Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Thursday, October 6, 2011
ONE YEAR OF BLOGS
The very first blog post on here was when we went to Wagner Farm and that's where we went again today. It has been a year since the first post and as a tribute, I made a video looking back at all the fun we have had in the past year since our first post was written. ENJOY!
Our first blog picture
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
Apple Picking 2011
We went apple picking this year!! Last year we waited too long to go and all the apple were already picked before we could get there. We had planned on going to Kuiper's but they only have apple picking on the weekends. So, instead we went to a place called Pine Apple Farms. Clever name...they sell apples during the fall and Christmas Trees in the Winter. It is not a huge farm by any means, maybe an acre of apple and another 3 of trees. It s run by an older couple who were absolutely in love with the girls. Especially their oh so appropriate outfits...thank you very much. This will definitely be our traditional apple picking farm from here on out. The girls loved it here. A ton of trees had lower branches they could reach with no assistance and they picked every apple we got. Yes, some of them were spotty and looked like a family of worms had moved in them, but THEY picked them.
ALL OUR APPLES
Friday, September 16, 2011
We visited a different Children's Museum then usual. The Dupage Children's Museum has some great exhibits! The giant "Lite Brites" were our favorite. There is also a giant wind tunnel you can walk inside of and the girls and Luca thought it was hilarious. The wind exhibit had so many hands on things that the girls needed no assistance with at all. Everything is on their level, which isn't always the case when you go to a children's museum. A lot of things end up being a bit too tall for them. I would highly recommend this place. It's not right around the corner but it's worth the drive.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Museum of Science and Industry
We took advantage of free admission day and went to the museum. The girls loved it there and were surprisingly interested in EVERYTHING! Being just shy of 2 I didn't know what to expect but they stopped to look at anything and everything. We would talk about what color the object was, or identify it. The toy factory exhibit was closed, so we will have to go back when it's open. 
Friday, September 2, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Choo Choo Restuarant
ALL ABOARD!!! Today the girls got a special treat for lunch. We went to the Choo Choo Restaurant in Des Plaines. This place has been around forever! I used to go when I was a little girl. The whole draw to this place is that a train goes around the counter and brings you your meal. The girls loved watching the train go in circles, I thought Clara might be in a trance. She barely ever took her eyes off it. Magda on the other hand, loved the train too and shouted "choo choo" every time it came around, but she was much more interested in telling the little girl sitting behind me to "sit down" because she kept peeking over the booth to our side. It was so cute. Thankfully Magda did what the parents should have. It wasn't a pleasant dining experience with a 5 year old about 3 inches form the back of my neck. All in all though the girls were troopers. This place doesn't take reservations and is packed all the time. Luckily we only had to wait for 15 minutes. That's a long time for a toddler and a 5 month old to wait, but they were very well behaved.
Sprinkler Fun!
Last week Clara and Magda got to try out a sprinkler. It was supposed to be a rainbow that shot water down, but after many unsuccessful tries at getting it to stay upright, we ended up putting it on the ground and let the water squirt up. Magda put her face right in and thought it was hilarious. Clara was a bit more cautious and preferred to just stick in her toes and hands. Here are a few shots!
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
August Summer Fun
The girls had a fun day full of swimming and playing with chalk. Magda is doing so well swimming with her floaties and Clara enjoyed playing at the stairs with all the fishes and pool toys. After the breeze became a little chilly for the pool, the girls drew with chalk and ended our day at the pool with a nice big popsicle turning both of the their mouths a lovely black color.
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