Adventures in Transportation

We we went to Chicago for the Labor Day weekend with a plan to do as many museums as we could. The trip began with me forgetting my photo id at home and somehow managing to get on a plane in Omaha without it. After we arrived in Chicago we made the bold choice to take the subway to our hotel in the downtown area, this was over 20 stops!. We figured it all out and made it to the hotel safely for a break before the big ball game. Matt was able to get tickets to the Chicago White Sox/ Boston Red Sox baseball game. The weather was beautiful and Cominsky Park was outstanding. The next day we went to the field museum where they had a pirate exhibit that we never got around to. There were pirates hanging from the ceiling, the picture of the blue toes and statues all over. That afternoon we made our way to Michigan Av for tea at the American Girl store. It was beautiful, a harpist played, we drank hot cocoa. Tagg really enjoyed himself and participated by answering questions, "what's your biggest dream?" Tagg's response "To be a caveman". It's intended to be a nice conversation starter for the tea but ....We also got to the Lego store and viewed the unbelievable creations, really cool. Our last full day we took the #10 bus to the Museum of Science and Industry, it was truly awesome. There was soo much to see but we got to most of it including the Harry Potter exhibit that had all the stuff from the movies, costumes, wands, cars, etc. It was great, Hagrids Hut was cool and you could sit in his chair too. The next day we took a cab to the airport to return back to Nebraska. I forgot to mention that we took a water taxi to the Field Museum from Navy Pier and a bike rider took us down Michigan Av to complete are Adventure in Transportation.

Our amazing Family

Many of you know that my Dad had surgery about 2 weeks ago and my siblings and I all choose to go and help him. I was able to be there for the surgery and about a week after. This was a wonderful experience to be able to use my past surgical experiences. Dad did amazingly well and was an easy patient. I had the opportunity to spend quality time with his new friend, in many different venues and find out for myself how wonderful he is. One of the reasons that I was able to enjoy my time in NM was because Cathy and John took my kids on an amazing vacation to Colorado. Matt was fabulous with helping the kids and many friends took turns with my kids too. While no one wants to ever have surgery, this experience was valuable for me and touched me to see so many people helping our family.

Weekend Wedding

Matt's cousin got married last night and I wanted to share a few of the great pictures. It is always fun to be the Pershings, especially when it involves a celebration. The wedding was beautiful with a great meal and dancing that followed.

My babies are growing up

Yesterday was the first day all summer that I just took pictures of the kids for no reason. Yes, it has been a busy few weeks but still I can't believe we are almost in August. I wanted to post just a few to share. I will admit that I made the kids put on "real" clothes for the day instead of the typical t-shirt and sweat shorts so I would be more motivated to take their pictures.

Little Cousins

Sarah, Chris, Lucy and Jude were able to come to Hastings to help celebrate Matt's birthday. While the adults always have a great time we really noticed how well the kids get along and enjoy being together. It's amazing how well the cousins play despite their age differences.

Splash Pad

Today we had the great opportunity to meet Matt's Aunt and cousins for some time at the splash pad. It's funny that we live relatively close to each other but don't see each other that often. This was a blast for all of the kids, except one that didn't care for freezing water spraying him in the face. We shared some laughs and the kids burnt off some energy.

Swim Meet

Hastings hosted a swim meet this weekend at our water park, usually they are at an inside pool that becomes over-crowded and very hot. Both of the kids completed in multiple events and we were vey proud of their hard work. It's called the Fun in the Sun event and yet in the first day was cold and so overcast that the lights came on around the pool. The second day was very hot and humid but fun.