On August 23rd Mike's office treated all the employees to a day at the Brookfield Zoo as their annual family picnic. They had a great catered lunch in a new pavilion area near the carousel and treated us to the Dolphin show and children's zoo (these are usually extra fees once inside the zoo).
Matthew spent the day in a giraffe hat -- De La Rue gave all the kids an animal hat for the special day -- he was just the only one who wanted to wear his.
Maggie and Maguire spent the day like this most of the time. I do have 2 double strollers and they do serve different purposes, much to Mike's dismay -- I do not regret purchasing this side-by-side version for outings like this. It folds up to the size of two umbrella strollers and holds up to 50 lbs on each side.
We sat in the front row at the dolphin show and got splashed a bit when they jumped up right in front of us. Having seen wild dolphins just off our boat in Mexico this summer, we parent's just weren't very impressed with the show....it's okay...it's all about the kids, right!!!???
The highlight of the day was the fountain area in the special event pavilion where we had lunch. It was after we ate that the kids discovered this fun place to play -- kudos to mom for bringing extra clothes for the twins, they were absolutely soaked!
Mason has the craziest expressions sometimes!
Maguire just enjoyed himself so much. It brought tears to my eyes just to see my kids having simple fun on the hottest day of the summer.
More silly expressions from the dimple boy!
Mitchell wasn't even too old to get in on the fun -- either that or it was just so blazin' hot that he didn't care anymore! Two days later on Mitchell's birthday at a waterpark, it was almost cold-- barely 75 degrees at the warmest part of the day. Post to follow....
Maguire - what a doll - he's really developing his own unique personality about now. He just loves to laugh.
Mason and Maguire nearly crashed because Mason refused to open his eyes as he ran through the water.
Once again, an outing with no photos of Maggie. This was the only one for the day. I've developed such a complex about taking so many photos of my only precious daughter and not many of her brothers that I've recently missed taking ANY photos of her. She is a doll and I will work on balancing my subjects!
This day was near the end of the road for the division of "De La Rue Cash Systems" who transferred us here to Illinois almost 4 years ago. Mike's division of the company was sold and is now called "Talaris" which just doesn't roll off the tongue like "De La Rue" but it's still a good job and he's really enjoying the challenges he's been given to work on recently. He is a Senior Consultant and Key Account Manager to US Bank. If you're curious about what his company is all about sometime, check out their website at www.talaris.com.
Matthew spent the day in a giraffe hat -- De La Rue gave all the kids an animal hat for the special day -- he was just the only one who wanted to wear his.
Maggie and Maguire spent the day like this most of the time. I do have 2 double strollers and they do serve different purposes, much to Mike's dismay -- I do not regret purchasing this side-by-side version for outings like this. It folds up to the size of two umbrella strollers and holds up to 50 lbs on each side.
We sat in the front row at the dolphin show and got splashed a bit when they jumped up right in front of us. Having seen wild dolphins just off our boat in Mexico this summer, we parent's just weren't very impressed with the show....it's okay...it's all about the kids, right!!!???
The highlight of the day was the fountain area in the special event pavilion where we had lunch. It was after we ate that the kids discovered this fun place to play -- kudos to mom for bringing extra clothes for the twins, they were absolutely soaked!
Mason has the craziest expressions sometimes!
Maguire just enjoyed himself so much. It brought tears to my eyes just to see my kids having simple fun on the hottest day of the summer.
More silly expressions from the dimple boy!
Mitchell wasn't even too old to get in on the fun -- either that or it was just so blazin' hot that he didn't care anymore! Two days later on Mitchell's birthday at a waterpark, it was almost cold-- barely 75 degrees at the warmest part of the day. Post to follow....
Maguire - what a doll - he's really developing his own unique personality about now. He just loves to laugh.
Mason and Maguire nearly crashed because Mason refused to open his eyes as he ran through the water.
Once again, an outing with no photos of Maggie. This was the only one for the day. I've developed such a complex about taking so many photos of my only precious daughter and not many of her brothers that I've recently missed taking ANY photos of her. She is a doll and I will work on balancing my subjects!
This day was near the end of the road for the division of "De La Rue Cash Systems" who transferred us here to Illinois almost 4 years ago. Mike's division of the company was sold and is now called "Talaris" which just doesn't roll off the tongue like "De La Rue" but it's still a good job and he's really enjoying the challenges he's been given to work on recently. He is a Senior Consultant and Key Account Manager to US Bank. If you're curious about what his company is all about sometime, check out their website at www.talaris.com.
2 comments:
I really can't believe how huge they all are. It makes me feel so old. I don't even know if I would recognize Mtthew if I saw him somewhere without you all?! Time flies when we are having fun. What's happening with the house?
Hey Mercy! I found your blog, and I'm so glad I did! I can't believe how grown up your kids are - and I don't think I've ever even seen Maggie and Maguire. They are so sweet, that Maggie and those long eyelashes are going to break some hearts :).
Glad I stopped by, I'm excited to check back often.
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