A Memorable Memorial Day Weekend

This year we decided to take a mini vacation over Memorial Day weekend. We headed up to Naperville, IL (a suburb of Chicago). Matthew has cousins all throughout Chicago area so we had the chance to see almost all of them. We stayed with the Malesich clan. They have 4 kids (6, 8, 10 and 12). Levi has tons of fun with them. He even slept in the boys' room while we were there! This is one of those things that makes you realized they are growing up. He had a hard time falling asleep the first night, but after that he did pretty well. I hope to continue this trend in the future.

While we were there, Rachel got her first experience with a pool. That is when we discovered that we gave birth to a fish. She LOVED the water. If you took her out of it, she would squirm until you put her back in. She had the biggest smiles on her face! She didn't even fuss when she got splashed.


Levi also had a first experience. Matt helped to teach him how to swing on the big swings. He did really well. He even started to pump his legs to get the swing going more. This is a scary transition for me. I know you have to encourage them to advance in these things, but it is hard when they are first learning. Good Luck Levi :)

Wrestling with his cousins.

Getting some good air.

Hey! Where did everybody go?

She has made peace with the grass.

She will even crawl in it and try to eat it.

What is that shadow in the background?

Alyssa and Levi

Ryan and Levi.
They were quite the pair this weekend.

Buddies: Levi and Dylan

All aboard the fun train!

(And not to leave Joey out)
Joey and Rachel