bike the drive!

Unlike last year, we had plenty of sunshine for Bike the Drive. Maybe a little too much sunshine. The first 45 minutes or so were cool and peaceful, and then the sun came up and whoosh! We rode into a giant wall of heat. Everyone around us was making surprised noises too, so it wasn't just us. From that point on, it was a pretty hot ride. We even got to meet up with Mark, Katie, Linus, and Leo at the south stop on the lawn of the Museum of Science and Industry and ride the last leg with them, which was really nice.

Speaking of nice, this time we stayed at a fancy-pants hotel right in Millennium Park! It's probably the only night we will spend sans kids (unless we get unexpectedly lucky in the babysitting department) for the whole year, so we made the most of it by going out to dinner and meeting my Aunt Chris and Uncle Bob for drinks the night before the ride. Chris and Bob rode too, which made us feel like our years of talking this event up to anyone and everyone may finally have paid off. Now I'm looking for another fun ride to do this summer, hopefully with Bethany, my Aunt Janis, and cousin Dylan, and whoever else I can persuade to come along!

365 project: week 21

This week: Max's last soccer game; Bethany and Klaudia pay a visit; water fight!; Henry does some campaigning; Greta feels safe with Charlie outside; and Henry shows off two of his favorite things: a rock and a necklace.

365 project: week 20

This week: Baseball practice starts!; Max is chill; I find some ruins and an unexpected butterfly on my bike ride; the boys take over the toy box; Henry falls asleep at the wheel; Klaudia is bored; and the boys hang out at the fire station.

liamville, a school assignment by liam

                            Liamville

 -    Birthdays: We celebrate by eating ice cream, cake, and candy.We eat this stuff outside, but you must bring your sofa out to eat.This also includes if you're going somewhere that is not at your house, this means you'll have to pack your sofa.

-    Population: 100,100,000

- People: 1,999,000

(It will be even more crowed then China!)

- Holidays:We watch TV till 10:00,p.m.,to 12:00,p.m.,so most people prefer to sleep the day before so they don't get so tired that they fall asleep, because you will get arrested if you fall asleep during that time.  

- How many stores there are: 100,000 stores for all those people.

(Some people say you can't look around without seeing a store.)

365 project: week 19

This week: Outdoors in Indiana; Papaw has a box of brand-new friends; Klaudia pole vaults in sectionals; and Liam finally gets his new glasses.

365 project: week 18

This week: Liam chooses his first pair of specs; soccer (surprise!); Liam and Henry relax while Max is thoughtful; I clown around with Max; the big boys climb a tree at Grandma and Grandpa's house.