Summer 2010

So we are close to wrapping up the summer and it is a bit sad.  We didn't do as much this summer as have the past couple of summers, but it was a success non the less.

We started off the summer with an HDR Company Picnic that was fun, the kids had a blast although it was scorching hot outside. 

Melissa, Georgie's cousin came into to town to visit us.  She spent a few days in the Texas heat and got a bit burnt from the sun.





Georgie (as you can see above) was pregnant and gave birth to Riley Alexander Drew Patterson on June 18.  He is adorable...when he was born he looked JUST LIKE Tommy.  It was crazy.  I mean I know they are brothers and family looks alike, but it was like I was looking at Tommy.  Riley is now starting to take on his own personality.  He still resembles Tommy a bit, but is more his own character now.

Hailey and her BFF Brianna had a play date to the Splash Pad by our house.  This was an awesome place for the kids to run around and get wet...you know the best part??  It was FREE!  Hailey has so much fun when Brianna is around and the nice part is...she is super tired afterwards and sleeps so good.

We had a couple of BBQ's and Drew cooked up some delicious food.

We packed up and headed out to Illinois for a week to visit the family and our friends.  That was a BLAST! 

We ate so much food that are our favorites. Portillo's, White Castle, Gators Wings, Pizza, and ALL of my favorites from Muma: mostacolli, tuna salad, egg salad, eggs and sookie toast and brought banana nut bread home with us.  OMG, everything was soooooo good, I am sad now because I am home and can't have these items again until our next trip....boo!

The kids enjoyed Great America the movies that they were taken too.  We had a party at my parents house that was a ton of fun.  Hailey liked the Gurnee Mills Merry Go Round as well as the train that drove her and Nana around the mall.

Drew and I went out on our last night in town with our friends to Austin's and then I am not really sure where else we landed.  All I do know is that it was a outside bar in Libertyville that was open when everything else was closed.  I do know I fell crossing the street in the rain...Drew has some video from that night that is uber embarrassing!

Since Drew has been working the weekends, Hailey and I have been spending A LOT of time together.  It is not a bad thing, but there is no one else for her to talk to other than me and I get tired of talking sometimes (believe it or not).

Hailey and I have:

made our own pizza

Imagined we were Hanna Montana

attended a block party

painted by number

We also ate yummy ice cream

It has been fun in the sun pretty much everyday, but now the days of swimming and sleeping till 10 everyday are over...the kids are officially back in school.  Hailey and Mikey are super excited (thankfully).  I am excited as well.

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