Happy 4th of July!

Had a fun time at the Belvidere 4th of July parade & fireworks last weekend!  They switched the parade route from what they normally do...so we were at the beginning of the parade instead of the end and the girls got TONS of candy, the little sandwich baggies I brought were overflowing into Daddy's cargo pockets of his shorts! It was tons of fun!

Our Day at the Shedd Aquarium...well, not really

Kim & I took the kids (minus Ben) downtown for free day at the Shedd Aquarium. After paying $16 to park we discovered that there was a 3 hour wait to get in to the aquarium.  So...we rather than spoil a beautiful day...we improvised!  We had a picnic in the harbor and watched the water & boats.  Then, we looked at a map and saw the Buckingham Fountain was just a half an inch away! :-) So, we walked through Grant park to the fountain.  I think it was the LONGEST half inch those kids have ever walked! LOL But, we made it and it worth the walk.  The wind was blowing the fountain and cooled us all off with the mist.  It was refreshing!  Lucy did stand in the mist for a long time and ended up completly soaked! But, she wasn't complaining about being hot!  Then we walked back to the Shedd (still a 2 1/2 hour wait) and enjoyed some popsickles next to the Lake.  We finished the day by making it back in time for Kohlman & Ben's baseball game where Kohlman made a great hit, that became a homerun which won the game and put their team into first place! The girls really enjoyed their special day with their cousins even though they didn't get to see any cool fishies!

Superhero Day at the Discovery Center

Well, the girls were being very good helpers at home and as a reward I told them we could either spend the afternoon at Playworld or the Children's Museum in Rockford.  They picked the Children's Museum and I'm so glad they did!  There was a special exhibit going on all about Superhero's!  It was really neat! The girls made capes, masks, did a superhero obsticle course, got comic books, did suction cup target practice, got tattoos and solved a crime and caught the bad guy! It was so much fun!  We did get stuck there for an extra half hour after they closed because a really bad storm rolled in while we were there.  All in all, great day!

Cheer Camp

Emma absolutely loved her week at cheer camp!  Here she is with some of the girls and the cheer leader counselors.

Crazy Hair Day

Today was crazy hair day at cheer camp for Emma. Tomorrow is the last day and they have a little performance that I'm going to miss because I have to work this weekend...totally bummed. I hope that Sean is able to take video!  This is Emma & her friend Mallory, so cute!

                                    

Dance Recital

Well, the girls Dance Recital was absolutley darling! Papa Witz and the entire Alfredson family came to support the girls! We are blessed to have wonderful family & friends for sure (many were there in spirit & prayer)! Lucy stole the show as the cutest one in her group (although, I may be a tad biased!). And Emma had 2 routines...one ballet and one jazz (with hip hop infusion). The ballet number was excellent! The girls (especially Emma) got a little mixed up during the jazz routine. We finished the night in style with ice cream at the Sweetery! (And then straight to the tub to wash the glitter away)