Father's Day

Returning from the north, we made it just in time to the stadium of the Kane County Cougars to catch a game and spend some time with family. For Father's Day, they had some special activities. One of them was the chance to go out on the field before the game to play catch.

Meg and her Uncle Brad toss the ball to each other.


Ball players in skirts = Very cute


Lia shows some good form.


Family picture!


The girls, their second cousins, and Ozzie.


Lia and Papa


After the game, fans could run the bases. Among our group, there was a bit of trash talking beforehand about who could run them the fastest. Cruising around the bases was an excellent way to end a really memorable time at the ballpark.

Heading North

During a short trip up to Minneapolis-St. Paul to see some good friends, we made a couple stops to make some family memories.

The first stop was the Wisconsin Dells where we stayed at a hotel with some fun pools and a waterpark. We all had a crazy good time.

As there were very few people there, we could have a pretty intense game of dad attempting to chase down and capture the girls. High-pitched squeals and screams reverberated throughout the waterpark area, and in the end, dad was completely exhausted.


We couldn't pass on the opportunity to check out the Mall of America. We had no idea the amusement area was so large. And the girls loved the Nickelodeon themed rides. Besides the occasional scream of a rider, the park was fairly - and strangely - quiet. And clean. We could have stayed longer.