Fun Fair

Typical Fun Fair in Waukegan: Too loud Latino music and way too aged rides but what a fun for the kids!

Baboe & Dziadek 2010

What a great summertime we had together! Nina & Stasiu were spoiled for three whole weeks with presents, games, and lots and lots of love.

Stasiu's firs haircut

Stasiu no longer has his baby locks - the first haircut is a fact. He's a real big boy now and it suits him. At first he did not really know what was happening to him and was sitting still nicely, then suddenly and fortunately at the end of the session, it was over and time to take him out of the robe and chair to admire his new hairdo!

New pool!

Our neigbours Laura and Al had bought a new, big, serious pool, which they thought would fit nicely on our driveway :) And it did! It's a truly great cool-off pool and the kids love it too.

Ciocia in the USA

Cioca Elzunia from Warsaw came to visit us in Waukegan. It was great to have her over, have her meet Nina & Stasiu, go out for trips on the boat together, go to Chicago and meet our friends.

4th of July parade

And also this year we put our chairs just outside Upton Park at the end of our street, to enjoy the 4th of July parade. It was fun again. Nina particularly liked all the sweets that were handed out. She had quite a collection to take home by the end of the afternoon. But of course some had to be sampled on the spot :)

New backyard fence

It had been on our to-do-list for a while. From a distance the fence did not look so bad, but when looking closer and after a big tree branch fell on it and parts of it just missing or not existing, it was really time to replace it. Have a look at the before and after pictures. We are happy that we will be able to enjoy a much nicer view all summer. And the garden is growing well too!

First outdoor splash of the year

Seems like we have jumped straight into summer - the weather has been great and sometimes even hot so the turtle pool is out and Nina and Stasiu had their first outdoor splash bath a little while ago. They were more than happy to cool off this way. Plus for us - no need to give them another bath before bed so everybody was happy.

Sailing with the neighbors

Last Thursday we went for a short sail after work with our neighbors Al & Laura. The weather was cold and cloudy but there was a strong breeze. Laura was very bravely playing with Nina & Stasiu inside while we were sailing but after a while the strong motion was becoming a bit much. Luckily we were already on our way back and a few minutes later we were back at the slip opening a bottle of red wine.

Spaghetti dinner at WYC

We were invited for a fund raiser spaghetti dinner at the Waukegan Yacht Club. Stasiu and Nina were the youngest participants in the restaurant, but they behaved perfectly and both finished their pasta plates empty. Nina even washed down her meal with a sip from a grown up glass without spilling: bravo! Ready for a repeat performance these two!

Stasiu 1!

A year has flown by: Stasiu celebrated his first birthday! Nina sang Happy Birthday for her brother and took her job as event photographer and present opener very seriously. Stasiu just let it all happen. Happy with all the attention and presents he was getting and sitting proudly in his cool new red car.

Easter Egg Hunt

The Easter Bunny also passed by our house this year and so it was time to take out the baskets and start the hunt for Easter eggs in our garden. Fortunately the weather cooperated nicely. For Nina it was the second time so she went around like pro gathering her precious sweets. For Stasiu is was a new experience, but the colorful eggs sure were interesting and fun to play with. At the end of hunt, the goodies had to be sampled of course!