Nice Weekend

Well, I am sure glad I had low expectations for the Vikings' season. They are now 0-2, and both games they had a nice lead at halftime. Christian Ponder, get ready, you might be playing soon. Now on to more pleasant topics. We had a very enjoyable weekend, with most of it spent outside. Yesterday morning I was on Theo poop patrol as you'll notice the nice green bags in each hand. Mommy wanted to make sure she got all three boys in the picture.

After the "yard work" was done, we headed to Lambs' Farm in nearby Libertyville.

Last night we went on a very nice walk in Van Patten Woods, which is a part of the forest preserve just a little north and west of us. No pictures or videos, though. This morning, Grandma Janet visited and we went back to the same park. We were very lucky that some horses came by and stopped for a rest. The riders let all of the kids nearby hop on for a spin. Simon was first.

Parks, Planes and Suds

Lots of fun was had by all yesterday. We started in the morning at the local park.

Next up later in the day was the airshow at the Waukegan Regional Airport. The weather was perfect, and, as you'll see, someone couldn't take his eyes off the aircraft.

Finally, I guess dumping water on daddy was quite a stitch.

From the Phone

These were taken from my phone over the last month. This is from August 15th right before bedtime.

This past Sunday we went on a bike ride in the local forest preserve and he fell asleep about a minute before we finished. Someone told me today that he looks like a six-year-old in this picture. You decide.

Book of the Month

Be patient as this clip is about two minutes, but I think you'll enjoy it. It's his most favorite book right now.

He Said, He Said

Four Score!

We want to wish Samuel Hans Laven a very happy 4th birthday! Enjoy it, kid.

More Summer Pics

I have finally gotten around to posting some more pictures, but before I do I want to report some numbers from Simon's doctor visit last week. He's now 33 inches tall and weighs about 26 lbs, which puts him the 75th percentile for height and 50th for weight. Nice going kiddo!

As most know by now the Midwest has been pummeled by storms. This was taken after another nasty one on July 11.



Most of the July 22 weekend was spent in Madison celebrating the wedding of Dylan Mathieu and Elizabeth Malone. Dylan is my first cousin.

Here's some shots of the cousins in the hotel.







Sunday morning before the wedding we walked around campus. While on State Street a Madison fire company stopped and let the boys hop in. What a treat.





Now on to the wedding. The ceremony was held at a Unitarian church in Madison that was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.



Sam was the ringbearer.



The groom.



Dylan's sister, Cory, therefore also my cousin.





Lizzy is beginning med school at UW-Madison in a few days.



The reception was held at the Memorial Union.