G.O.R.G.E

One of Jeff's friends came up with the acronym Growing Our Relationships with Good Eating, and the goal has been to get together to catch up with these highschool and college friends once or twice a year. Our last GORGE outing comes to mind since this summer's GORGE plans are in the works.

These photos are from Christmas season 2006 at Homewood Aurelio's. We hope to join a good size group for this summer's installment of a tradition that has been going on since 1999!

Zach's graduation party

Well, my baby brother has graduated high school. He was just four when I left for college! Zach is off to college this fall, and empty nest time for my parents begins.

Here is a shot of our family (missing Lucas and Emily) at the graduation party on Saturday evening.

Four Seasons at Ravinia

On the way to Ravinia Festival for a concert, cicadas were dive-bombing the windshield on the tri-state, and we wondered if the lawn would be infested and their noise would drown out the music. But the park was quiet and the cicadas minded their manners with the rest of the crowd so that Vivaldi's Four Seasons could be heard by everyone.

The weather was perfect for a picnic and concert and the eight of us enjoyed a spread that could have easily served 20. Thanks for coordinating everything, Emily!

Going to Greek Fest

Jess' sister Alison and her family live a few blocks away from us, so we all walked together to the Greek Orthodox church in our neighborhood where they were having their annual Greek fest. We had some great Greek food and pastries, and Lucas really enjoyed his cupcake!

Growing bodies

Our child is growing and so is my belly! This picture is especially for Kim, Emily and Sara, who aren't able to see me in real life. It is quite an honor to have my body be host to another person in this way! Baby is about 25 weeks along and we're expecting to meet him/her in late September.

Saturday Yard Work

It was a beautiful day today to be outside, so we spent most of the afternoon mowing, trimming and sweeping. These are a few pictures of the front and back of our house.