A big thank you to the firefighters at Oak Brook Ladder #94!  Emily and so many other children had a great time taking part in the “Touch- a- Truck” event at Graue Mill.  When you are a little kid, being able to sit in the driver’s seat of a REAL fire truck is such a...

GO, BEARS, GO! We are big Chicago Bears fans in this house.  I follow the Bears on instagram and these really cool photos popped up of murals painted around the city celebrating the Bears and the league’s 100th season. https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/bearsart/ Isn’t this art awesome?! So fun, so colorful, so BIG! Since yesterday’s game against Denver was...

Farm Beauty.  Both my girl and the gorgeous country setting we found ourselves exploring last night. Too big for the toy tractor? No way! I think if she could, Emily would have ridden that gem all the way home.  And the darling little boy is my great-nephew. Is he not the cutest?!  We spent a...