This is a little old--I'd had trouble loading it before. Over break I'd taken Jimmy to the LEGO Discovery Center in Schaumburg lso he could check it out. It's pricey, but the Heims thankfully helped us find some ways to get discounts on the tickets. Jimmy had a lot of fun seeing the LEGO version of Chicago and a big jungle scene (with a LEGO hippo Josie would've loved). They had some play areas where kids were building and testing cars, or putting skyscrapers over a plate that moved to simulate earthquakes. Of course Jimmy didn't want anything he built to get knocked down :-)
We went to Brookfield Zoo to see the holiday lights for the first time this year. The kids really liked it. They got to see some animals and enjoyed the great light display; the weather was good that night, too--not too cold, but still pretty chilly by the time we left!
Josie went ape over the animal cutouts. Jim, Josie and Jimmy kept poking in and out, trying on different creatures.
Here are a few photos from our various Christmas parties. From Carol Stream to Tinley to Woodridge, we were all over the area celebrating with friends and family.
Christmas itself was enjoyable, with good food and company throughout. The kids had fun--and Anuta finally got herself the coveted pickle gift!
We had a fun Thanksgiving today. We started off this morning at the parade downtown, where we met up with Dan, Anuta and Dominik. The kids seemed to like all the marching bands, horses, and big balloons (although Josie seemed a little scared of the balloons, even though she saw some characters she really loves, like Super Grover and Elmo).
Later we had our meal at Mom's, then played a find-the-turkey game. We hid a little turkey doll in the house, then someone had to find it based off our clues. Instead of telling that person they were "hot" or "cold" we had to say "gobble, gobble" softly or loudly. It's pretty silly, as the vid shows, but a lot of fun.
Josie has been getting really interested in building things lately. She loves stacking blocks to make towers, and one morning we found Josie building a whole town on the playroom slide. the video shows Josie and Jimmy playing with marble runs. The video is hilarious--watch Josie and Jimmy do a dance that shows their excitement as they watch the marbles go down the chutes. It's really cute.
Here are a few of our pics from yesterday . . . just to get them out there! I'll add more, and tell more, later. We had a very busy day, and by the end of the night we were all exhausted. We had a ton of fun, though . . .
Some explanation may be needed for Jim's costume, for those of you who don't have a toddler. Jim's DJ Lance Rock costume was by far the hottest. A driver pulled over at some point to ask excitedly if that's who Jim was, and many of the dads stopped Jim (one to say that Jim had stolen his costume idea). And little tykes along our route continually did a double take, then asked, "Yo Gabba?"
This is a little old--I'd had trouble loading it before. Over break I'd taken Jimmy to the LEGO Discovery Center in Schaumburg lso he could check it out. It's pricey, but the Heims thankfully helped us find some ways to get discounts on the tickets. Jimmy had a lot of fun seeing the LEGO version of Chicago and a big jungle scene (with a LEGO hippo Josie would've loved). They had some play areas where kids were building and testing cars, or putting skyscrapers over a plate that moved to simulate earthquakes. Of course Jimmy didn't want anything he built to get knocked down :-)
