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| The first weekend back in Chicago was the air show. We could see it from our rooftop deck. Tyler was in heaven! |
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| My mom came to help with Tyler while we unpacked. They love spending time together! |
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| A little taste of France in Bucktown - eating crepes! |
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| We headed up to see JJ's grandma with his sisters and went to an Octoberfest celebration. |
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| Tyler loves American things - like Home Depot! |
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| And big trucks! |
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| And "driving" the car everywhere! |
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| And grocery shopping! Since I ordered nearly all my groceries online in London, this is a bit of a novelty for him. He is actually quite helpful grocery shopping. At first I would go while he was in school but he likes it so much that it's now an activity he looks forward to. The cool carts at the new Mariano's make it even more fun! |
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| Jam time at the aunties' new house! |
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| First day of pre-school! The first couple weeks were rough. Pick up on the first day was particularly hard when he burst into tears and said, "I did NOT have fun today!" But now he loves it and looks forward to it every Tuesday and Thursday. |
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| We went to a little kids fair in Highland Park where kids could ride in big trucks. Big T's favorite was the helicopter of course! |
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| A beautiful Chicago sunrise from our deck! |
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| We had a photographer follow us around in London before we left. She took a ton of awesome pictures but here are my favorites! |
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| Tyler is much better with loud noises now but this was still during his "cover the ears" phase |
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| He misses riding the choo choo! |
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| I caught Tyler acting like his teacher playing "circle time" with his stuffed animals :) |
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| Apple picking at the apple orchard |
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| Friends at the orchard |
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| Tyler is very curious about the new baby and he loves looking at his baby book and talking about when he was a baby. He will be a great big brother! |
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| Tyler got a little nostalgic about Hampstead Heath one night at dinner. We had to point out some favorite spots on the map. |
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| He loves his new balance bike! |
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| Pumpkin patch fun! |
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| Tyler's first carving experience |
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| Cheers Finn! We have the same sippy cup! |
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| Zoo fun with Daddy |
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| The Lionel train ride at the Lincoln Park Zoo |
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| Trick or treating at Daddy's office. He was really confused about everything. |
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| T-rex hard at work! |
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| Nana and Grandpa Gary came to visit! |
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| Welcome to the world Gyan Robert Kern! Matt & Raji had their baby a few weeks early on Halloween and he's adorable! We are so excited to have another baby in the family! |
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| We attended our first Michigan football tailgate in a couple years at Northwestern. It was a terrible game but fun to put on the Michigan gear again! |
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| The tailgate crew. |
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| JJ has run a couple races since returning to Chicago. Tyler loves wearing the medal he got at this Hot Chocolate race! |
