our absence....

For those of you, my avid blog followers, we've been gone. Gone from life in a sort of way. Surviving. You see, I am a routine person. I like some change, but when it gets overwhelming, there are many things that go... blogging is the first! But alas, I am inspired by all the blogs I read. So here is what you've been waiting for!

these special people came to visit!

we love these people so much! {its like family that you just don't have enough time with}

it was filled with a trip to the zoo, a boat ride, cubs game, yummy food, playgrounds and lots of quality time!

we could swap daughters and no one would think any different.... it's the hair!

Brian got his big city trip in, and it will last him at least 10 years ;-).

such a bad idea... boat ride with the kids...

one of the summer highlights! wrigley field

i am a bandwagon fan, Lauren is not!

Justin says he would be a season ticket holder if we lived close... but we are not sports people.

they played their hearts out four days straight!

and I used their SUPER cool stroller... I may have had stroller envy the whole time they were here!

we had so much fun. our summer highlights were spending time with people we love, and we're so glad they belong to our "club".