Wednesday, December 4, 2019

#89. Finishing Summer Bein' Five!

In July, our two turned 5!!

FIVE and ALIVE!!!
Grandma Steffie and Grandpa Dan made a special visit to help celebrate...and brought some cool robes as presents!!

Grandma Steffie helps Clare 'read her card'...she'll be reading her own soon!
Everyone gets legos!!

The twins' 5th birthday party was a blast!

We had plenty of people...
...and a fun balloon guy!
Luke & Clare show off some of their cool balloon designs

Daddy led the SLIME making operation...

...while the students carefully followed the instructions!!

Glad they were happy to make the slime...not glad it stained our carpet!

There were cupcakes...

...and presents!!!  
Lots of NEW 'books & board games' for these two!!

Needless to say, these two enjoyed turning 5!!

The rest of summer was filled with visits from...

...Grandma & Grandpa Knapp...
...who played many rounds of 'Sorry' with the twins...

...'cousins' from Bloomington...
...friends from Chicago...

...Grandma Steffie (again!)...
  
...and Great Auntie Kip too!
We took a super fun camping trip to Central Illinois.

Loaded up for a 3-hour drive to the Eureka Sporstman's Club!!

Clare relaxed, while Luke 'prepared' to find his hiding cousins!!

Camping was lots of fun with lots of cousins (and Grandma)!!

Cousins love DONUTS!!

All tuckered out for the long drive back north!!

Our water-obsessed twins tried out the local swimming pool,

Tall enough to ride the water slides, but not quite ready for that!

These two always enjoy swimming!
and made one last trip to the beach. 

See you next year, Lake Michigan!
The twins also enjoyed eating and drinking outdoors, 

Cheers to that!
An evening 'cocktail' on our front patio!
and we made a couple trips back to our old hood.

A return to Winnemac Park...

and a visit to Clark Street for the puppet bike...

...and to kiss the lion!?!
Yes, it was another fine summer at 2302 Hartzell Street.

Rockin' the afternoon away...

...and getting silly on the porch swing!

We made sure to take the annual summer 'tree photos' to compare the past year's growth.

This was summer '18...

...and here's summer '19!

As always, these two are growing (way too!) fast...

...and getting goofier every day!!
The end of the summer meant the beginning of another school year.  This year it's getting real...KINDERGARTEN at Kingsley Elementary in Evanston!!  

Let the adventures begin!!

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