Zoo Day

Caribbean Block Party

Well, we finally made it to the Tinley Park Caribbean Block Party. Usually it's 90+ degrees and very humid, so we skip it. It was still pretty hot, but Jimmy had fun getting a new tattoo and seeing a guy in a band play the bass. There were all kinds of games and whatnot along Oak Park Avenue. Jimmy got to see his first dunk tank, which was pretty funny (he read about one in an old Curious George book). The guy in the tank got dunked twice while we watched.

Dominik Turns 1!

We had fun at Dominik's birthday party on the 14th. It was a beautiful, sunny day, and we had cake and played outside! Josie got dressed up in her early-birthday present from Sara.

Last Leg Slide Show

Here's the slideshow for the rest of the trip, which I put on YouTube (so the picture quality really stinks). Time to cough up the cash for the Photodex software Dave uses ;-)

Summer Curcuit--NC Edition

Here's a slideshow Dave made from photos and videos we pooled during our day at Carowinds amusement park. We had a great time! And here's to the mega-corporation! Carowinds is owned by Nickelodeon, which was good for Jimmy . . .

Jupiter and Moons

We got a good glimpse of Jupiter and its moons tonight with Jim's telescope. We didn't take this image, but this is similar to what we saw, in size and to some extent in detail (in our image you could faintly see one of the "stripes" you see on the planet here). Now if only Jimmy could stay up late enough to see too! Jupiter looks like a very bright star in our Southern sky right now--you can see it easily once it's dark.