Cosley Zoo

My friend Mary told me about this fun little zoo in Wheaton (near the fun Farmer's Market).

So we picked up some friends and hit the road! The kids loved it!

Maggie kept saying , " Hi Ducks!!!" She kept yelling louder and louder, hoping they would say "hi" back.

Maggie is obsessed with pumpkins. In fact- I purposely hadn't taken her to a pumpkin farm- because we have already bought so many pumpkins. Every time we are at the store- she sees them and says, "Mom- buy it?" And I have given in a lot. So we really didn't need any more. But the zoo had a bunch and she just loved playing with them (sitting on them).

They both looked! This is a bigger success than you realize!

They conked out on the way home- we wore them out good ;-)

Visitors

We finally had some visitors- my parents came! They flew in on my mom's birthday and we got to celebrate with her!

The weekend was filled with fun: We went to the Museum of Science and Industry- still one of our favorites. We went to a fun farmer's market and did a ton of shopping-Thank you Chicago Premium Outlets and DSW! The weather was gorgeous and we got to enjoy listening to General Conference together. We are sad that they are gone- Maggie keeps asking for Grandpa and Grandma- "where are they? at work? on the train?" haha. That is the answer for anyone that is gone- thanks to her Daddy ;-)

Go Sox!

We got to go to a White Sox game last night. The experience highly exceeded my expectations. I've been to an MLB game before but I was worried about taking Maggie this time. She was great! She loved dancing anytime they played music and she ate her weight in M & Ms. And she loved clapping and cheering- but she was so confused when people yelled, "Go Sox." She would always lift up her pants and look at her socks- pretty funny.

I was also worried about the rain- but our seats were covered so we didn't feel any of the showers! AND..........we even won the game-with a home run and fireworks and everything! It makes me want to go again! (but maybe next time, a Cubs game to see Wrigley field).

Matching Outfits

So....I bought this outfit for myself first. And then when I saw the same undershirt at CrewKids- I just couldn't help myself. It was fun to match with Maggie- I felt like she was a "Just Like Me" Doll from The American Girl store.

Now, trying to get Maggie to smile at the camera these days is next to impossible. So I was trying to tickle her- but she still wouldn't look at Brad. But I still liked the pics anyway.

Another one

I did another half marathon. I did not love it as much as the first one. I had not trained as much- so I was not as prepared. But- I knew I had done it before and I caught myself being a little over confident and thinking I could still beat my first time. Yeah right.

The first half of the race was pretty good- on target for my goal time. But after mile 8- my body started shutting down. At mile 10- they gave me some Acel Gel- and let's be honest- I was willing to try anything to help me at that point. The goo was so sugary- I barely got it down- and my body rejected it. It was pretty miserable. But...............I still finished.

I told Brad to not let me ever sign up for one again. (After the first one- I wanted to do a marathon) And I am already considering doing another one near Halloween with some friends. I think I am crazy.

It was a beautiful day at the race- a little chilly. We had to bust out Maggie's winter box.
After the race- I am glad that I smiled ;-) And for both races- they give you a "beer tag" to get a pint of beer- seriously? Even if I did drink alcohol- would I really want it right after running for 2 hours?
These two pics of Maggie are random- but cute. She tried Oreos for the first time- "More cookie mom" was all she said that night.

Brad has been busy at work again- working all weekend- so on Saturday we were SO bored and the pools were all closed- so we tried the Carousel in the mall. It exceeded both of our expectations!