Chicago!

We had the pleasure of enjoying a little mini-vacation in Chicago...thanks to Nick's work!! Nick was invited to attend the NRA (National Restaurant Association) food show with the company he works for, and I was lucky enough to tag along. We ate great food, drank excellent wine, laughed a ton and probably came back 5 lbs heavier...oh, and did I mention this was all kid-free (thanks again Grammy for taking the kiddos)! After spending a long day at the food show on Saturday, I decided to venture out on my own and explore Chicago on Sunday. Take a peek at some of our photos...

Our first night out on the town...dinner, dancing and sparklers:-)

The gorgeous view from our hotel room (that's Lake Michigan you see)
My solo tour of the city...the "being", a riverboat tour, shopping and about 10 miles of walking!
Had to take a dip in Lake Michigan!

Funny For The Day...True Story!

This morning when I was dropping Zain off at school his teacher wanted to have a little chat with me regarding Zain's behavior last week....uh ohhhhh!!

We all know what a class clown Zain is, but apparently he took it a little too far last week. On Thursday, his class was discussing families...dad's in particular. According to his teacher the discussion went like this...

Teacher: Can anyone tell me what their dad does?
Boy #1: My dad is a paramedic!
Boy #2: My dad works in a office.
Teacher: Anyone else?
Zain: My dad farts a lot!!

Zain will do anything for a laugh, just like his daddy!

31.....Yikes!!

Last Friday, April 30th, I turned the big 3-1. Nick and I decided to take a break from the kiddos (thanks so much Grammy and Shell-Shell & Smitty) to celebrate with some fun and relaxation! Here's a re-cap of our weekend....

On Thursday, we had a family birthday dinner at my mom's. Dinner, drinks and a new beach cruiser where on the menu...yeah!! Thanks so much much mom; now I can keep up with the kids!!

On Friday, we hiked Holy Jim Trail (highly recommend it). It was gorgeous, peaceful and fun! We ended our hike with a drink at Cook's Corner and a nice long dinner at the Montage!

On Saturday we headed up to LA for a charity dinner/auction for Saint Joseph's Center (thank you Nickoloff family). We had a blast in LA!I guess turning 31 isn't so bad:)