Christmas 2007

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Ice Skating with the Smiths

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Happy New Year!

Welcome 2008!! Here are some pics from New Years in MI.

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Happy Halloween!!

Happy Halloween! Gabriel had a great time trick-or-treating. Here in Aurora, t-o-t starts at 4pm and goes until 7:30pm. That was different than we are used to. We went through our own neighborhood but didn't get much loot - so we headed to another neighborhood and got lots of treats. Gabe was such a cute fireman and really enjoyed seeing the other kids in their costumes! Hope yours was spooky too!!

Metal for Gabriel

Gabriel just finished up a 6 week Sports class through our local parks & rec. He had a great time learning about sports and playing a new one each week. Roy attended class with him and they had a lot of fun. They played t-ball, soccer, basketball, football and hockey. He really liked his Coach Mike, who made things really fun for the kids. During his last class he got a medal...he's very proud of it!

Raking Leaves

Today we finally got the leaves raked. Dad did a bunch of them earlier in the week for us and filled up a bunch of small pumpkin bags. We did more today and filled one huge pumpkin bag! It was a perfect day, about 57 degrees and sunny! Take a look http://picasaweb.google.com/gabesmom1003/RakingLeaves

Museum of Science & Industry

This past Monday, Roy and I both took the day off and took Mom, Dad and Gabriel all down to the Museum of Science & Industry. It was great!! Almost every exhibit is hands-on and very interactive. It was perfect for Gabe since he likes to push buttons! Check out the pictures http://picasaweb.google.com/gabesmom1003/MuseumOfScienceIndustry

Gabriel's Birthday Party

Gabriel had a wonderful birthday!! We spent most of the day at Chuck E. Cheese! Everyone played games and ate pizza - it was fun! With all the tickets we won, we bought a CEC t-shirt and a gum ball machine. After that, we had cupcakes and a cool ice cream cake from DQ! Everything was Hot Wheels themed! He opened his presents and got so much cool stuff....from a football, board games, clothes, video games and a new bike!!

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Downtown Chicago

Boy has this past weekend and week been so busy! My parents came in from Michigan for Gabriel's birthday. We took a trip to downtown Chicago:

• Train downtown
• Navy Pier
• River and Lake Architectural Boat Tour
• Millennium Park (Cloud Gate & Crown Fountain)
• Hancock Building
• Train back home

WHEW!!! We all had a great and tiring day. I think my parents had a great time on their first visit to Chicago!! Check out the pics at: http://picasaweb.google.com/gabesmom1003/DowntownChicagoOctober202007

Pumpkin Patch & Carving

Roy, Gabriel and I all headed to the pumpkin patch on Saturday. It was a beautiful afternoon and we had a great time on the hay ride. Gabe and Roy even had a hay fight - what a mess! Gabe loved feeding the animals, playing in the moon jump and the tire swing. We didn't get pumpkins though. On Sunday, Robert was off work, so we went to another pumpkin patch and bought 3 big pumpkins. Then we went home and carved them! Gabe did not like them and was not at all interested them! Oh well, the 3 of us had fun doing it!

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