We have a new photobooth feature on our computer now, allowing for fun stuff like this!

We took a trip to Millenium Park today and enjoyed the beautiful weather there and down by the lakefront. Here's a view of the BP / Frank Gehry bridge Here's Mom, Miles, and Dad in the sculpture terrace on top of the new Modern Wing at the Art Institute.   

We took a trip to Northerly Island, the peninsula just south of the Adler Planetarium, to take a walk on this lovely fall day. Bruce and Sandi met us there. John, Liam and Miles on Northerly Island     The group–photo by Miles  

Charlie the next door neighbor's dog, yawning. Photo by Liam.   After a summer of no plant growth on the island in the lagoon at Humboldt Park, these flowers bloomed in November. Does anyone know what flowers they are? I'd really love to have some of these blooming in our…

Mom photographing John testing the turkey   mmmmmmm stuffing. This stuffing is like a big jumbled up, delicious BLT.  Expertly carving the turkey!   The feast   Liam, perhaps thinking –should I go for seconds? Or save room for sweet potato pie? (due to the pumpkin shortage we had sweet…

You'll note that like the state dinner for India, we went with a bold and lush color scheme.  

We visited the historic area of Pullman last month–by chance there was a reptile expo going on there at the same time. Pullman is where the Pullman cars, or luxury rail cars, were manufactured and it has an interesting history as well as a big preservation movement going on now.…

These photos are late in posting, but just to step back in time a moment…we had an extremely fun visit with our new best friends Isabel, Olivia and Nate over Columbus Day last month! Here are the kids outside a taqueria in Pilsen, at the bean in Millenium Park, celebrating…

I liked having Halloween on a Saturday this year! Lots more time to prepare our costumes… Unfortunately (ha) we have no photos of John and I in costume. We were both very out of character, John all smudged and wrinkled as a hobo and me wearing a lot of jewelry…

We went to Indiana to pick some apples, eggplant, and a pumpkin today. We went with the Groves and some friends and it was a lovely day. After a week of rain the weather cleared up and it was one of those perfect fall days, as one native of Indiana…