Blog Fan Appreciation Week (2 of 5)

Welcome to Day 2 of our little picture-fest! The third week in June was all about fun and friends!

Our lovely friend Roxy came to visit! The boys love her to death and she's perfectly awesome with them. We were so glad to see her and have lots of adventures.

 This isn't the best angle, but there is a yard a few blocks from us with a sweet little Koi pond. Levi loves to check out the fish and little waterfall.

Little Jane made another visit and with their TV time limit reached they found another open venue...

 "Whatcha watching guys?"

 "I want to see! Is that the documentary on "Second Child Syndrome" that I put in my queue?"

 She's got him wrapped around her finger...

 Tigue on the other hand decided to catch some zzzzzzz....

 After another fun day with Jane; everyone was sad to see her go...

Time for that mid-week beach day! 

Hello, beach toys and sand!

"Tigue, you have a little bit of sand on your face..."

 The next day was just some time to chill and be snuggly...

Tigue had no complaints!

 Tigue sporting the 70s shorts and leggings

 After a day of R&R back to hanging with friends...

BABY ELI!

 "Ah, refreshing"

 And after a week of friends... time for a WEEKEND with friends!

We got the pleasure of having little John and Grace for the weekend!

 And you can't have a weekend in Chicago with out a beach day!

 Which of course includes some digging...

 And showing off...

"Have you seen my beach ball?"

 No more sand and happy faces

 Time for a little rooftop relaxation therapy

 What an awesome weekend!

Thank you to all the friends that visited that crazy week back in June. It was a lot of fun and made life easier for Jenny and the boys as I spent part of the week in New York for work. It was great to see all the laughs and smiles that were had and come home to a "calmer" version of my family and lots of great stories! Have a lovely evening all and we'll see you tomorrow!

"This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends." ~ John 15:12-13

Blog Fan Appreciation Week (1 of 5)

 "It's about time you show more of my cute face Daddy!"

You're right Tigue, it's been TOO long. But trust me this was simply "a malfeasance for malfeasance sake (Dwight - the Office)." Therefore, I have declared this week Blog Fan Appreciation Week! And yes, as the title hints that means five updates over the next five days! Now, you maybe saying to yourself, Casey, come on, you can't even updated the blog more than twice a month, how are you going to update it every day this week? Well, if you're a true fan, you have to believe!

The plan will be to take a look at the last five weeks, one week at a time starting with the week after Tigue's birthday. We got an awesome surprise in Uncle John's visit before he headed to North Dakota to start his career in Chemical Engineering!

 Levi and Tigue's little friend Jane heard that John was in town and just had to see what all the excitement was about... she was thrilled...

 Levi has taught Tigue the ways of the "shoe fetish"

 Our three-flat has a rooftop deck over the garage; Jenny and the boys love to spend quality time up there in the afternoon. Tigue likes to yell!

Week nights are always best when I get to hang with my dudes!

Tigue and Levi love the train, especially climbing on everything!

 "Me too, Daddy!"

A rare moment when the boys are this close and nothing is being pulled or poked...

(and no tears are flowing)

He really does...

"Is there something stuck in my teef?"

And, there you have it, the week before Fathers' Day! I hope all you Dads had a wonderful Fathers' Day weekend and thank you blog followers for your patience. We really appreciate your time, loving words, and visits! Have a wonderful day tomorrow and I'll "see" you again tomorrow night!

"For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience." ~Romans 8:24-25