More family time

Since Lucas and I were in Utah and stayed with my sister for 6 weeks we got a lot of family time with my side.  Too bad we had been in Utah for three weeks before I got the camera out.  Here are some random pics:

Cutie-Zander

Lucas and Ben having bath time fun

Lucas loved those hulk hands. I did not.

Ben and Matt

Lucas loved spending time with his uncles. Matt, Lucas, and Ben

Mom and me

I love cousin love.  I hope this is how Lucas and Ben will be  together.  Kate and Bronson are 6 weeks apart in age.

Resch Family Party

We were also able to party with Ned's Dad's  family.  We had yummy food, good times, and lots of cousin time.  Lucas had fun running after and playing with all the big boys and their toys.

Lucas wants to be like these silly boys

Lucas got lots of love and help from his older cousins

Poor Alyssa and Olivia love so much it hurts

Grandpa and Jenna

Mark and Grandma

Two month Vacation to Chi Town

Everyone keeps asking me if we have any trips planned, and I keep telling them that I am taking a vacation to Chicago. It would seem easy enough and pretty low key none of that pesky packing and flying. Well, it has been action packed, so much fun, and exhausting. Thanks to everyone that visited and went on vacation with me now I am so bored. To anyone that didn't visit you have ten months and since winters are so long you really only have 5 months so get it together we would love to have you and I miss the go go go.

So starting on June 26 we had our first visitors, Mom and Dad and then on August 13 we dropped of our last visitors, Johnny and Louise. In total we had 28 visitors. Here is a list of all the visitors in chronological order of arrival.
1-Mom and Dad
2-Meredith, Mike, Marissa, Annika, Connor, Bronson, and Zander
3-Karen, Ken, Jeremy, Austin, Morgan, and Eric
4-Matt, Emily, Rebekah, Kate, and Ben
5-Karen, Ken, Jeremy, Austin, Morgan, and Eric again
6-John the dad, Lindsay, Sam, and Meag
7-Mary and Nady
8-Darlene
9-Louise and Johnny

While everyone was here we were going none stop here is a list of all that we did.
1-Cubs Game
2-Outlets shopping
3-Aquarium
4-Greek town
5-Field Museum
6-Taste of Chicago
7-Millennium park Fountain
8-American Girl place-Lunch with the dolls (Girls)
9-Lego Store and Museum of Science and industry (Boys)
10-Six Flags
11-Picnic at the point
12-Swimming
13-Beach a couple of times with Emily's family
14-Millennium park Fountain again (Lucas's favorite)
15-Chicago Children's Museum
16-Architectural Boat tour
17-Museum of Science and Industry
18-The Dark Knight
19-Shopping Magnificent Mile
20-Wicked
21-Top of the Hancock tower
22- Architectural Boat tour again
23-Field Museum again
24-Magnificent Mile Shopping
25-Wrigley Field
26-Flea Market and Ikea
27-Antique Stores
28-Museum of Science and Industry
29-Cubs Game
30-Second City Comedy Club
31-White Sox Game

It may be more exhausting writing it than doing it. There are still probably a dozen things I would still like to do in the city. I am just waiting for more visitors. On top of all of this I went to about 20 different restaurants and there are still a ton I want to try. So needless to say it was busy. The first two days after everyone left I just laid on the couch and read. Here are some pictures of the first group of visitors. I will be posting in increments.

Silly Rebekah and Kate with crazy Uncle Ned

My sisters and I. Maybe not the greatest picture, but they are two of the greatest friends I could of asked for so I wanted to post this. I cried when they left. I miss you guys a ton.

This was the only way to get them to look at the camera. Morgan, Annika, Connor, Bronson, and Marissa

At the top of our apartment building. It is 37 stories high so it no Hancock building, but it is pretty exciting for a couple of kids from the burbs. Connor, Morgan, Annika, and Marissa

Play area at Six Flags. Austin was such a great help with Lucas. I am sad that I did not get any pictures of Lucas with Jeremy and Austin. Lucas pretty much followed them everywhere. He thinks they are the greatest which they are.

Bronson, Connor, Zander, Annika, and Morgan

Lucas and Ben. They did not really play together, but whenever they saw each other for the first time in a while they would smile so big and point at each other.

Picnic at the Point. Lukey and Dad.

All the kids. It was so much fun. Lucas loved having so many play friends.

The whole family. Wow we are getting old, but still gorgeous.

I think that we are in trouble when these three grow. Can you believe that Zander is seven months younger than the other two. Glad he can finally sit up. Lucas, Ben, and Zander.

Lucas loves a good slide.

Fountain at Millennium park one of his favorite things to do.

Cubs game with Mom and Dad. I wonder who we are cheering for.

At the Aquarium. Meredith, Zander in the Ergo, Connor, Bronson, Annika, Marissa, and Mike.

Aquarium. Me, Lucas, Annika, and Marissa

Lucas at the water park at six flags. He went down the slide to fast and I didn't catch him. He is not too happy. Sorry.

Two of the three musketeers

While we were in Utah it was so nice so Bronson, Lucas, and Ben spent an hour outside and here are some of the pictures I got.  They were so cute they played "pattty-cake" and "soo big" it was so funny.  Now all these guys need is their little buddy Zander.  We wish he would hurry up and at least learn to sit up.

Playing so big (lucas doesn't really know what is going on)

I think they love having Bronson pushing on their heads

Playing patty-cake.  I think that Lucas is trying to sing along.

Trip to Utah

I know what a surprise that I have finally done a post. Lucas and I had so much fun while we were in Utah and we loved seeing family. I miss everyone so much so this is just a peek at all the reasons I miss Utah. Plus I have the cutest nieces and nephews in the world.

Lucas with his newest best friend, Zander. This little guy was the reason for the whole trip and he was worth it.

The princesses all dressed for their royal ball, Annika, Rebekah, and Kate. I was a little offended that I was not invited especially since I have my very own tiara.

Marissa, Connor, Annika, Monkey, Lucas (eating Captain Hook's hand-very rude), Bronson

Bronson since you could hardly see him in the last picture

The elusive Cameron refused to let me capture him on film so this is the best I could get.

Cade what a doll

Lucas and his oldest best friend, Ben. This is the first of many pictures of Ben and Lucas on this blog and I am sorry but I think that they are so darn cute together. Also I want you to take note of how Ben smiles every time a picture is taken pretty amazing for a 9 month old.

Zander again. For those of you who have only seen that picture Mike sent when he was first born you need this picture to really see what a cutie he is.

Lucas and Ben (notice the smile)

Lucas and Ben (a little smile)

Lucas and Ben (Smile). I know what you may thinking "Does Melissa ever comb Lucas's hair?" Well, the answer is "Yes", but it is just like Harry Potter's hair and there is no way to keep it from going crazy. Please remember this with future posts because it just keeps getting worse.

This is darling Olivia who declared it will be more fun when Ned comes to visit. I think that she is right he is way more fun than me, but I like clothes and makeup more so I think she was still glad to see me.

Uncle John, Cade, and Lucas. This picture was taken after Cade through himself on the floor because he was so unhappy that his dad was feeding another baby. It was one of the cutest/funniest things I have seen.

Baby Lucas is Sooooooo Kooooot I love him!

This blog is dedicated to Bronson. While we lived at Meredith's every time Bronson saw Lucas this is what he said "Baby Lucas is so cute I love him". Bronson literally said it every time he saw him which was probably 15 times a day. It was so cute I could tell it was just something he felt so strongly about he could not keep it in. Anyway that is how I felt about this picture and I imagine as soon as Bronson sees it he will probably make the same declaration. I miss Bronson so much he really added a lot to my day.

This is Bronson and Lucas when Lucas was only about 8 weeks old. What a great cousin!!