We went back to our old place in St. John’s. William turned

We’ve been making our way through the boxes and around town. Skokie

We’ve officially moved to Skokie. Ava’s house-warming gift? A trampoline! The move

Ava and I met up with Tracy and the girls for a

Ava held her second birthday party at the Kohl Children’s Museum in

Happy 2nd birthday to our little angel. The last two years have

We kept the Jacobs family tradition going with this outing. We went

Ava rode her first pony this weekend. Christine and I took her

Ava helped me make dinner tonight, standing right up at the counter

I wanted to end the holiday weekend on an up swing, so

We kicked off the holiday weekend with a trip to the Highland

Ava went to her first soccer class today, decked out in her

Ava’s face lit up the second she spotted the Elmo bouncy house

Betsy, Tim, and Evan came into town for a visit this past

We successfully completed our first camping trip. We drove out to Rock

Ava used to steal other kids’ scooters at the park, so we

Christine and I did a stellar cleanup job after the camping trip.

Ava loves me every bit as much as I love her. Both

Ava and I needed to get out of the house. We’d both

Ava had a fun short visit to Northbrook to catch the Memorial

We’re kicking off Memorial Day weekend downtown. We grabbed breakfast near the

Ava wanted Christine to make her laugh while we were in Miami

While we were in Miami, we grabbed dinner with our buddy Rick

Who knew Ava would turn out to be such a fan of

Birds were absolutely everywhere at Jungle Island. We each got a turn

We packed up our bags and headed to Miami! The days were