Monday, July 06, 2009
Enke Family
We stole this picture of the Enke family (Kevin's sister in Boston) from Kevin's parents.
T-shirt making for the 4th of July. Grandma Button sure came through with the insect repellent contraption that you see on the table. 
Buried treasure
The village hid 200 baggies of surprises and had the kids dig through the sand to find the "buried treasures". It was very fun!
Picnic
Our village held a parade and picnic with all kinds of fun activities. This is The Button and Moore clans enjoying a free lunch in Island Lake on the Fourth of July.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Tate was all out of sorts because we sold our washer and dryer before the new ones arrived. He had to resort to washing his own clothes if he wanted his favorite jeans, shirt and underwear clean. He got it all washed and hung out and 
realized that it would be kind of embarrassing for someone to see his underwear outside. He had to run out and get it and bring it back inside to finish drying.
realized that it would be kind of embarrassing for someone to see his underwear outside. He had to run out and get it and bring it back inside to finish drying.
Lincoln Park Zoo
This is the farm at the zoo in Chicago. We went here after going to the Green City Farmer's Market where my sister bought Kohlrabi.... I know, I didn't know what that was either. She is cool like that, though. 
Kentucky Fried Chicken...in Illinois
Aunt Aimee came up to visit with Cousin Skylar and Meme and made us the best Kentucky Fried Chicken we've ever had! 
Saying Goodbye
After 2 years, we finally decided it was time for Kentry to run wild again. Thanks Kentry! It has been fun! 
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
And the award goes to...
Tate participated in the Academic Bee at his school. He did so well! In each of the classes, they had a bee for that subject. After a day of bees, he qualified for the "Final" bee and won for his grade. I’m so proud of him! He won a $50 gift certificate to Barnes and Noble and a $50 donation will be given to Warm Blankets in him name. Go Tate!
Detective Agency
Tate opened his "detective agency" from his invention lab. The best part- he says he is open 24 hours a day!
Sunday, April 05, 2009
Garett's year long dream has come to fruition. This records that we did truly go to Chuck E Cheese's on his birthday!CRAZY CAKE
This is the cake Garett got to decorate. He made a candy war scene on the top. He wanted to make it orange. Okay. When you are seven, you get to do these kinds of things.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Monster
Grandma Button sent the pattern to make a little doll. You get to pick the body, ears, arms and legs that you want on your doll. Picking out the body parts was pretty easy to decide on, but the kids struggled to find common ground with the fabric. Sooooooooo...... they each picked out fabric they liked and we incorporated it all. Floral ears and feet, St. Patrick's 
Day green on the arms and a pirate body. Hmmmm....he is pretty interesting!!! Thanks Grandma Button!
Day green on the arms and a pirate body. Hmmmm....he is pretty interesting!!! Thanks Grandma Button!"Indian Stuf"
The Smithsonian had sent a note last year that said they would "investigate" whether the items he sent were authentic Indian artifacts. Tate has been waiting this year to hear back from them. He finally got his letter back, as well as the artifacts, the original letter and some "interoffice" post-its.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Napolean
We were reading about Napolean and Garett got excited and decided to map it out on the board. Tate took this picture.Monday, March 16, 2009
Marissa decided to pick up all the pinecones in the yard. She picked out some gloves and boots and the Red Rider and got busy. The wagon was completely full! Good job, Little Missy!
Unshaven
This is my mother-in-law's son who is unshaven for 2 weeks now. He did shave it, but it was quite a change!!!
Monday, March 09, 2009
Supergirl
Supergirl talks on the phone to Superfriend any opportunity she gets! Superfriend let her borrow these red sparkly shoes and now she can go to Oz whenever she wants.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Rock candy rocks!
After a week of forming (or fermenting, maybe...ha!) our rock candy was complete. The kids had fun finally breaking into their rock candy creations. Dad and I had a great time...cleaning up!
Data collection
Tate is very serious about his data collection for his bubblegum science experiment. Our awesome neighbor, Marcine, participated in blowing bubbles for science sake. Tate was very polite after he was done, offering to clean up her "used gum wads" off her table. 
Red Dinner
We had our annual Red Dinner with jello and heart shaped pizza and tomato salad and Kool-Aid. We played HEART bingo, made "I love you because" boxes and opened our stockings. It was lots of fun!
Bumblebee
Garett is a huge Bumblebee Transformer fan. What is better than Bumbleebee made from auto parts? Garett was in his glory!
Bubblegum
Tate's bubblegum experiment is to see if all bubblegum is created equal! More on this to come...
Go Beavers!
Here are some pictures of Dad (asst. coach) and Garett (basketball player) during their first game. It was an action packed white knuckle game which ended in a wee bit of a loss. Not to worry, we came back the following week and tied 4-4. Go Beavers!!!
Sunday, February 01, 2009
Teamwork
Ice walking
We walked to the "island" in Island Lake. No small feat for me given my fear of falling through ice. Kevin assured me that I would not go through, but if I did- he had his cell phone to call for help. Great comfort, eh?
Pinewood Derby
Pinewood Derby. Tate took 2nd place this year after his 1st place performance last year. We were actually super happy with his great success given all the drama that unfolded this year in creating it. His theme was UK basketball. Annddddd....Tate advanced a year in Cub Scouts. He is now a Bear.
Goodnight
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Turkey
Kevin single-handedly made the most gorgeous turkey with Proscuitto butter gravy. It was the best turkey I have ever had!
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