Monthly Archives: July 2012

so long, farewell

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thanks for the good times this summer, chicago. here are some of our trip highlights in photos,

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the roof top park in our building

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cooking camp!

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sailing on lake michigan

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zoo camp performance!

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and the park!

its been a great time, but we are always happy to be home in phoenix. next stop: first grade!!!!! stay tuned for updates πŸ™‚

the fort

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what do you when you don’t have a ton of toys? build a fort of course! and then redesign and rebuild the fort. about 128 times.

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this is the current fort. i’m not allowed in as there is a sign that says “piracy plese” on top of it, but i was able to snap this shot without officer halle arresting me,

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evidently there’s a lot of top secret things happening in there πŸ™‚

i’m a lotta sweaty

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oh how we miss the dry heat! it has been unbelievably humid the past few days! and on a recent trip to the park both halle and carter were dripping with sweat. so much so that carter insisted i take a picture, πŸ™‚

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due to the humidity and heat they only lasted about thirty minutes at the park but here are a few other pictures from the day,

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on the water

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no trip to chicago would be complete without a sail on lake michigan,

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there were great winds and waves and even a sprinkle or two of rain – it all made for an amazing sail day!

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there’s nothing like seeing the skyline from the lake – even if you get caught in the rain in the process! πŸ™‚

and we’re back!

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chicago, we have returned!

back to zoo camp – carter was so happy to see that SIX of the camp teachers from the past two summers were back again this summer.

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back to bulls in the middle of the street. πŸ™‚

and views like this from our rooftop deck. the new place is small, but in a great location. so far the weather has been great – low 80’s with low humidity. we’re hoping to sail on lake michigan this weekend if the weather holds out. we do miss phoenix – not the heat, but certainly our family and friends. πŸ™‚

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