LETTING GO OF WORRY

Last Wednesday the boys and I set up shop in our Explorer and headed up to visit the Fergusons in Naperville (aka Pleasantville) and Deirdra downtown. I always LOVE making the trip up there because Matthew adores Griffin and Owen and frankly, turns into a grown-up little person!

PLEASANTVILLE

Since I was a bit lagging in my posts last week (I was completely distracted by the phenomenal surroundings of Naperville) I'm catching up today!
Griffin, Owen, Lauren and Deirdra opened their door to us so graciously and really gave us a great week!!

THE END TO HARRY POTTER

Two summers ago, Matt and I decided to take up a new hobby: reading together. While we were on vacation at Lost Lake -- a quiet cottage in the middle of nowhere in Michigan -- I grabbed the newest Dan Brown book from the Lodge's limited but sufficient library. While Matthew napped, he and I headed out to the lawn, sat in the hammock and read aloud. It was awesome! Just sitting there together, using our imaginations and having discussions on our latest theories on what was to happen in the upcoming chapters.