ARGH! We are Pirates!

The Field Museum was had a special exhibit on Pirates ~ We didn't have the time to tour it (or the extra mula;) but we did take some fun pictures with the pirate props in the main hall~ I think Brandon and Gigi make for the most authentic pirates...Hayden and Sawyer are just too nice like their Mom ;)

My Kind of Town...Chicago is..

First stop...The Field Museum ~ We spent the better part of our first morning on vacation exploring the Field Museum. We had a great time and we enjoyed having "II" come along on our adventure.
I was especially excited to go with the kids to a museum that reminded us of our favorite movie "Night at the Museum" I knew that Sawyer would be excited to see "Sue" the largest T-Rex skeleton. Sawyer pointed out the Kinkajou right before we lost him in the South American Animal exhibit ~ Not a good moment ~ BUT we were very proud of him in that he found a security guard and explained that he was lost ~ Our 5 minutes of terror felt like forever! We were so glad to be reunited with our Baby B.
Sawyer and I were missing Rosie the turtle at home so we made ourselves feel better by trying on the Mommy and Baby turtle shells in one the interactive children's exhibits.

Hayden up to bat ~

Hayden has really enjoyed baseball this year ~ Brandon is the assistant coach ~

Gigi Plays Ball!

Garland has been enjoying the Y's Rookie T-Ball league ~ We had fun buying a pink glove, pink bat and a pink batting helmet ~ Together we decorated the helmet with all kinds of fun stickers featuring her favorites including High School Musical, Hannah Montana and the Disney Princesses~

School's Out for SUMMER!

Both our boys had a wonderful year at school ~ They both had EXCELLENT report cards and Hayden was named a Magnificient Mathematician at the end of the year awards ceremony ~

Jackson Lee Schneider ~ Born June 4, 2009

We were so happy to meet and welcome Katie and Phil's new baby boy ~ Here are just a few of the almost 200 pictures I've snapped over the first 10 days of his life ~ I am definitely in-love!

Gigi is our Children's Champion!

Garland was named on of Nationwide Children's Hospital's Children's Champions during the Annual Children's Miracle Network Telethon on Channel 10 ~ Gigi along with her whole family had the opportunity to be interviewed on LIVE tv on the morning of Sunday, May 31 ~ We had a good time and we were all pleased that Gigi shared her celebrity with her family ~