Weeble Wobbles

WHEN did Weeble Wobbles get so big? Dad had these as a kid, but they were about the size of the 9-volt pictured.

McDonalds Drive-Thru Play

MOM came home from the resales and brought with her the cute little cash register and headset.

EJ's Spot

EJ love to crawl up onto Mom and Dad's bed, grab the remote, and make himself comfortable while watching TV. Dad didn't even know the boy did this until the other day. Dad had put him down for a nap and left the room to go do some work. He became curious though when he heard what sounded like a television playing, so he went to investigation. This is what he found.

PITA, as in Pain In The A**. But Dad had to smile because he picked between Mom and Dad's pillows, as if he knows Mom lays there, Dad lays there, so I can be here!

EJ Climbs and Slides

MOM and Dad have been visiting the local play parks recently, encouraging the Twins to climb up the equipment and slide down on their own. The do the slide part, but up until today, neither would do climb part.

Dad decided to take them out for a walk to get out of Mom's hair and let her work in peace. Entirely on his own, without prompting from Dad, EJ climbed up and slid down the slide.

Our Town

THE town the New Family lives in has some interesting historical buidlings, pleasant neighborhoods, and lots of shopping.

Above is the former Adams Memorial library, now the DuPage County Historical Society.

Casa Solana,  a street in a neighborhood adjacent to the New Family home where Dad always had ambitions to reside. If you, like Dad, prefer to hear children playing baseball in the nearby park instead of traffic noise, and your mortgage budget is in the middle $300,000, then this is the place to live.

Above his the house he had ambitions for.

Shopping is a daily affair for the New Family. Trader Joe's and Aldi are two of the Family's favorites.

And to feed Mom's addiction to Costco, one is not 10 minutes away.

The local Walmart is undergoing renovations to become a Super Walmart.

The foremer City Hall building above and below is now condo units. These are within easy walking distance to the train station for commuters that work downtown Chicago. Dad loves trains, but not at night while he is trying to sleep.

The original building is on the left below and the condo additions sprawl out toward the east.

Flips, a local burger, gyro, and hot dog place also offers "Sumarine" sandwiches.

She is a Girl. Yay!

DAD loves to dress his little girl in girl clothes. She loves to play dress up. They are simpatico.

Buggy in a Box

NOW that the Twins are getting older, it is important that they are allowed to do things for themselves. Dad, exasperated by the late afternoon noncompliance from the kids, told Buggy that he is shipping her off to live with gypsies, so she needed to get into the box so he could ship her off.

"Ready to go Daddy!"

Well, maybe Dad will keep her around a little while longer. Where else is he going to get his cute?
:-)