Enjoying a Friend's Backyard

It's always a treat when we go to a friend's house with a backyard! We went to Rebekeh's house yesterday and her husband was kind enough to fill their baby pool with warm water. I did not come prepared with a swimsuit, but we borrowed a swim diaper and Eli was in heaven!

Eli loved their selection of outdoor toys too.

He had a few scary moments where his slippery bum slid forward off the seat (and his chin was stuck on the steering wheel, very sad), but for the most part he really enjoyed this car.

He went back in the pool a few times, so I just left him in his swim diaper the whole time. He looked pretty funny in shoes, diaper, and hat.

He loved beeping the horn on this tractor too.

Aarah and Eli on a Warm Summer Night

This was taken at a get-together last weekend. You may not be able to see it on the small version of this picture, but Eli and I both have a nice shiny glow from the high, high humidity that day. It was stormy that afternoon and the bugs were out to get me... I have so many pesky mosquito bites from that night! I love Chicago in the summer though - everything is lush and green and you almost forget how miserable the last 8 months of winter were :)

(A friend emailed this picture to me, and I thought it would be fun to post since I am usually the one taking the pictures.)