Summer Vacation Day 4 (Superman Birthday)

Isaac James Krosschell celebrated his sixth birthday on June 22, 2008. As he requested sometime last year, we celebrated at Grandpa & Grandma's house in Michigan.





For the first time, Isaac was able to read his own birthday cards.



The Lego Store came through with the gift of the year.



Jacob is counting the days until his birthday.

Summer Vacation Day 3

Uncle David graduated from Northwestern University School of Music on Saturday. We all attended to witness the end of his 15-year adventure.

Nice purple robe with pink accents, Doctor.





Foreshadowing a Doctor Jacob 25 years from now?

Summer Vacation Day 2

On day two of our trip, after a night at the Elmhurst hotel-waterpark we met Grandpa & Grandma Krosschell and Aunt Sara & Julia downtown.



Isaac and Jacob enjoyed the Lego Store.







The boat tour of the Chicago River and Lake Michigan (the big lake) was the boys' first boat ride. Taking the El train downtown also a first for both of the boys (and mommy.)





There are even pirates in Chicago. Scary!

Summer Vacation Day 1

Isaac anc Jacob, accompanied by their parents took a short family vacation last week to Chicago and Michigan. Here are the highlights in four parts.

Nancy and I visited the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois when we lived in St. Charles 10 years ago. We took the boys back to see their new children's garden, designed by Hitchcock out of Naperville, and this hedge maze.

The boys and Mommy with the bug explorer books, and a bit of shade.

Treetop climbing ropes.

An exhibit of 10 large wooden insects had Isaac and Jacob just as excited as the childrens garden.

Help, we are trapped in the Morton 'Arnor-etum,' as Jacob puts it.

They were pretty cool.

Day two to come.

Volcano Part Two

We finished our volcano project today.




Nancy had to use the carpet cleaner, but all worked out well.


Eruption

Volcano Part One

Daddy gets to re-live 4th Grade through these little fellows.


Paper mache is fun. It's messy and its allowed.


Place your strips carefully.


Waiting for it to dry takes forever.


Tune in tomorrow for a video (hopefully) of the eruption.

Hot Summer Already

The boys got out this afternoon and made the best of the hot weather.


Some protection seemed a good idea.


Didn't work so well though.