We've kept busy the past few weeks as the school year has gotten underway. The kids have all transitioned in pretty nicely and are enjoying seeing all their friends again.
We tried something new this month, sailing! We have some friends who are experienced boaters, and they keep a sailboat at the local sailing beach. They kindly took us out sailing for the day. It's always fun to have new adventures! And - controlling a sailboat in the wind is a huge workout!
For the past few summers, ever since we moved to this home, we have done a summertime backyard campout with neighbors on the block. This year we rotated out of our yard and stayed across the street. Daddy is such a champ for staying out there all night with the kiddos, and my role is sleep inside and make a big breakfast for the crew the next morning. The kids have such a great time with this and have come to look so forward to it!
We took in a late summer Cubs game and had a fun time as always. We rode the el downtown early to try and watch the players warm up. We happened to have Addison Russell warming up right in front of us, so that was fun for the kids to see. We'd also learned that they allow kids to run the bases after the game on all Sunday daytime home games, so we chose this game specifically to give that a try. Super fun! The kids ran their hearts out and thought it was cool to tag home plate at Wrigley. The Cubs lost this one to the Brewers, but we still enjoyed a really fun day at the ballpark.
