fun fridays

we took an adventure {or that just might be our life}. we rode 14 miles along chicago's greatest attractions. and it was fun. we were hot. but still, lots of fun.
we went to Buckingham Fountain.

took a picnic. played hide-and-seek in the bushes. relaxed.

when you aren't actually riding the bike and are a passenger in the trailer, you have lots of energy, when your parents have none!

some of us attempted to walk....

l.o.v.e.

took a venture over to the famous BEAN

you can see how we roll. about 20 feet in length. two and a half peddlers.two riders and a sweet 4-year-old who does gymnastic poses on her tag-a-long {no, not joking.at.all}.

then we went to the fountains. you can see pierce in the corner of the tower. and behind you can see the images of faces that flash up on the fountain walls.
it was super fun. i was just thankful no one broke a bone while we were there. it was slippery and there were a few falls.
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there were LOTS of people splashing. this is what you do in the city, when there are no swimming pools around.
and super daddy was the one to venture out with the big kids, while little T and i stayed back to climb in and out of the bike trailer.
i let my kids spin bike tires around, go ahead and judge its great entertainment.

laundry.city.one.year.later

There are a lot of random things to this post. Mostly because I find myself reflecting on things I would have not thought would be the current place i find myself and also getting laundry done and of course, life in the city. So I digress.

Almost one year ago today we moved to B-Town for Justin to begin Law School.

In some ways it has been a lot of what I expected and then in others not.

I think I have more questions than answers, but isin't that just life?

I find myself lonely here. much like last summer. both experiences by choice. so, is that what makes it sting more? Places that the Lord has taken our family, you know, those places you would not have chosen for yourself, have always been the most rich. places we've chosen for ourselves {even when the Lord has made it clear, it is where we are to go} always leave me wrestling, wondering, asking. am i abiding?

and then in the midst of all this, there are children. husband. laundry. life.

so i will continue to ask, question, and ponder.
but now for the laundry.


this is the laundry. that must be carried down two flights of stairs. to the car. with 3 little people in tow.

then there is the actual laundromat i might have left my children in the car and its a whole system, with protocol and such. laundromat etiquette.

this kid was super helpful, pushing around the rolling carts, i was just thankful no one put him in a dryer {if you followed the news, some random stranger did this to some kid at the laundromat}.

and then this cute girl, who tried to hold the little kids hands to make sure no one ran away, and of course, posed for the picture.

and then it began to rain. so we went to the car to watch a movie.
I am so THANKFUL for our laundry in our house. I recognize that most people in the world {lets say the 99%} have to do their laundry in a laundromat, or along a river. so be mindful, if you aren't carting your laundry around. you are the 1%. and I am abundantly blessed. its.the.little.things.