More gardening work

Tia Erin & Nolan discovered a tree that we didn't want and dug it out (with a little help from Daddy). Nolan felt very strong carrying the tree around.




He also helped open a yard waste bag.

Fun at the Botanic Garden

Sid the Science Kid

Over the past month or so, Nolan & I have become obsessed about the show Sid the Science Kid.

One big reason is this delightful song he sings to his mom on the way to school:

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Every day this week Nolan and I have made this song our duet in the car before I drop him off at school. Good times!!

Sid the Science Kid has taught us about sound waves, why our shoes shrink, how ice freezes, estimating, why it's important to brush our teeth, etc.

And thanks to TiVo, we can watch the show any time we want!

Too cool in the jeep

A few weeks ago Russ & Nolan went to the drive-in. Apparently, Jeep Wrangler people are like this underground cult. Another guy was there with his Wrangler and he came over and showed Russ how to use this special tool to take the windshield off. Of course Russ & Nolan thought that was pretty cool! (Yes, Russ now owns the special tool).

They saw Ice Age. They didn't get home until around midnight. Yikes!

Gardening with Tia Erin

Tia Erin has been spending some time in our garden over the last few weeks (hooray!) and one of the conditions was that she agree to take on an apprentice....

Sound booth

In trying to locate a picture, I found this entirely unrelated one and know some of you will get a kick out of it - how cool was this for the boys?



Nolan & his friend Alex at the sound booth at Romeoville during our last circuit assembly.

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Fun in the City

We spent Saturday & Sunday in downtown Chicago. Saturday was a bit rainy, but we were still able to walk around and take in some sights, including Legoland at the Nordstrom mall.

Here's Nolan with a lego R2D2.











Sunday morning we went to Millenium park for some fountain splashing and to look at the reflective sculpture.



We also took a doubledecker bus tour of parts of the city and spent a bit of time down on Navy Pier. A fun, busy, exhausting weekend!

Fishing

Nolan has been wanting to go fishing for quite some time, and the getaway at Camp Grandma & Grandpa Johnson's was ideal for this adventure. The lures were sans hooks, but that didn't stop Nolan from spending literally hours on the dock fishing away.

Boating with the Johnsons

Nolan and Daddy joined Uncle Kurt and Grandpa Johnson on a fun boat ride.



Here's Nolan helping Grandpa.



Approaching McDonald's on the water




Outside of McDonalds




With Uncle Kurt


I guess Russ was taking all of the pictures as there are none of him with Nolan.