Chicago and a few other cute pictures :)

This past Thursday and Friday, we went to Chicago with Amos, Jess, Jenn, John, and Jessica. Matt and I went up early on Thursday to walk around Wrigleyville and check out the stores and restaurants. It just so happend to be 90 some degrees and humid, but we enjoyed ourselves anyway and it was reinforced about how cheap I am. But really...would you pay $25-$35 for a Cubs tank top? Because I just couldn't do it!So here I am... without anything Cubs to wear. :( But the Cubs won (12-6) and it was an exciting game with many home runs. And we got to sing "Go Cubs, Go!"The next day was cooler, thankfully, and we walked around downtown. Shopped a little, ate a little, and tried to "refrain" from taking pictures of the "Transformers 3" set that invaded Michigan Avenue for a few blocks. We didn't get to see any stars or any of the Transformer cars, but it was pretty cool anyway. Hopefully these scenes don't get cut out of the movie! :)

And then, we've taken a few other pictures to share:

Landon is getting much better at "Cheesh" for the camera! He almost smiles as much for that as he does when he talks about "Chate" (cake).
Steven and Kristina drove up for a surprise visit and Matt was really excited about getting some of Steven's Army gear. The kids seem to like it as well (neither one could stand up with the jacket on :)).
Emerson loves to dress up in hats, shoes, "necklaces" (anything long enough to wrap around her shoulders), and apparently Mommy's shirts!
Landon loves his "ta-tahrs". We went to help Great Grandpa with some things around the house and Landon got to drive the lawnmower! :)
Having a great summer so far and looking forward to more to come! :)