Huebsch Family

Happy Valentines Day!

2012-02-15T05:50:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentines Day! We had a wonderful, sugar filled day. Zack was the one that melted my heart on Valentines Day. First, he gave his brother his old Curious George stuffed animal (because he knows how much Alex likes George), then he was singing a song and I asked him what he was singing - he told me it was a song about if you give something away how good it makes you feel - I love my kids!

Zoey - 3 months

2012-02-15T05:43:00.000-08:00

Zoey is 3 months and has found her smile. She is cooing and is such a snuggle buddy. The boys can hardly keep their hands off her. She is a great baby and is developing a little bit of a schedule - yeah!

Sledding!!!!!!

2012-02-15T05:37:00.000-08:00

There have been only a few opportunities to sled this year (not that I'm complaining). Like most kids, my boys absolutely love to sled!

Dance Party!

2012-02-15T05:29:00.000-08:00

Dancing can get pretty rough (Zack's new ski helmet).

Total Ham!

The boys love to have dance parties before bed. Alex is our real performer. He has some amazing moves - discount double check, ants in your pants and he has also adapted Uncle Steve's Peanuts dance. They are hilarious to watch!

10 Weeks!

2012-01-23T19:32:00.000-08:00

Miss Z is 10 weeks old now! She loves her tongue (as you can see). She is smiling a lot and starting to imitate. Tonight she started batting at her toys on her play mat. Her brothers adore her (most of the time). She is such a sweet little thing. I think we'll keep her!

Merry Christmas!

2012-01-04T06:48:00.000-08:00

Zack wrapped up this lovely "pole"(two wrapping paper rolls) and gave it to Grandma.

Alex with his Dinosaur Train and Bat Cave.

Zoey's 1st Christmas morning.

It's tough growing up in Bears country as a Vikings fan (gift from mommy).

The kids had a very exciting Christmas morning. Zack had a very peculiar list for Santa. His number one item was long and short underwear. I don't quite think he has grasped the idea that Santa will bring any reasonable request. The big man did bring him a Nintendo DS along with the underwear. Dare I mention that the long underwear had to be sent via mail to Zack from the North Pole? How does one forget the number one item in the closet? I guess it fell off the sleigh over Russia (at least that is what Santa told Zack). Alex mentioned he was getting a train two days before Christmas. Hummm.... we have a train already? So he got a plastic Dinosaur Train (favorite toy of the day). Zoey was content to just cuddle on Christmas morning. She did manage to get a few presents too.

Christmas Eve 2011

2011-12-30T08:32:00.000-08:00

Watching Polar Express

Grandpa and Grandma reading 'The Night Before Christmas.'

Christmas is such a magical time. It is even more magical through the eyes of a five and two year old. We spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at Grandpa Scott and Grandma Jude's house. Christmas Eve was spent playing games and eating lots of food. Before bed the boys set out cookies for Santa and sprinkled reindeer food outside for Santa's reindeer. Grandpa Scott read 'The Night Before Christmas' and the boys anxiously went to bed.

Grandma Nene's Christmas celebration

2011-12-30T08:21:00.000-08:00

Grandma Nene with her darlings!

Dance Party!

Grandma Nene and Zoey

All the kids at the grown-up table??

Zack and Jacob

We were able to celebrate Christmas with my mom on the 23rd. She had all her kids and grandchildren together. Always supper chaotic, but we had a great time being together. The kids had a blast opening presents and putting together a dance party for the grown-ups to watch.

Christmas 2011

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Posing in front of the decorated Christmas tree.

Picking out the Christmas tree.

Zoey's Christmas outfit (gift from cousin Audrey).

Christmas Card Pictures

2011-12-30T08:05:00.000-08:00

It was very comical this year trying to get the Christmas card picture. With two ornery boys and a baby with a bobble head, I'm lucky I got what I did! I think I took around 150 pictures!

Zoey's 1st bath

2011-11-28T12:03:00.000-08:00

Zoey enjoyed her first bath. There were minimal tears. Zack was our big helper. He took his roll very seriously. Both the boys are such awesome big brothers and they are so proud of their baby sister.

And 3 makes perfect - Welcome Zoey Elizabeth!

2011-11-28T11:49:00.000-08:00

We joyfully welcomed Zoey Elizabeth to the Huebsch clan on November 9th. She was born at 8:36 pm, weighed 6lbs 15 oz and was 20 inches long. She is perfect and we are all in love. Big brothers Zack and Alex are so excited to have a baby sister. Zack loves to hold Zoey and Alex just giggles when she moves.

Leaves, Leaves, Leaves

2011-11-07T05:31:00.000-08:00

The boys had a blast on Saturday raking leaves and jumping in/throwing them at each other. It was complete entertainment watching them have so much fun.

Trick-or-Treat

2011-11-07T05:17:00.000-08:00

The boys had a great time on Halloween night. Our neighborhood is lined with kids. Zack ran from house to house with his neighborhood buddies and Alex walked half the block before calling it quits. The highlights this year were the cotton candy machine, popcorn machine and getting another hockey puck from the owner of the Blackhawks (NHL team).

Pumpkin Carving

2011-11-07T05:02:00.000-08:00

It's a Great Day For Hockey!

2011-11-07T04:48:00.000-08:00

Hockey is in full swing. Zack has hockey practice on Saturday mornings and games on Sunday. He also has a skating class on Tuesday mornings. He is really getting good! It is amazing to see how fast he gets around the rink.

RKMS Fun Run

2011-10-18T06:08:00.001-07:00

Zack post race with his medal.

Zack decorating a pumpkin cookie.

Alex and daddy decorating a pumpkin.

Zack and his buddy Jack decorating pumpkins.

Zack's school had a fun run for the kids on Sunday. Zack had a blast running around with his friends from school. Alex enjoyed having daddy chase him around the park. The picture above is the only time he stayed in one place so I could get a picture. He is very busy!

2011 Pumpkin Patch

2011-10-18T06:00:00.001-07:00

We went to the pumpkin patch on Sunday. It was a very WINDY day. I have to admit with all the wind, I was a bit nervous while the boys were on the carnival rides. This pumpkin patch had baby animals which Alex loved. He also enjoyed a ride down the slide with daddy. Zack could have done rides all day long. He is ready for a Disney World vacation. We even managed to find a few pumpkins before we left.

Whack!

2011-10-18T05:47:00.000-07:00

Zack getting ready to take aim.

Contact

Alex preparing for a loud boom??

My neighbor hosted us a couple weeks ago for a pinata making party. "We" all made the large witch and each kiddo got to make their own smaller one. Here are pictures of the neighbor kids working to get lots of candy. Alex, I think was fearing a very loud noise. He has been covering his ears lately with any impending loud noise. I remember Zack doing this exact thing!

1st Day of School!

2011-09-08T13:22:00.000-07:00

Zack's first day at Ronald Knox Montessori School

Alex and Zack before Alex's first day

Alex running to his first day of Little Bits

Zack had his first day of school last week. He is at a new school this year. The school is perfectly located 4 blocks from our house. There are lots of neighborhood friends in his class. He seems to like it so far. The most information I get out of him is what he did or didn't have for snack. Zack is also busy this Fall with soccer (twice a week), gymnastics, tennis and lacrosse. Hockey starts at the beginning of October. He loves to stay busy and we love for him to burn off all that 5 year old energy.
Alex started "school" this week. He goes once a week for 90 minutes. He did great with being dropped off. They played, read stories, did a craft and ate a snack. Alex is also in gymnastics and wishes he was in soccer! During Zack's soccer practice Alex sometimes becomes a moving obstacle.

Happy 5th Birthday Zack!

2011-08-23T17:02:00.001-07:00

5 years old!

Newborn Zack

Hard to believe another year has come and gone too quickly. Zack is now a five year old! He has such amazing energy and we enjoy every second with him. He is a wonderful big brother, teaching his little brother the best naughty tricks only big brothers know.

Zack's birthday bowling party

2011-08-03T09:10:00.000-07:00

We had Zack's 5 year old birthday party last week at the bowling ally. Nine silly boys joined Zack to celebrate, plus a couple of two year olds and a one year old (all boys). The kids did great and Zack had a blast! Zack even rolled a strike!

Summer vacation - 2011

2011-07-19T09:51:00.000-07:00

Daddy and Zack fishing

Alex playing bags

Daddy and Alex noodling

Zack jumping off the dock

Zack learning how to water ski

Lake of the Ozarks - 2011

2011-07-19T09:40:00.000-07:00

Zack and Daddy on the Big Mable

Alex and Daddy's first ride on tube

We spent a week in the Ozarks this year with Matt's family. We had a great time boating, swimming, noodling, riding the wave runner, fishing, roasting s'mores, tubing, and Zack even attempted water skiing. What wonderful lake memories the boys will have forever!

Happy 4th of July!

2011-07-19T09:35:00.000-07:00

Grandma Jude had lots of props for a very fun 4th of July celebration. The boys loved the costumes! We had a great celebration and finished the night with a Grandpa Scott fireworks extravaganza and s'mores.

Happy 2nd Birthday Alex! - Part 2

2011-07-19T09:27:00.000-07:00

We spent Alex's 2nd Birthday this year at Grandma and Grandpa's lake house in the Ozarks. We had a wonderful celebration! Alex loved all the attention and really loved his cake and ice cream.

Happy 2nd Birthday Alex! - Part 1

2011-07-19T09:10:00.000-07:00

Yummy ice cream cake

Best Buddies

Alex watching his brother and cousin perform

Emma, Audrey, Zack and Jacob performing for Alex's party

Alex and Grandma Nene

Happy 2nd Birthday Alex! We celebrated his birthday a couple of times. The first celebration was a few days early with the Koch cousins and Grandma Nene. Zack and his cousins put on a performance to celebrate the big birthday. Alex loves when people sing happy birthday to him. He is such a sweet little momma's boy. He loves to sing songs and dance (very different from his brother). Alex can count to 20, he know all his letter sounds and has been spelling his name for the last 6 months. He loves to read books and play with all his toys. He prefers all his four wheel toys. I enjoy my boys so much and savor the cuddle moments I get right before bedtime (seems to be the only time I can get them to stop moving).

Summer Fun!

2011-06-07T18:37:00.001-07:00

With temperatures in the upper 90s today we stayed cool at the pool and with the slip-n-slide at home. Zack had a couple of his buddies over and they were having a blast with water guns and zipping down the slide onto the slip-n-slide. It was very hard for all the boys to resist shooting each other in the face with the water guns. Boys, boys, boys - love em!

Concert at Millennium Park

2011-06-07T18:30:00.000-07:00

I took the boys to Millennium Park downtown to meet their dad after work for a picnic and free concert (Iron & Wine). We had a great time! It was a late night, but the boys were really good sports.

Zack on his 2 wheeler!

2011-06-07T18:21:00.000-07:00

Zack riding no jersey

Alex didn't want to be left out

I have to say that when you're child learns to ride a bike all by themselves, it is a very proud moment for both child and parent. We are thrilled to announce that Zack officially rides his bike unassisted (2 months before turning 5).

Love this weather!

2011-05-22T18:56:00.000-07:00

When the weather is nice you can find the Huebsch boys happily playing and eating outside. Zack requested a table cloth for this particular evenings feast. Really he just wanted to put a towel down, but I thought the table cloth would be a nice touch to their fancy chicken nugget meal. Hopefully this is one of many meals enjoyed outside this summer!

T-ball

2011-05-22T18:45:00.000-07:00

Zack has really enjoyed his first t-ball season. He is on a team with his buddies from school. Whenever the ball is hit (no matter what position he is playing) he runs as fast as he can to try to get the ball. He loves to practice in the backyard. We're working on keeping his hands together when he hits. After a long winter playing hockey (hands are spaced when holding a hockey stick), holding a bat is a bit unnatural. It is really fun to see his excitement when he is playing.

More Marco

2011-03-30T06:04:00.001-07:00

Marco Island

2011-03-28T11:57:00.000-07:00

Alex looking very stylish in his floaties and swim diaper.

Jack, Zack and Jacob

Bruce, Jacob and Zack enjoying appetizers.

The boys trying to fish the lizard out of the pool (they put it in).

Max and Alex at the nightly dance party.

Marco Island - Spring 2011

2011-03-28T10:32:00.000-07:00

The little boys and I spent a week in Florida with the Muller gang. Zack and Alex got to hang with all their cousins on the beach and at the pool. The days consisted of going to the beach, playing backgammon, going on lizard hunts, playing at the pool, playing basketball, cards (garbage, nuts and Texas hold em) and nightly dance parties. At the end of the day the boys collapsed into bed. We had such a fun trip and the weather was perfect (80s and sunny).

Aspen 2011

2011-03-07T09:45:00.000-08:00

We has a wonderful ski trip to Aspen/Snowmass last week. The weather was gorgeous and Zack had a blast at ski school. He is a level 4 superstar skier! He quickly passed out of level 2 and 3 on the first day. He took numerous chair lifts and even skied a blue with daddy and uncle Steve. Alex, sadly was sick the whole week with a nasty cold and ear infection. Grandma Jude stayed home with him and they kept busy with books, stroller rides and playing with Scout (Steve's dog). On the way to the airport, Zack kept telling us he didn't want to leave Colorado - we know buddy!

First Haircut (sniff)

2011-02-15T05:17:00.000-08:00

Hey, I can't see!

Distracted by watching Dora.

I'm such a big boy and now I can see!

This I know might come as a shock (looking at the first picture) but getting Alex's haircut was an agonizing decision. But after sweeping his hair back for the 1,000th time yesterday, I caved. Tada - now he can see! I didn't have them cut the back, so he still has his little baby mullet.

King of the mountain!

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Post digout

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Blizzard 2011

2011-02-02T12:38:00.001-08:00

Before...

and after.

A mere 20 inches fell upon the Chicagoland area and we have one happy boy who keeps saying it snowed 550,000 feet. Well after shoveling, it feels like 550,000 feet. Matt did draw sympathy from our very kind neighbor who brought over his snowblower to assist in the removal. Good neighbors are the BEST and so are fun snow days!

Alex's 1st time on skates

2011-01-17T13:49:00.000-08:00

Well, Alex is 18 months now so we figured we better get him on the ice before it's too late (ha). He was a trooper. We were chasing Zack around the ice for a good hour. All was going well until Alex insisted on taking off his mittens. His hands soon turned bright red and tears soon followed. Alex and I spent the rest of the time in the car with the heater on full!

Merry Christmas!

2011-01-04T18:23:00.000-08:00

Zack's new watch!

Booooots!

Cousins, Cousins, Cousins!

Best Buddies (Zack, Jacob, Bruce)

Grandma Nene and her boys

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We had a fabulous Christmas despite a flu bug that got Matt and Emma. Santa was very good to the boys! We love spending time with family and always appreciate everyone hosting us. Here is to a health and happy 2011. Cheers!

Christmas Eve 2010

2011-01-04T13:31:00.000-08:00

Grandma Scott reading "The Night Before Christmas"

Great Grandpa Chilly and Grandpa Scott

Zack sprinkling reindeer food outside

Silly boys!

Love

Gingerbread House

2011-01-04T13:20:00.000-08:00

Zack got to decorate a gingerbread house with the Koch kids before Christmas. They had a fun time especially since half the candy ended up in their mouth!

Shedd Aquarium during the holidays

2010-12-20T19:36:00.001-08:00

Today I took the boys to Shedd Aquarium to meet a friend and her kids. We haven't been to Shedd since Spring and Zack was so excited! We were able to watch Fantasea the dolphin show. Santa even made a special appearance on a boat! Zack also got to touch a starfish - very exciting for the 4 year old! The sea turtles were a highlight for Alex.

Lincoln Park Zoo Lights

2010-12-20T19:28:00.000-08:00

We braved the cold on Saturday night to enjoy Zoo Lights at Lincoln Park Zoo. We quickly made it all around the zoo and into a few exhibits in record time. The boys were both troopers!

Winter Wonderland at Navy Pier

2010-12-20T19:15:00.000-08:00

Connor and Zack

Alex and the Snow Fairy (I LOVE this picture)

Zack having a blast

Connor, Zack and Lindsey (Connor's babysitter) on a ferris wheel

Alex in a snowball pit

Every year my girlfriend Brandy and I take the boys to Winter Wonderland at Navy Pier. We love the torture! Think crowded carnival with an indoor ice rink and lots of holiday flare and you get Winter Wonderland. They boys love it and we'll continue to torture ourselves year after year all in the name of Christmas fun!

Santa and Mrs. Claus at Navy Pier

2010-12-20T19:09:00.000-08:00

I took the boys to see Santa at Navy Pier last Friday. Zack had a letter for Santa as was very eager to give it to him. Santa said he remembered Zack from last year and Zack seemed very amazed. I decided to spare the crowd of people in line the shrill cry from a one year old and I just joined the boys with Santa. No tears!

Preschool Christmas Party

2010-12-20T19:02:00.001-08:00

I had the pleasure of going to Zack's preschool Christmas party last week. The kids did a wonderful job singing Christmas carols to us. Zack's "job" of the week was grace leader. He led the entire party in saying grace before we enjoyed our yummy snack. He did such a fabulous job!

Children's museum fun!

2010-12-20T18:55:00.000-08:00

The boys love to go to the Children's Museum to play on these cold winter days. We try to go at least once a week. The water room is definitely a highlight!

Our front yard

2010-12-20T18:50:00.001-08:00

In our dreams - ha! This is a tree at a home near Zack's school. It is absolutely gorgeous. As you can see, it has thousands of lights and also beautiful ornaments.

We LOVE snow!

2010-12-20T18:44:00.000-08:00

Zack loves to be outside playing in the snow. This is a picture from our first snow storm. He and his daddy built a pint sized snowman in the back yard. This was a very wet snow and we discovered the hard way that his coat (as adorable as it is) is not waterproof. Now, Zack has two winter coats!

Two boys, a tree and a camera = Impossible feat!

2010-12-02T07:51:00.000-08:00

The PERFECT Christmas Tree

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Z inspecting trees

Alex and Daddy trying to find the perfect tree

Alex checking out the reindeer

Alex helping decorate with daddy

Z decorating

Decorating a tree with a 4 and 1 year old is both exciting and terrifying (if you're me and LOVE our ornaments). Zack tore into the ornament boxes at incredible speed. I tried to hide my terror and kept telling myself over and over again that the ornaments are just "things." After all was said and done and a couple ornaments lighter, the tree looks amazing and Zack and Alex had a blast.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

2010-12-02T07:13:00.000-08:00

Alex eating Grandma Nene's famous jello salad.

Best buds and goof balls - Jacob and Zack.

Dance party - post Thanksgiving feast.

Zack and Great Grandma Sue in an intense game of war.

We traveled to Iowa for a very fun Thanksgiving. We spent Thanksgiving Day at my sister's in Iowa City and the weekend in Cedar Rapids at Grandma Jude and Grandpa Scott's house. Thank you to everyone for hosting us and stuffing us with yummy food!

Trick or Treat?

2010-11-01T09:47:00.001-07:00

Alex as Baby Jaguar (From Dora/Diego) and Zack as Batman

Elliot, Owen, Zack and Patrick (neighbors)

Yes, someone was giving out cotton candy!

We had a blast last night! The neighborhood was a swarm of kids. Zack was literally as fast as a bat. Alex and I had to ditch the wagon pretty quickly so we could keep up!

More Trick or Treat

2010-11-01T09:41:00.000-07:00

Z leaving the owner of the Blackhawks (NHL) house with a hockey puck!

Sugar Crash!

Happy Halloween!

2010-11-01T09:38:00.000-07:00

Pumpkin Patch

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Fun times at the pumpkin patch!

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Hockey Time!

2010-11-01T09:24:00.000-07:00

Zack is playing hockey 3 times a week! He has a park district class on Thursdays and a house league on Saturdays and Sundays. Matt is coaching Zack's team on the weekends. They both seem to really be enjoying it. Zack is all smiles when he comes home with updates.

Spooky Treats

2010-10-29T08:04:00.000-07:00

Zack and I were inspired by a friends dessert blog. She had these beautiful cupcakes on her blog and we watched the video on how to make them. Zack was very excited about making them and even more excited about eating them! He is a very good baker. He loves to mix all the ingredients and taste test as we go along. We made homemade frosting which was a first for Zack. He kept telling me that what we were making wasn't frosting. He seemed very confused. Then he explained to me that frosting comes in a can.

Soccer Fun

2010-10-29T07:48:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of pictures of Zack playing soccer. In this game he scored 5 goals. It is pretty funny to watch a bunch of 4/5 year olds play soccer. Half of the kids are really into it and the other half are picking grass. Can you guess which half Zack is?

Pumpkin carving at Zack's school

2010-10-28T18:25:00.000-07:00

I braved a pumpkin carving party with very busy one year old and a very eager four year old, by MYSELF. Let's just say we're lucky to have no knife wound injuries. And to be clear, I was the one with the knife. I had one eye on busy little pumpkin Alex and one hand on a very dull knife. Yikes! Here is the beautiful result. Zack was the artist behind this masterpiece.

A week in the life of a four year old and his sidekick...

2010-10-28T18:04:00.000-07:00

Alex "helping" at soccer

Zack all set for swimming lessons

Alex waiting to snatch this kids iphone during swimming lessons

Zack at gymnastics

Alex at gymnastics

This is a brief photo editorial of our week. I didn't even include pictures from hockey! Zack stays very busy in lots of activities and Alex stays very entertained/busy at all the venues.

Apple pickin' with my loves

2010-10-19T12:59:00.001-07:00

Naughty, Naughty!

2010-10-19T12:54:00.000-07:00

Alex is such a busy, busy boy these days. He likes nothing better then climbing on the kitchen table and snacking on various left behind food. Climbing on the table is no problem, but the getting down is quite scary (for mom).

Fingers Crossed (please no broken bones)!

2010-10-19T12:46:00.000-07:00

We might be a little crazy with our last purchase. Zack wanted a pair of roller blades. So.... fingers crossed!

First day of school - silly faces

2010-09-21T12:56:00.000-07:00

Zack started preschool last week. The first three pictures were taken outside his school. As much as Zack resembles me, whenever he has to pose for a picture, the Huebsch gene kicks in. Matt, Steve and Ally still make silly faces when Jude is trying to take a picture. Oh well, that kid sure makes me laugh. Zack loves school! Everyday when I pick him up he has a great big smile on his face.

He shoots, he scores!

2010-09-21T12:48:00.001-07:00

Zack loves shooting goals. I think his favorite part is raising his arms in the air and yelling GOALLLLLLL!

Labor Day Weekend

2010-09-21T12:33:00.000-07:00

We had a wonderful Labor Day Weekend! Matt's family came to see us for the weekend. We took the train downtown for dinner (Publican) on Friday night to celebrate Scott's birthday. Grandpa Chill treated us all to a very nice dinner.

We have a walker!

2010-09-21T12:15:00.001-07:00

I am very tardy in posting this very important milestone in Alex's life. Alex started walking the last week of August. He is still a little Frankensteinish, but it is working for him. In addition to walking, he has taken up climbing. I have to pull him off of the kitchen table no less than 100 times a day now!
Alex is such a fun, easy going little guy. He is a trooper, spending lots of time in his stroller or car seat carting his brother around. He loves to be doing whatever Zack is doing. He for sure let's us know with a loud cry if he thinks we are ignoring him. He loves to play ball and hockey. He takes the hockey stick and does a little stick handling.

Fun at the Zoo

2010-09-15T19:17:00.000-07:00

My sister and her little boy Jacob came to Chicago a couple weeks ago. We got to do a lot of fun stuff with the boys. They had a blast at the Zoo!

Great Grandpa Muller

2010-08-15T13:25:00.000-07:00

When we were back for the Muller Family Vacation, we were very lucky to spend time with my Grandpa Muller. It was Grandpa's first time meeting his Great Grandson Alex.

Muller Family Vacation

2010-08-15T13:11:00.001-07:00

Cousins enjoying snacks at the pool

How did you get those orange lips?

Abby, Margaret and Zack enjoying s'mores

Alex rocking some sweet shades

Zack gathering wood for the bonfire

Happy 4th Birthday Zack!

2010-08-11T12:02:00.000-07:00

Zack had a fabulous 4th birthday party with the Koch kids. In the Koch house, if it is your birthday, you get birthday candles on your breakfast and you get to make all the rules for the day. Let's just say Zack really loved ringing in year number 4 with his cousins. At one point all the kids were getting out of the car and Zack stopped and said, "Hey, the birthday boy gets to go first." I can't believe our little Zacky is 4 years old!

The Lake part 1

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The Lake part 2

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The Lake part 3

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The Lake part 4

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Grandma Nene and her boys

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My mom came to visit us before we left for the lake. My boys are so lucky to have such awesome grandparents!

Hot, hot Millennium Park

2010-08-11T11:20:00.001-07:00

I took the boys to Millennium Park a couple weeks ago. There is a ton for the kids to do. They have free music classes and an arts/craft center set up during the summer. I made the boys pose in front of the famous "Bean." Zack always has a blast at the face fountains and wadding pool.

Birthday party #2 for Alex

2010-08-11T11:10:00.000-07:00

Grandma Jude and Grandpa Scott came to Wilmette a week after Alex's birthday. We were lucky enough to celebrate Alex turning one, twice!

Happy 4th of July!

2010-07-05T09:16:00.001-07:00

Happy 4th of July! We had a jam packed weekend of fun. Zack adores his cousins and they had so much fun playing together. On Saturday morning we went for a long bike ride (all of us!). After the bike ride we headed to the pool for the afternoon. We then hoped back on the bikes to go watch the fireworks. We watched the fireworks from the beach. It was a beautiful setting. The kids all loved it. I told Alex it was for his birthday. I think he bought it.

The Bike Gang

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Jacob and Zack

Audrey

Emma

Alex's 1st Birthday Party

2010-07-05T08:45:00.001-07:00

The Koch's spent the weekend with us to help celebrate the 4th of July and Alex's birthday. We had a wonderful party for Alex. I made Alex his favorite - Grandma Joy's mac salad. He also enjoyed his Whinnie The Pooh cake. Cousin Jacob and big brother were very helpful with the presents.

Happy 1st Birthday Alex!

2010-07-05T08:12:00.001-07:00

Our big boy is 1! This past year just flew by! Alex is a very busy 1 year old now. He loves to explore and try to do whatever Zack is doing. He is close to walking. He stands alone and thinks about walking, but then sits down and claps. He eats anything we put in front of him (except eggs). He loves all fruit, blueberry pancakes, Grandma Joy's mac salad, tomatoes, cheese and much more. He has transitioned to a sippy cup with whole milk nicely. We are such lucky parents to have two beautiful and healthy boys.

Hockey and swimming - all in a day

2010-06-27T06:16:00.000-07:00

Z getting ready for hockey - confusing when it is 90 degrees out

All ready to skate!

Pool time!

Summer in the suburbs is fabulous! Now I know why we moved out of the city. We have been hitting the beach and pool daily. It is so nice to be at the pool or beach in 5 minutes. Zack has summer camp 3 times a week. Camp is through the park district at the elementary school in our neighborhood. He seems to love it, but is very brief when I ask him what he did at camp today. Typical answer is "I don't know" or "nothing." Someone told me to make friends with the girls in the class so I can get details - ahhh boys. Zack also continues to play hockey - EVEN during the summer. Actually it is a nice break from the heat. Above are pictures from Friday afternoon. Zack had hockey practice and then after practice we went swimming. The hockey rink and pool are at the same facility.
Alex is loving all his fun in the sun. He enjoys eating sand and drinking pool water. He is transitioning to whole milk and the sippy cup nicely. My baby will be 1 on Friday. So hard to believe. Where did this past year go? I'm pretty sure I'll be saying that for years to come.

Fun with Grandma and Gramps

2010-06-07T18:56:00.000-07:00

The boys and I made the very long drive to the Ozarks last week. Thank goodness Grandma Jude came into Chicago to ride with us. The eight and a half hour trip took us eleven hours! We made a FEW stops along the way to make it less painful for the boys. The way home went much more quickly- nine hours. The drive was worth it! We had a fabulous time being spoiled by Grandma Jude and Grandpa Scott. Zack was in pure heaven. He now LOVES to fish. He went through 5 dozen worms very quickly and caught 23 Bluegill fish! He managed this all with a Toy Story fishing pole. Zack also enjoys noodling. Noodling is a Huebsch Family past time. Everyone grabs a noodle and bobs up and down in the lake until you look like a prune. Zack caught on right away and seems to understand just how important it is to spend a good part of the day just noodling around.
Alex also had a wonderful time. He got to play in the baby pool and take his first boat ride. Alex is now 11 months old. He is a garbage disposal. He will eat almost anything I put in front of him with the exception of eggs. He still has a strong distaste for scrambled eggs. He babbles like crazy (mama, dada, zeee, bimbop to name a few). He has mastered going up stairs and is SLOWLY learning how to go backwards down them. He has two new teeth finally! He is a complete love and we are so lucky to have such wonderful boys!

Ahhh... We love the lake!

2010-06-07T12:59:00.000-07:00

More fun at the lake

2010-06-07T12:55:00.000-07:00

I can bike too!

2010-06-07T12:48:00.000-07:00

We finally bought Alex a bike helmet. Now he can ride along with us on our fun bike rides.

Memorial Day Party

2010-06-07T12:41:00.000-07:00

We celebrated Memorial Day with our good friends and their boys. We grilled out and had lots of fun playing outside. All the little boys played so well together.

Nothin' says summer like popsicles and bubbles

2010-06-07T12:27:00.000-07:00

Wow, sorry for the long delay in updating the blog. We have been very, very busy these last couple of weeks. Zack finished school before Memorial Day weekend and then we traveled to the Ozarks (Grandma Jude and Grandpa Scott's lake house). We have had a gorgeous Spring and have spent a lot of time outside enjoying our new backyard. Zack, as you can see, loves the privacy of our backyard and tries to wear clothes as little as possible. Alex now enjoys all table food and will even clean up after Zack (hence the two popsicles).

Happy Mother's Day!

2010-05-07T13:36:00.000-07:00

I got to celebrate Mother's Day a couple days early with Zack's preschool class. All the moms were invited and the kiddos did a special performance and served us yummy treats. We also received beautiful painted pots (by the kids) of basil. Zack did a great job singing. It was a very special day!

Weeeeeeee! Rides for everyone

2010-05-03T17:46:00.000-07:00

We had a great weekend! Zack scored a new tandem bike to ride with his dad. The smile on his face is priceless. Zack didn't want Alex to miss out on the fun, so he thought a ride in the toy wagon would be perfect. Alex loved it! The last picture of Zack smiling was after a bribe. I told Zack if he sat and smiled I would give him a Twizzler. As evident by the picture, the kid will do about anything for a piece of candy.

Zoo day!

2010-05-03T17:34:00.000-07:00

We met our friends Jason and Courtney and their adorable kiddos at the Lincoln Park Zoo on Sunday. Jason and Courtney are friends of ours from Iowa City (law school) and now they live in Las Vegas. It was so fun to meet up with them and see the kids.
Zack had a great time and calls the animals by their movie star names from Madagascar. The lion is Alex, the Zebra is Marty and the Giraffe is Melman. Alex was an all-star, per usual.

A day in the life of a 9 month old

2010-04-22T13:21:00.000-07:00

Under the table

Climbing up the chair to see what Zack is doing

Yeah, someone left the door open to Zack's games

Love, love, love mommy's shower

Where are all the breakables?

These pictures pretty much sum up our days here with our busy, busy, busy Alex. He loves to be anywhere he probably isn't suppose to be. He is gaining interest in the stairs. So far he has only made it up the first couple before I wrestle him down. We have gates at the top, but not the bottoms. The bottom shelves will remain empty until he is 3 (ha, ha). At his 9 month check up he measured 31 inches (>95%), 22 lbs 8 oz (75-90th%) and it was confirmed that he has a large melon (>95%).

Happy Easter (Belated)!

2010-04-13T12:54:00.000-07:00

Alex Scott - 9 months

2010-04-13T12:41:00.000-07:00

This month Alex perfected his crawl and now is working on speed. In this picture, Zack is attempting to hold on to the good old days of stationary Alex. Zack thought by putting pillows around Alex and tossing in a few toys, that his little brother might be content to stay put - NOT! Alex busted out and game over. Alex continues to be a great eater. He eats just about anything I put in front of him except scrambled eggs. I think I had to make scrambled eggs about 30 times before Zack would eat them. I'm glad eggs aren't too expensive. He will eat hard boiled eggs. It must be a texture preference. His 9 month appointment is on Thursday. I'll post his stats after the appointment.