Christmas Cut!

Last Friday Kyle had his third, and best, haircut of all time! Maybe it was that we just came from the doctor where he took 3 shots like a champ, or maybe it was that Thomas the Train was on, but whatever it was, Kyle was so so good throughout his entire haircut.

Before and After

Loyola Breakfast with Santa

Saturday morning we joined all our Loyola friends down by the lake for a special visit from Santa, Mrs. Claus, and LU Wolf. Loyola provided a complimentary breakfast, coloring and cookie decorating activities, and photo op options for all registered alumni. Kyle wasn't so sure about sitting on Santa's lap at first, but his friend Olivia helped to get a smile out of him the second time around!

Happy 18 Months, Kyle Steven!

Advent

To celebrate the season of advent, we decided to help Kyle count down the days to Christmas by wrapping up some of his old winter/holiday books and letting him open one each night before bed. The book magically appears each night in Santa's sleigh. I think Ky's favorite part (and we've obviously only done it one night so far) was holding the sleigh and ripping off the wrapping paper.

30 on the 30th!

Saturday was a lot of fun. I had the opportunity to celebrate two of my oldest (literally) friends' 30th birthdays. Lauren, Steph, Allison, and I have known each other since we were 5 years old, making our friendship 25 years in the making. We started off the day with a soak in the hot tub and massages in Lake View. After some much needed relaxation, we checked into a nice downtown hotel, went out to a lovely dinner, and sang some oldies but some goodies at Howl at the Moon. We ended the night at a jazz bar near our hotel.

Paris Club for dinner

Howl at the Moon

Buddy Guy's

Hangin' Out at the Park!

Thanksgiving 2013