Chicago!

A few weeks ago, two of my co-workers and I got to travel to Chicago for the annual Child Life Conference. In addition to spending about 8 hours a day in meetings, we managed to fit in a lot of sightseeing (and eating!). I feel so blessed that I work with such amazing people and we are friends in addition to being co-workers. We had a blast together!
A picture of me after we got off the "L" Ashley, Maggie, and I in Chicago's Field Museum Maggie and I with the big dino

A view of downtown from the museum:

It was so cold and VERY windy--we were a little unprepared! Here I am trying to keep my hair from flying in my face! :)

One of the highlights of the trip was yummy food. Here we are enjoying some Chicago style deep dish pizza!

Yum!

We took a jog down to Millennium Park to see the giant bean:

Taking funny jumping shots:

Holding up the bean:

After our run we were hungry for some amazing breakfast food at the Yolk:

Omelets:

Cinnamon bun french toast--amazing!

Pancakes and potatoes:

We went to see a Broadway in Chicago showing of Peter Pan--unbelievable!

Another fun part about conference is getting to connect with other Child Life Specialists. I was so glad to see two of the sweet friends from my internship. We got to spend a lot of time together, and had fun catching up in the airport while we waited on our separate flights home!

It was a fabulous weekend filled with lots of fun memories!

House Tour

Here's a quick little tour of my house! When you walk through the front door, you walk into the living room: I had fun with the mantle decor. Bought a window pane at an antique store for $4, and hung a wreath...love how it turned out!

The dining room is off of the living room:

Love the french doors!

Also, off of the living room is a spare room, that currently serves as a guest room/catch-all room. It really needs some help!

When you walk into the living room from the front door, you immediately see the door to my room (which gives me great incentive to have my bed made!)

I had fun making these two pillows to add a splash of yellow!

My tiny apple green bathroom:

Butler's pantry connecting the dining room and kitchen:

The fun retro kitchen:

Door to the back deck:

The back yard:

Spring and Lil' Buddy!

Hey y'all it's spring out there! This precious little bundle of life was just outside one of the windows at my house! Isn't it amazing? What an awesome Creator we have! I just got back from a lovely visit with my little buddy! He is getting so big. Here he is admiring his pretty Grandmommy:

He was such a big boy sitting on the bench beside me at the restaurant, taking drinks from a cup!

We had another photo shoot of him in his baptismal gown....he is so handsome!

Covenant of Baptism

My little buddy was baptized last weekend. What a special time with our family as we celebrated God's covenant promises to him:

Missing a few of the uncles:

Cousin Ashley and her husband Jared were able to come, too!

Auntie Kat: