Rachelle & Charlotte, Oak Creek, WI

Rachelle & Stephanie, Oak Creek, WI

Back: Jacob, Tessa, Caitlin, Gavin, Brice. Front: Jessica, Kayla
My brother had a barbecue at his house on Saturday. I took the Amtrak up to attend. Amanda and maybe Richard (?) have done a lot of work on their yard these past few years and it’s [...]

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Stephanie, Hamlin Park, Lakeview, Chicago

Stephanie, Hamlin Park, Lakeview, Chicago

Hamlin Park, Lakeview, Chicago

Jessica, Hamlin Park, Lakeview, Chicago
On Memorial Day my brother’s family came over for a visit. We were going to go to the Notebaert Nature Museum, we tried, but Lincoln Park was so crazy today. We drove around for a half hour and there was [...]

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On Saturday I hosted a cookie party. My mom, sister-in-law, cousin, nieces, Dallas’ aunts, and some of my girlfriends all came over. Each brought several dozen cookies, which we laid out and sampled over the course of a few hours.

I served some baba ganoush (Dallas and I love the Whole Foods brand of it [...]

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El Tinajon, Roscoe Village, Chicago
I took my brother and his family to the local Guatemalan restaurant, El Tinajon, for dinner when they were visiting. I like it because there are some traditional Guatemalan dishes you can get, but there are also some pretty regular Mexican dishes if that’s what you prefer. See the menu here.
The [...]

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Jessica :: Montrose Beach, Chicago

Jessica :: Montrose Beach, Chicago

Stephanie :: Montrose Beach, Chicago

Stephanie & Dad :: Montrose Beach, Chicago

Stephanie :: Montrose Beach, Chicago

Stephanie & Jessica :: Montrose Beach, Chicago

Stephanie, Mom, Jessica :: Montrose Beach, Chicago

Richard :: Montrose Beach, Chicago

Milo :: Montrose Beach, Chicago

Kelly, Tessa & Jeff :: Montrose Beach, Chicago

Tessa & Rachelle :: Montrose Beach, [...]

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