kids strolled around town and down to the Wenatchee River while John and Michael played 18 holes at the Icicle Creek Golf Course.

Everett, Claire, and Sophia posing for a picture...

Claire in the park with the Bavarian style buildings in the background...

Everett wasn't too sure what to think about the river...