Indian Summer

The last month has been much warmer than normal, so we’ve taken full advantage, knowing what is to come once winter hits. A few Sundays ago, we threw the boys in the stroller and headed to one of the parks in the neighborhood (hence the khaki pants and polo shirts – we were lazy that day and didn’t change them out of their church clothes).

I usually change into comfy clothes on Sunday afternoon, so I was in my sweats :) Have you ever gone on one of these things at the park that spins you around and accelerates as you’re going around? Ohhhhhh I was dizzy and a little bit sick afterward.

So was Ben :)

On another day, we headed to the beach last minute with a few friends. It was probably 90 degrees (which is crazy hot for September in Chicago) and super humid, so the kids were all about playing next to and jumping in the lake.

Charlie and Evelyn were really cute playing together.

Eli makes me laugh. I guess I need to buy smaller swimsuits for him?? His just don’t stay up, despite that I tie the string as tight as possible. It still slides down… :)

My skinny little Charlie – he may be extra skinny, but he’s a strong little guy.

He just needs to EAT!! I hope his lack of eating phase ends soon. He always eats breakfast, then a little less for lunch, and even less for dinner. With a few snacks throughout the day, usually an apple or some crackers. But not enough to technically ruin his appetite for the next meal. It’s crazy to me how little he eats.

Eli was lost in thought watching the seagulls -

Ben came home from work and biked over to the lake to meet us. Our kids love being swung around (probably not great for their arms/sockets, but so far they seem fine).

Ben couldn’t stay long because he had a meeting, but the kids and I hung out at the beach until a storm started rolling in. The boys were oblivious to the looming bad weather, and Eli was out in the water when we first saw lightning (which freaked me out and we got the kids out of the water right away – I didn’t even have time to get a shot of them in the water :)

Looking for rocks to throw -

As the sky grew darker (not obvious in these pictures, but it got REALLY dark and ominous), I realized that I was stuck taking the kids home in the bike trailer (since Ben left with the car). I quickly packed up our stuff (with help from friends) and biked home faster than I have ever biked before. I had the rain cover down on the trailer, so I couldn’t hear the kids fighting inside (so nice!) and my legs were BURNING as I rode uphill. My friend Khania followed me home with her car to make sure I wasn’t hit by lightning (or by a down tree – the wind was blowing so fast). I was so relieved when we made it home before the storm really kicked in! And glad we snuck in one last beach day before fall really appeared.