April 24-25

Two "GIRL FUN" days in Chicago with friends, Claire and KathyOutside the Seneca Hotel enjoying the flowers and nice day!
Cheers at the Grand Lux Cafe
Here we are at "Sixteen", in the new Trump Tower
Kathy, Jennifer (Pat's niece), Pat, Colleen (Claire's daughter) and Claire
Afternoon Tea at The Drake
Spectacular forsythia arrangement at The Drake

April 20

Spent a beautiful spring day with our daughter-in-law, Annette's parents, Judy and Dave out in the country and then had dinner at Starved Rock

April 16-18

April 16 Mark congratulating the new Captain (our son Philip) of Spirit Airlines just before leaving on flight from Detroit to Fort Myers!

Pat and her Sublettian friends (all from the same hometown) having dinner at Paisano's and lots of laughs on April 16. Marilyn, Debbi, Jane, Kay, Judy and Pat. We missed you, Ann...Jane, Pat, Barb and Kathy at Olive Garden for good eating and chatter

on April 17 Meet John and Heather from Tennessee and their new RV after lunch at

Famous Dave's on April 18

A fun Friday night (April 18) out with Roger, Barb, Kathy and Paul at J. Buck's and back to our house for dessert and chatter!

April 13

Our day with Connor Loves that blankie and thumb!
Big fat snow flurries coming down on April 13th!!!!!
Connor loves his balls!
Our budding pianist

April 11

We were in St. Louis today for the funeral of our sister-in-law's Mother.

We visited Pat's cousins Denny (and wife, Deb) and Carol and what fun catching up with them!
Meet Stefanie (Carol's daughter) with her children, Drew and Abby, 4 and Bennett, 11 months.

April 8

We are from the same hometown and share the same birthday (2/20). Meet my good friend, Kay. After a delicious lunch at a new restaurant in town (Medici) and lots of chatter, we hit one of our favorite shops - The Garlic Press.

April 7

Fun outing and lunch with good friends, Judy and Kathy - lots of yakking after 3 months apart!

April 5

Meet Fran and Ed, our breakfast buddies this Saturday morning and

lots of chatter after 3 months away!

And later, Pat met her sisters-in-law, Sue and Marilyn, nieces, Katy and Cory, nephew, Nick and Katy's friend, Molly and baby Skyler for lunch at Olive Garden - they were in town

for a shopping spree and asked me to meet them! FUN time!

April 4

A fun evening with good friends, Paul and Kathy and 3 months of catching up!

April 1-4

Happy Birthday, Mom...........Pat's Mom celebrating her 89th birthday! We had a fun 2-day visit with our parents, playing cards, eating and catching up after the long, dreary, cold, snowy IL winter!