A Heart of Gold

Reilly had her 2 year follow-up for her PSD and ASD heart procedures. She is perfectly fine!!! No more cardiac appointments needed. Yeah for Reilly.

One Hot Harley Couple!

Go Nana!...Go Papa!...

Reilly's 4th Birthday

These first two are from her actual birthday (22nd). She got all the "Fancy Nancy" stuff we could find! She also loved her Princess Clara Barbie!

The rest are from her family party...which was after her Kid's Party (see next blog entry for pics)...And yes, she knows how spoiled she was and couldn't stop thanking Daddy and I for a great birthday! She loved all the presents and was so excited to have two parties

Reilly's Kid's Party

Reilly had a "kids" party at the Dupage Children's Museum in Naperville, IL...www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org. She invited a few kids from the neighborhood and one from school (and of course Devin - the boy I babysit). Everything was great and the kids were so good. Reilly said it was her best birthday ever (not that she can remember too many ;0)

Her theme was Lion King...and yes, I made the cake!

Armageddon BBQ

Armageddon is the name of Jim's old softball team and his old flag-football team (of which I played two seasons before getting pregnant). We had a BBQ as a sort-of reunion to get everyone back together. It was fun and the girls had a blast with the 20-some kids that were there. They also liked how Jim's friends gave them tons of brownies! The baby is Carli Elizabeth Sawallisch - Billy's new baby.

We had a little gazebo and banquet tables and a kids pool set up...didn't take too many pictures though. OOPS!

Papa's Birthday Party

How do you like my cake?!!! Golf themed cake for Papa...I had fun making it!

Montgomery Fest

Petting farm, Pony rides, amusement rides...fun!

We only got to stay an hour or so because a down-pour started. We ran, but still got soaked!

When we got home the girls wanted to jump in puddles!

So much done...so little space! Canada 2008

Lots of time in Grampy's pool!





Omega Park! The girls fed carrots to Deer, Ebecks and Wild Boar...yes, Emily too! "Grampy is a crazy (golf cart) driver"...says Reilly.


Raspberry picking!


Cosmic Adventures!



Watching mommy skate with Bryan...enjoying hot chocolate with Auntie-Kathie and Uncle-Peter


Museum of Civilization






Seeing where mom and dad got married


Where did Emily go? Petting dogs...cats...hugging strangers...pouring water on her head...jumping in pools...a completely different child!

The four amigos...Hannah, Norah, Reilly and Emily

Thanks Granny...now we have two hats to embarrass mommy with! Emily and Granny are best buds forever


Bryan was such a good sport...took such a beating from two little girls...but was the best big-cousin two little girls could ask for...teaching magic tricks, letting them chase him, making bubbles in the pool, reading books, whatever they wanted...Bryan was always willing to do...even play princesses! What a cousin!