Catch-up

Hey everybody! So we were finally able to upload pictures from the past 3 months so we have a little sharing to do. We'll save you the boring details and just post them because we know some of you have been waiting to see these.

As for currently, Allen has his last week before spring break, so he's been pretty anti-social these past few days. Contrary to common belief, he's actually been diligent with his work and not using study as an excuse to not to hang out with friends! It's been a couple of weeks since he's been able to sit down and play guitar, so he's looking forward to getting together with his buddies to a jam session or two...

Liz and Garrett, we played Twister...not as fun as we remembered playing with jr. high crushes, but I don't think we'll bother heeding your strategical advice next time.

This last Thursday, Chicago had one of the nicest days this year (about 52 degrees), so Allen ditched his one class and went to work with me! Driving their family's car and taking Ruthy (my Thursday baby) to 'play group' and driving around with a 'baby on board' made us feel like old folks. It was a neat little adventure nevertheless. We spent some time at the Lincoln Park Zoo and realized we won't be counting on Allen to watch our kids while we're at the zoo, he gets easily distracted by the animals...

These past couple of weeks have also been a time for visits from friends. There's no question of our Chicago pride, so we always enjoy showing others how awesome city life is. Olivia came in from Southern California for a couple of days and loved every minute of it. I finally got the opporrtunity to go see Wicked, because I wasn't going to go alone (Allen wouldn't go without a trustworthy approval). Loved it! Here's a couple pics for Olivia, I have more to send.

And one last little visit we got recently was from one half of the Chandace duo. It was great to see Chad as we went on a little expedition to the north side and checked out Aloha Eats, a little Hawaiian grub. De-lish! (shout out to our fav. tv host...RR). Then we ventured next door to Molly's Cupcakes. A $4 cupcake, are you serious? If anything, the Sock 'Em Bop 'Em Robots was worth what the cupcake wasn't. A heated battle, but Chad was the victor. 'Good-night'!

"Nature!"....'Gou-let'