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| Another fun summer in the books!! |
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| There were, of course, trips to Hartigan's for ice cream... |
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| ...and many visits to the playground to swing (both twins can swing on their own now!!) |
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| The twins did a great job cheering on Daddy again in his running race... |
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| ...so great that he ran 4 minutes faster this year!! |
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| There were many trips to the various Evanston beaches this summer. |
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| There was fun once again in the water... |
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| ...on land... |
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| ...and burying full bodies in the sand!! |
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| One beach visit was even with a friend! |
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| Our two little ones are becoming more and more comfortable... |
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| ...at the beach and in the water. |
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| The beach was a hit this summer as much as summer '18 (left)...and likely will be again in summer '20!! |
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| We made our annual summer pilgrimage up the road to the Bahá'í Temple in Wilmette... |
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| ...and enjoyed the beautiful temple grounds... |
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| ...and fountains onsite!! |
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| Speaking of the fountains, they were definitely the highlight this year... |
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| ...and garnered a lot of attention!! |
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| We're sure to be back to the temple for another visit next summer! |
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| We made the short trip back to Lovelace Park in Evanston... |
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| ...to hang out... |
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| ...and see how the ducks we visited last year are doing! |
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| We kept up with our traditional excursion to downtown Chicago aboard the L... |
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| ...to visit 'the Bean',... |
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| (This year we were enamored with taking pictures of our reflections... |
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| ...on the Bean!!) |
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| ...to have another romp in Maggie Daley Park,... |
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| ...and to enjoy the Crown Fountain. |
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| Getting wet never seems... |
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| ...to get old (hence the two different outfits worn this day in these photos)! |
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| We are sure to be back to add to this (now) three summer photo montage next year!! |
Though many summer activities were 'established traditions, summer '19 also came with some new experiences.
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| Five year old legs can walk a little farther, so this year's trip downtown added on a trek to the famous Buckingham Fountain... |
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| ...which afforded us some nice skyline backgrounds! |
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| (Though the glaring sun wasn't cooperating!!) |
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| We made a second trip downtown this year... |
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| ...to catch the Special Olympics Duck Derby along the Chicago River. |
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| Though none of our five ducks (out of 63,000+) won the race... |
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| ...we still enjoyed the summer day together! |
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| This summer, the twins decided to get 'sporty'... |
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| ...and attended a soccer camp... |
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| ...where they learned some skills... |
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| ...and made some new friends! |
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| Luke & Clare both had a great time... |
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| ...and soccer is now likely added... |
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| ...to the growing list... |
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| ...of summer traditions! |
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| Another new experience this year was taking piano lessons... |
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| The twins have been working with a student from Northwestern... |
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| ...to learn keys on the piano, how to play scales, and some basic sight reading!! |
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| Progress is slow, but we look forward to hearing the improvement as they continue lessons this fall! |
Though we are sad to see summer go, the great thing about summer is that it will be here again before we know it...
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| ...and it will be another chance to experience old traditions and try new things!! |
