tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61481291524694280282024-03-12T23:11:50.311-05:00Chicago When It Sizzles!The title of our family blog comes from my daughter Madeline's unwavering appreciation of the things we do every day. She is incredibly enthusiastic about life. A while back, she crawled into bed with me in the morning. I asked her if she slept well. Her response was, "Well...Sometimes I can't sleep very much at night because I am so excited for what the next day will bring." She is straight out of an Audrey Hepburn movie! (Paris When it Sizzles.)Maddie and April Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175986673676485407noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148129152469428028.post-61957597830423517442009-09-21T17:39:00.002-05:002009-09-21T17:43:15.615-05:00Road Trip Blog!<div style="text-align: center;">Hi everybody! My new blog is up and running. Stop by and check out what we have been doing this summer. We have been busy!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://redefinecloudnine.blogspot.com/">http://redefinecloudnine.blogspot.com/</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/redefinecloud9/3942832058/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3510/3942832058_5f640af65c_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style=" margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.9em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/redefinecloud9/3942832058/">Road Trip Highlights</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/redefinecloud9/">redefinecloud9</a></span></div> </div>Maddie and April Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175986673676485407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148129152469428028.post-63812408744151533472009-01-01T19:22:00.003-06:002009-01-28T21:27:22.919-06:00Happy New Year!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zQebbGdbBi4mb3Ag5j_X5A5buepFW0BK1UY8D5hE6Rh53Z4Ac431CbDGupjkOaON_rXshZgjDubUvFJqhx8T5r1gFPdp72a7uXUfTBhCUI-sh5xL5meoVL4vYuXGv2TPxkXVmGpu-Srl/s1600-h/IMG_4991_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 313px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zQebbGdbBi4mb3Ag5j_X5A5buepFW0BK1UY8D5hE6Rh53Z4Ac431CbDGupjkOaON_rXshZgjDubUvFJqhx8T5r1gFPdp72a7uXUfTBhCUI-sh5xL5meoVL4vYuXGv2TPxkXVmGpu-Srl/s320/IMG_4991_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296527746964349506" /></a><br />The title of this blog is "Chicago When It Sizzles". We certainly made sure our year lived up to the name. It has been an interesting time for us. We had so much fun exploring Chicago and living it up in the city. I didn't love our apartment... but the neighborhood, friends we met and the experiences we had were amazing. The kids were pretty healthy and in high spirits. (And what kid wouldn't be with all the adventures we had together?) <div><br /></div><div>My stress level was pretty high this year. Between the Sandy house disaster and then the house closing issues here, I almost checked myself into an asylum. When I get stressed out, Max and Maddie always tease me and start chanting, "Recalculating, recalculating, imploding, imploding..." in a robot voice. I am hoping to kick myself back into working order in '09. </div><div><br /></div><div>So here we are. The end of the year. The end of 2008 also brings an end to this blog. (It's sort of bugging me to type a blog named Chicago When It Sizzles, when we no longer live in Chicago. Someone suggested that I change the title to The Chicago Suburbs When They Sizzle...but I decided that it was time to move on.) I am setting up shop elsewhere. In mac world to be exact. Please visit my 2008 album there to get caught up on what we have been doing for the first half of the school year. (Each album will have text and descriptions like my blog posts here have. It was just faster to get caught up in album mode.) Here is the link: <a href="http://web.me.com/aprilandtodd/Site/My_Albums_2008/My_Albums_2008.html">http://web.me.com/aprilandtodd/Site/My_Albums_2008/My_Albums_2008.html</a><div>Click on the earliest dated album and then continue on through.<br /><br />You can reach our new website and blog from the top of that screen, or by using this link: <a href="http://web.me.com/aprilandtodd/Site/Welcome.html">http://web.me.com/aprilandtodd/Site/Welcome.html</a><br /><br />If any of you have me on a blog list, make sure to change it over to this link:<br /><a href="http://web.me.com/aprilandtodd/Site/Blog/Blog.html">http://web.me.com/aprilandtodd/Site/Blog/Blog.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div>So please join us on our new family web site! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Happy New Year!</span></span></div></div>Maddie and April Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175986673676485407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148129152469428028.post-83354250571787769542008-08-30T22:47:00.000-05:002009-01-28T20:23:28.464-06:00Our Home<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><object height="350" width="425"><param value="http://youtube.com/v/aG8oK_jG7uE" name="movie"><embed height="350" width="425" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://youtube.com/v/aG8oK_jG7uE"></embed></object></p><p>Everyone has been curious about the house we are trying buy. Here it is! Yes, the closing date has fallen through again, and again, and again. When you try to buy a foreclosure, it takes a long time and is never certain until the papers are signed. </p></div>Maddie and April Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175986673676485407noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148129152469428028.post-65446086805014328812008-08-20T16:20:00.000-05:002009-01-28T20:03:02.536-06:00Les Madeleines<div style="text-align: center;">8/20/08</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlLneZVIhbLiCTi_PDrvaf4sBme1TWXnHhffmfhGZ4K7w4fw0QPS78v7_R6A8N_faPTN5WmFQ2UrF25noiZLV0-dffCgiXeA26gjA8UcmNTVNEaGpJuUJSu3vQMRUgRFX10lsxBCGop0_N/s1600-h/IMG_2713.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlLneZVIhbLiCTi_PDrvaf4sBme1TWXnHhffmfhGZ4K7w4fw0QPS78v7_R6A8N_faPTN5WmFQ2UrF25noiZLV0-dffCgiXeA26gjA8UcmNTVNEaGpJuUJSu3vQMRUgRFX10lsxBCGop0_N/s200/IMG_2713.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285712907543294962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">While visiting Utah, we went to <a href="http://www.les-madeleines.com/">Les Madeleines</a> for lunch. I had heard a lot of good things about the pastry chef here. I had also been wanting to take Madeline here because she shares the name.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3v0ih0ILUmjp4uAAhciVcccQ9ngRHsR-9gLSG5cwbuwVvGFHcL1xjzoAkhaEX4109RyqHGpa9SqOzlvprFACODMjUgRtZEspAEVUAF7gGukCKdkXflOdfunv1fgUOnz4iBkJkuQUAaPLk/s1600-h/IMG_2711.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3v0ih0ILUmjp4uAAhciVcccQ9ngRHsR-9gLSG5cwbuwVvGFHcL1xjzoAkhaEX4109RyqHGpa9SqOzlvprFACODMjUgRtZEspAEVUAF7gGukCKdkXflOdfunv1fgUOnz4iBkJkuQUAaPLk/s200/IMG_2711.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285712742127092418" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLhjpASAcNGp3P9GlGKqNlHmkW14ymnTZZWAwOU8kWWwEJsuA-MqXZ3MzAfKMVJisNEDdJBIztxCuodkASA7oGWjr6ozW9Q1intTwvpUlokfVvHpGIB8w2f1RKSaCLPhPOjC35fZ32UEc/s1600-h/IMG_0035.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLhjpASAcNGp3P9GlGKqNlHmkW14ymnTZZWAwOU8kWWwEJsuA-MqXZ3MzAfKMVJisNEDdJBIztxCuodkASA7oGWjr6ozW9Q1intTwvpUlokfVvHpGIB8w2f1RKSaCLPhPOjC35fZ32UEc/s200/IMG_0035.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285712466833514194" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I ordered the Genoa sandwich and the Limeade. Mmmmm. The french pastry selection was nice too. It's my new favorite place, even though I don't live nearby.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEOlz4rt7CgyrC0O9jqTcb_5J7RUBi_GX4u_lDMptTjL_wBoxwTGiiSjGi6z1ZMYRk9O8quozYPOVrd06BctqG2xbfPIOOwYWxQOAAn9zAT0hupoJCS5wqGpfs354VaxwD2430isXLGdfG/s1600-h/IMG_2709.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEOlz4rt7CgyrC0O9jqTcb_5J7RUBi_GX4u_lDMptTjL_wBoxwTGiiSjGi6z1ZMYRk9O8quozYPOVrd06BctqG2xbfPIOOwYWxQOAAn9zAT0hupoJCS5wqGpfs354VaxwD2430isXLGdfG/s200/IMG_2709.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285712055644145426" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQc0FPwvcfdxeTNwLfW8i6xG4kDeu3VewgdUdKx9XC0AzzOUt5AQAKDU4aQBnRQTJ7s0NtIF8vVBXca0JUETcvI7jkYZYMz2ssO7br4704gOXYE0lrHDp8WS6NTzjUnyyG_6ME-3v8LMve/s1600-h/IMG_2710.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQc0FPwvcfdxeTNwLfW8i6xG4kDeu3VewgdUdKx9XC0AzzOUt5AQAKDU4aQBnRQTJ7s0NtIF8vVBXca0JUETcvI7jkYZYMz2ssO7br4704gOXYE0lrHDp8WS6NTzjUnyyG_6ME-3v8LMve/s200/IMG_2710.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285711821657443202" /></a></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We stopped at <a href="http://www.rocks4u.com/">Rockpick Legend</a> Rock Shop so that my tired Maddie could check out the place. She found a few cool rocks to take home.<br /></div></div>Maddie and April Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175986673676485407noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148129152469428028.post-80025127273490731602008-08-20T14:57:00.000-05:002009-01-28T20:09:45.760-06:00Dave's Down to Earth Rock Shop<div style="text-align: center;">8/20/08</div><div style="text-align: center;">Maddie is my scientific smarty and lover of all things nature. She really loves rock shops. In Evanston we found <a href="http://www.davesdowntoearthrockshop.com/">Dave's Down to Earth Rock Shop</a>. It is a great little place with a nice selection of rocks, fossils, minerals and all manner of cool things. There is also a small rock museum downstairs. There is a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Daves-Down-Earth-Rock-MathStart/dp/0064467295">Math Start</a> book about this shop. While we were there, Dave signed the book for Madeline.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYASrA3-TdEL7s_1_MLDXUV03aVRMoDyLLN781FVc3-Nw1fU6GQNDDTYPKOczICOknESLz1wlXAhnb3irZkv8AAdqg80RBdRBr8XaROzWMbSPw03SDiUd6G_SbRd7D2r7AUGqhGTQzQx7E/s1600-h/IMG_2680.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYASrA3-TdEL7s_1_MLDXUV03aVRMoDyLLN781FVc3-Nw1fU6GQNDDTYPKOczICOknESLz1wlXAhnb3irZkv8AAdqg80RBdRBr8XaROzWMbSPw03SDiUd6G_SbRd7D2r7AUGqhGTQzQx7E/s320/IMG_2680.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285690472477006322" /></a>Maddie and April Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175986673676485407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148129152469428028.post-44745054266090324092008-08-15T15:16:00.000-05:002009-01-28T20:03:27.859-06:00McDowell Forest Preserve<div style="text-align: center;">8/15/08</div><div style="text-align: center;">We have driven past the entrance to the McDowell Forest Preserve every day since we moved into the vacation home in Naperville. Today, on a whim, we decided to pull in and check it out. The kids were excited to take a nature hike with me.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRoGzY8fxlSYhpnfm2HD9XVWgnJyEC-NsdvqkFMMzSimJz-_oCmB7V8kKeiYgilS1Pph9ey8tu5Ie3mYTSWzMF-0Bb07Mh1DBoBWwjYxhDtcwrYhEnQexgQWb8fMJAD1c1cMvuWqCF0-n2/s1600-h/IMG_2686.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRoGzY8fxlSYhpnfm2HD9XVWgnJyEC-NsdvqkFMMzSimJz-_oCmB7V8kKeiYgilS1Pph9ey8tu5Ie3mYTSWzMF-0Bb07Mh1DBoBWwjYxhDtcwrYhEnQexgQWb8fMJAD1c1cMvuWqCF0-n2/s200/IMG_2686.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285707923804189346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtidhdjp6kTeMNJq_7EJmx8BlvqAy8rJ1U7RJ6Sio9UxkFFpXeigwhzCDnNqTgXvcrLHEmqWw6oko62_1xKJR_LEes1uTAvTcouS-Hy6ELu-Upyx5yMUjkry81CBym_gQFAMaLPzvNky6j/s1600-h/IMG_2696.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtidhdjp6kTeMNJq_7EJmx8BlvqAy8rJ1U7RJ6Sio9UxkFFpXeigwhzCDnNqTgXvcrLHEmqWw6oko62_1xKJR_LEes1uTAvTcouS-Hy6ELu-Upyx5yMUjkry81CBym_gQFAMaLPzvNky6j/s320/IMG_2696.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285707465455560690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQdHvn0Xblcxu8aLRvvnsEOWpSKlzpU9Izd9o1W1hWzvRuiM7dSyjqShGiZP4P40nTCNieGQLo4kowqNIOpTsputl1Qfd7EJa7LN4AVjYMwF2jV5uUl1LJEUXIGfrYxyRh7ZC2Ty4H1ZO/s1600-h/IMG_2707.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQdHvn0Xblcxu8aLRvvnsEOWpSKlzpU9Izd9o1W1hWzvRuiM7dSyjqShGiZP4P40nTCNieGQLo4kowqNIOpTsputl1Qfd7EJa7LN4AVjYMwF2jV5uUl1LJEUXIGfrYxyRh7ZC2Ty4H1ZO/s200/IMG_2707.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285706939903003234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Max was singing this song to the ducks:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Five little ducks went out to play,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Over the hills and far away.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mama Duck said, "Quack! Quack! Quack!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Four little duckies came running back.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEYdSuhQCvpupRmZiwzNlaCzRBFQE_UENS5bdIXf1eMmfVy7FpMBM_6C7z5RX4O2SpYCT2nlJsA_-btwpmCLenKERhCTAODzsvUvQlEn44gpb6EGTg3zxTa6yGKndYsPxGzSmOXuJ1pDi/s1600-h/IMG_2701.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEYdSuhQCvpupRmZiwzNlaCzRBFQE_UENS5bdIXf1eMmfVy7FpMBM_6C7z5RX4O2SpYCT2nlJsA_-btwpmCLenKERhCTAODzsvUvQlEn44gpb6EGTg3zxTa6yGKndYsPxGzSmOXuJ1pDi/s200/IMG_2701.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285698335454889634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It was a nice, peaceful summer day.</div>Maddie and April Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175986673676485407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148129152469428028.post-56232984973713196892008-08-09T15:47:00.006-05:002008-08-13T01:20:53.212-05:00School Clothes for the Kids<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/redefinecloud9/2759383314/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3221/2759383314_69be8b2513_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/redefinecloud9/2759383314/">School Clothes</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/redefinecloud9/">redefinecloud9</a></span></div><br clear="all" /><br /><br />A new school year quickly approaches, and I am having fun picking school clothes for Maddie and Max. No uniform this year! Yay!Maddie and April Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175986673676485407noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148129152469428028.post-53791527823527873262008-08-08T14:16:00.000-05:002009-01-28T20:08:58.926-06:00Fire Zone<div style="text-align: center;">8/8/08</div><div style="text-align: center;">What a cool date!</div><div style="text-align: center;">We visited the <a href="http://www.firezonefun.com/">Fire Zone</a> in Glenview today. I especially wanted to bring Max here because he looooves firefighters. He had a blast dressing up and learning how to be a fireman.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPNG9UFf5PO4xvHmWeTXxo_Ki9LDKQufIfEfo4dDQgZ0sfgsWNaD9DeAo7NcBHsvHbmmQwn-CGwpqI43j2R2NO1mC6cVSUO1k_j1GNclVgwbhbUK9DkPBJG73bWXZvRu5O7uYtfLr7ua_/s1600-h/IMG_2663.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPNG9UFf5PO4xvHmWeTXxo_Ki9LDKQufIfEfo4dDQgZ0sfgsWNaD9DeAo7NcBHsvHbmmQwn-CGwpqI43j2R2NO1mC6cVSUO1k_j1GNclVgwbhbUK9DkPBJG73bWXZvRu5O7uYtfLr7ua_/s200/IMG_2663.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285688003628992338" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HRk-ZMD9wDiIYDWMzjA42WAqp6NFswU1QVwS9yRmru90EO8ArFLAw9L4iVMv43d5bJcu7BTRFlua8AihvYOaHFw2gYiloZeyF88xfRh9iYm8XF2w3PZUBjxhFaFB4PHI9BaLDi885dAw/s1600-h/IMG_2655.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HRk-ZMD9wDiIYDWMzjA42WAqp6NFswU1QVwS9yRmru90EO8ArFLAw9L4iVMv43d5bJcu7BTRFlua8AihvYOaHFw2gYiloZeyF88xfRh9iYm8XF2w3PZUBjxhFaFB4PHI9BaLDi885dAw/s200/IMG_2655.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285686770312578658" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisr3tHKD2WUHTjyFm04rj4BpRYIcZqFukCbeqRmBKrMH1YbYdkr0pMGQ1M1brg7-EXCrzLb6RZNCNwZzp_d12tmxhlQ5X8_B7BfgvM-MleznNxgr0kn8yG-r8f-OdkX0XKIr7gbAt5tZBL/s1600-h/IMG_2662.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisr3tHKD2WUHTjyFm04rj4BpRYIcZqFukCbeqRmBKrMH1YbYdkr0pMGQ1M1brg7-EXCrzLb6RZNCNwZzp_d12tmxhlQ5X8_B7BfgvM-MleznNxgr0kn8yG-r8f-OdkX0XKIr7gbAt5tZBL/s200/IMG_2662.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285685602542331794" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBvFOuPWAYYoBnxwlkcC7ONGgqhbP89lzcdJPBof9t_xsAibCDSHsdnF5kf64fg6P2ozkDYJDUZjTO6c-yOUXViQups2HfiV_-R87dF7oCMbG9TgNDCSoOkMtR9HDZ37G7oGqWTt4LLyMk/s1600-h/IMG_2664.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBvFOuPWAYYoBnxwlkcC7ONGgqhbP89lzcdJPBof9t_xsAibCDSHsdnF5kf64fg6P2ozkDYJDUZjTO6c-yOUXViQups2HfiV_-R87dF7oCMbG9TgNDCSoOkMtR9HDZ37G7oGqWTt4LLyMk/s200/IMG_2664.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285685283136297314" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Maddie had a great time too. She was really brave and volunteered to help save Timmy, the pretend boy in the smoky room.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQ0i9Efi3AX0dr3_h4GSGLWzQYqx4F7tNjDru2kYRBkas4UWKkzt0LJ2m_dfNw_gvShtRiB5F2E4QwIsyphDIN71bQwujqcyqueXEWWPrUpXotmsVufym8svE3Bnr5K_J2KZpXqEStBzQ/s1600-h/IMG_2659.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQ0i9Efi3AX0dr3_h4GSGLWzQYqx4F7tNjDru2kYRBkas4UWKkzt0LJ2m_dfNw_gvShtRiB5F2E4QwIsyphDIN71bQwujqcyqueXEWWPrUpXotmsVufym8svE3Bnr5K_J2KZpXqEStBzQ/s200/IMG_2659.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285684294745061330" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDm-13GxG27LswlZUvdOyOrBBUy6bs-4gqwpsGTRLGhzoGMiGBnlpEgwPvDk-tnWzquha9B63IqlOrQFIGWxoEVZn_IF1JEYTnW0TIZ6fQ3ffDhn9jF6d2OLLOST9ra_NK6r_H9YbL61Ro/s1600-h/IMG_2649.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDm-13GxG27LswlZUvdOyOrBBUy6bs-4gqwpsGTRLGhzoGMiGBnlpEgwPvDk-tnWzquha9B63IqlOrQFIGWxoEVZn_IF1JEYTnW0TIZ6fQ3ffDhn9jF6d2OLLOST9ra_NK6r_H9YbL61Ro/s200/IMG_2649.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285683931466062130" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc56ZbIVo0uuGYB_ChovrVzZAGSkZYLX0yunRGPeLa3ray3kfvfUGV-SnV-aRoIA0WZ3Q8n8eZ3f62CK02zR4lx9j-qfgcSvQaOs1VAEm6Kvu263zrVmiE5Tq3G5p2lv81tGPoqJr17v7W/s1600-h/IMG_2671.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc56ZbIVo0uuGYB_ChovrVzZAGSkZYLX0yunRGPeLa3ray3kfvfUGV-SnV-aRoIA0WZ3Q8n8eZ3f62CK02zR4lx9j-qfgcSvQaOs1VAEm6Kvu263zrVmiE5Tq3G5p2lv81tGPoqJr17v7W/s200/IMG_2671.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285680016764999682" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2K8xj_CIp9ttHdC2WksT2luV1ZNkbnSz97O-1L7DyJOKlW89ZejR8qd-fe1ZL8NxGdRZ2TNUfWYz7vqR4T00q_vdPnjfWoYnH6TVHL2t0wg8wPndqM5p82gjHseYMeaVf7KVCGmlBR-S/s1600-h/IMG_2667.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2K8xj_CIp9ttHdC2WksT2luV1ZNkbnSz97O-1L7DyJOKlW89ZejR8qd-fe1ZL8NxGdRZ2TNUfWYz7vqR4T00q_vdPnjfWoYnH6TVHL2t0wg8wPndqM5p82gjHseYMeaVf7KVCGmlBR-S/s200/IMG_2667.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285683512073503554" /></a>Maddie and April Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175986673676485407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148129152469428028.post-30208078841013386472008-08-07T08:11:00.000-05:002009-01-28T20:10:43.420-06:00The Zoo and a Nap<div style="text-align: center;">8/7/08</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy023GRnJzcxOfRZGIgkcQqPBX6nMtc8FzuW8oUDLlopQG02g2yIwa3BibBmzfdKTIk1bSNG3-PURXxdhSzcYjCo8ubr_rmMkBdQLVvWd_bB5ZVYhdKObc3pr0FyORxWvJXPem8mM8jTzA/s1600-h/IMG_2620.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy023GRnJzcxOfRZGIgkcQqPBX6nMtc8FzuW8oUDLlopQG02g2yIwa3BibBmzfdKTIk1bSNG3-PURXxdhSzcYjCo8ubr_rmMkBdQLVvWd_bB5ZVYhdKObc3pr0FyORxWvJXPem8mM8jTzA/s200/IMG_2620.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285585985223511586" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Today we went to Brookfield Zoo. Here are the kids chatting with a zoo helper.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ubTI62BgrVfjyDz0rcjuL3LUqHLWJEQztGKz-7aGKIC8HTAT2HnwkgoUMsrzdte7kV9b75K2aRTrVHEfiFzmIUW68VOi6w_BzpIyqrMYYZvrn3iLENR3YonVa8ikwUxo1btgPolGqFGU/s1600-h/IMG_2639.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ubTI62BgrVfjyDz0rcjuL3LUqHLWJEQztGKz-7aGKIC8HTAT2HnwkgoUMsrzdte7kV9b75K2aRTrVHEfiFzmIUW68VOi6w_BzpIyqrMYYZvrn3iLENR3YonVa8ikwUxo1btgPolGqFGU/s320/IMG_2639.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285585847280583458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Isn't he sweet... when he's asleep?</div>Maddie and April Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175986673676485407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148129152469428028.post-58751068123662474112008-08-04T20:42:00.000-05:002009-01-28T20:11:16.940-06:00Venetian Carousel at Fox Valley Mall<div style="text-align: center;">8/4/08</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYygVyZ621IB5P7sjYw3SpOK9CPA8m8fabO54ggRzZYDw3OUMIe4XLdUHkc8ueJtpbXxOrsxmCvt59E3lOxX-1SqxLxCJXOezn_REsbS2Ai9OxKLWo7_G-SqTCQxS8cI67J1G7srZT3vS/s1600-h/IMG_0029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYygVyZ621IB5P7sjYw3SpOK9CPA8m8fabO54ggRzZYDw3OUMIe4XLdUHkc8ueJtpbXxOrsxmCvt59E3lOxX-1SqxLxCJXOezn_REsbS2Ai9OxKLWo7_G-SqTCQxS8cI67J1G7srZT3vS/s200/IMG_0029.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285420701833792274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We have ridden a lot of different carousels this summer. Today we went to the Fox Valley Mall in Aurora to ride the beautiful Venetian carousel. It's double decker! With Mermaid Horses! And spinning cars! Need I say more?<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCA64Qm2V2kRRl-SrikKbidlL3i3b47AHoyiEw0WA6MrT1kFikIfn7WIeagcq_TStz-IfSBDEF6AWCV1i58NhMnaHiB0Lq4xWXCvZR0sUC7rDTOyKZ4_Xe-dHer1qrZX9HOVV0uy7PrAWG/s1600-h/IMG_0017.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCA64Qm2V2kRRl-SrikKbidlL3i3b47AHoyiEw0WA6MrT1kFikIfn7WIeagcq_TStz-IfSBDEF6AWCV1i58NhMnaHiB0Lq4xWXCvZR0sUC7rDTOyKZ4_Xe-dHer1qrZX9HOVV0uy7PrAWG/s200/IMG_0017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285419700620579826" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6CaTDiSStrsvT0uZs-3V8OEbdcGGc8NFYYrpeKd4roXneWQTH-yvW9FQCSWIzO98FDuXUkVXgg_GzCnF4S43pxuz9JPBqgnUfhjJk6CIYwUjHdnhw3VWEFQDiBjksJ7eSG30fxKZxyrs/s1600-h/IMG_0009.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6CaTDiSStrsvT0uZs-3V8OEbdcGGc8NFYYrpeKd4roXneWQTH-yvW9FQCSWIzO98FDuXUkVXgg_GzCnF4S43pxuz9JPBqgnUfhjJk6CIYwUjHdnhw3VWEFQDiBjksJ7eSG30fxKZxyrs/s200/IMG_0009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285419578524921474" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiedJ8AAfTF7mDxhTZdo5a-qH44k5aDBruH5dsm8sLn-4SOegIlMv9wMExjGu92ct6lmZhOZwdcxo08TCPZET3061mOxuHkP3fCCxGu_b_1bOSyuzw2zPUm9ZGepoz2KK_XXU6cX9KiAtT/s1600-h/IMG_0020.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiedJ8AAfTF7mDxhTZdo5a-qH44k5aDBruH5dsm8sLn-4SOegIlMv9wMExjGu92ct6lmZhOZwdcxo08TCPZET3061mOxuHkP3fCCxGu_b_1bOSyuzw2zPUm9ZGepoz2KK_XXU6cX9KiAtT/s200/IMG_0020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285419414643601682" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMGbrAEwdHddrTxXmkK-KzYR0zYbhC__KDuMOC6Or2oqmpHAsVezvU5uaN5B7473zHsFCVeKOEed8bTJSrk9KE-ecFK1RIzX9Lofxoz8-3ZU8gstbD4NZjpGO5ogPMvTHVw7S20lnMnte/s1600-h/IMG_0026.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMGbrAEwdHddrTxXmkK-KzYR0zYbhC__KDuMOC6Or2oqmpHAsVezvU5uaN5B7473zHsFCVeKOEed8bTJSrk9KE-ecFK1RIzX9Lofxoz8-3ZU8gstbD4NZjpGO5ogPMvTHVw7S20lnMnte/s200/IMG_0026.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285408262831530242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Maddie and April Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175986673676485407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148129152469428028.post-67815213552468174102008-08-02T19:59:00.000-05:002009-01-28T20:11:37.333-06:00Kaleidoscope Family Day at the Art Institute<div style="text-align: center;">8/2/08<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">We took a trip into the city today. It was the kids and my first ride on the Metra. Maddie and Max were impressed with the double decker train. When we got into town, we took a water taxi down the river. That was pretty fun. We ended up at the <a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/">Art Institute of Chicago</a> for the Kaleidoscope Family Fun Day. We met the Claus Family there for a day of artsy crafty fun.<br /></div><div style="display: block; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/redefinecloud9/3149450740/" title="photo sharing"> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3110/3149450740_9f8df79c1a_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Some people were snapping pictures of Max wearing the coattails because he was hamming it up conducting and bowing to everyone. It was pretty funny. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkxtbd4yHWp8KWrMh_ZYgD3yQrGxl-I609sF0XUz6REoValGvgxiOv1OVqgVY11OZKUs5qe1qS31moqcH9MlDuIVkU2biXuXteEO4NQhl5wxZtO8-deQzCnIkBOB2KGXEzRZwdAWJ19K0/s1600-h/IMG_2593.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkxtbd4yHWp8KWrMh_ZYgD3yQrGxl-I609sF0XUz6REoValGvgxiOv1OVqgVY11OZKUs5qe1qS31moqcH9MlDuIVkU2biXuXteEO4NQhl5wxZtO8-deQzCnIkBOB2KGXEzRZwdAWJ19K0/s320/IMG_2593.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285402896113995186" /></a></div></div>Maddie and April Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175986673676485407noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148129152469428028.post-8295353435016568922008-08-01T16:32:00.000-05:002009-01-28T20:11:56.872-06:00Naperville Riverwalk<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_bAwZZrBBoozSHgQl_mRfEcyaS3Ytgqkq8M5V2ZI7xCIROumS5owTbIbRi9OF3HdM01AhU0luPS9AfRURQ95Enu4l3tv1gS2DG3AbYlQg60XMRSH128G-YdqaciBKcRmzwBKt6KW6caeD/s1600-h/IMG_2563.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_bAwZZrBBoozSHgQl_mRfEcyaS3Ytgqkq8M5V2ZI7xCIROumS5owTbIbRi9OF3HdM01AhU0luPS9AfRURQ95Enu4l3tv1gS2DG3AbYlQg60XMRSH128G-YdqaciBKcRmzwBKt6KW6caeD/s320/IMG_2563.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285381434409038114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">8/1/08</div><div style="text-align: center;">We had an amazing day on the <a href="http://www.napervilleparks.org/webpages/index.aspx?webpageid=1000402">Riverwalk</a> today. We started out at the <a href="http://www.naperville-carillon.org/climbing-the-tower/">Carrillon</a> tower. We took the stairs all the way to the top and were able to see the bells up close. The observation area offers a great view of the area.</div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3l4r2c9PMiwFE72qxMS4mBYlZh96w_lnRJCnXMdwdTxhEUJGZOpoL8YDJ324Ekgbbe9vXktif2VRXX3CYFBlYmrlEJUwaSxmPVhWHHWihnLcoErcWgHFsXrRUBw6mOl2hVFKlZ-6IkM83/s1600-h/IMG_2565.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3l4r2c9PMiwFE72qxMS4mBYlZh96w_lnRJCnXMdwdTxhEUJGZOpoL8YDJ324Ekgbbe9vXktif2VRXX3CYFBlYmrlEJUwaSxmPVhWHHWihnLcoErcWgHFsXrRUBw6mOl2hVFKlZ-6IkM83/s200/IMG_2565.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285380922758628594" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibCDah8k3ktHjUB4tExfm9wb0hWfv4KzPiyzl7TTyy17jtSA5FB_e65mUEiM8c7DhyxAeDCZON2vD8g3ptU53xw2SitDBnD3r9SIGITyxEpZIh4FNhqkq6jc0HEN9h1joHQHt66stelwj/s1600-h/IMG_2567.JPG"><img style="float:right; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKe7RAd4ptM-rZVsLSSpjTNVI0ojq7OH17OAN1UPKLyhn9yiMYz3LhoeYnYVtyS3BBTRtyOJ7kefAHkBYNdNPmyI6BxYXKd9tTUqJ1E6eQr8DES5aecWMECwAuv291VHimubx-5osc4uTK/s200/IMG_2570.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285379624817814914" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Next we walked over to <a href="http://www.napervilleparks.org/webpages/index.aspx?webpageid=1000387">Centennial Beach</a> where they offer a sand beach, swimming and fun water play features.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91D5QQmpxKII3zsTVlw5SVHwmy2FupKgyhbPz3Wp_8lEOT0s2vSVSkXt87Er9H3T5Kpn6X4ymiI4Al0wI5AT0OuBkk-AknLPhAMEZfWc8nnH-hrhTJr7jz1gq0IlXdfbajMIm0c1f0337/s1600-h/IMG_2568.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5Uzi_9KpMw0PUA0IX8qrBohsLBfUGt_gZIMl-XAfjcq73ToA-Qka6S0BRC9_Id6z4l6C0bXdGZiePLrXt9yYjDQJt-U4hqLu9v3WGBV3mmG3AtuhdDK0ciIe6DzJy8TA3uOiLCDOxA1k/s200/IMG_2579.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285349416130553730" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRznx1hNABahOPB6tscnJoLzsInkC6KtAP3I08I07syRuhvAo_D4ElYP0JxOd2WPi_k2eQsZlU9npwX1e8RZvb-8BsWNUnwtn1NaTgFYfFC5tBMEm8R5_fQx32ndAD8RWGR-VO90tqNZCu/s1600-h/IMG_2577.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRznx1hNABahOPB6tscnJoLzsInkC6KtAP3I08I07syRuhvAo_D4ElYP0JxOd2WPi_k2eQsZlU9npwX1e8RZvb-8BsWNUnwtn1NaTgFYfFC5tBMEm8R5_fQx32ndAD8RWGR-VO90tqNZCu/s200/IMG_2577.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285347869586280610" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">We ended the day at the <a href="http://www.napervilleparks.org/webpages/index.aspx?webpageid=1000399">Paddle Boats</a>. The kids enjoyed the boat and the scenery while I paddled them all around the lake.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Y9LFGhiLnztatcrJyhZPBzC4NwSuKNzrGo8WZ_VIG_QoJ_x22xs4yKy-I3bNGBhS6wuBNC6xsagrpWlBtuvBaIpOpOZ-52tOmHUclcp7EvgxfpP2qry4g2I7P3wzxgAFOppX3jUiLyiT/s1600-h/IMG_2590.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Y9LFGhiLnztatcrJyhZPBzC4NwSuKNzrGo8WZ_VIG_QoJ_x22xs4yKy-I3bNGBhS6wuBNC6xsagrpWlBtuvBaIpOpOZ-52tOmHUclcp7EvgxfpP2qry4g2I7P3wzxgAFOppX3jUiLyiT/s320/IMG_2590.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285347014345354306" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Maddie and April Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175986673676485407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148129152469428028.post-57953392816157736562008-07-31T15:58:00.000-05:002009-01-28T20:12:25.920-06:00Museum of Contemporary Art<div style="text-align: center;">7/31/08</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nBt7g7YI6uyXlqrOdn78CsuUG0cn7ejwKwSkA47lqZmM4ecg2k6cx6ufSgCE-0Frs4H9cc7vCFN36UTN3wBnRJNG5O3RkytSTH7gaepDEM5qS9oSZF00GdBBiuxrn5wK2dc0lguXWny5/s1600-h/IMG_2553.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nBt7g7YI6uyXlqrOdn78CsuUG0cn7ejwKwSkA47lqZmM4ecg2k6cx6ufSgCE-0Frs4H9cc7vCFN36UTN3wBnRJNG5O3RkytSTH7gaepDEM5qS9oSZF00GdBBiuxrn5wK2dc0lguXWny5/s320/IMG_2553.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285337904819896178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Today we met Maddie's BFF Brendan and family for a trip to the <a href="http://www.mcachicago.org/index.php">Museum of Contemporary Art.</a><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTflNUloAYJjzHDuEZ1_8aQyCMetWONUBY_UxPR0mt51o34pFaqU8l0YFAWIki-82Q0WzUeAYCRVk4pcG43Siz9nJlUw_w62-ln4TSiEejpSWDWIwXYjg-PGGTOFyXvolfbcfGDQnEPZXV/s1600-h/IMG_2554.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTflNUloAYJjzHDuEZ1_8aQyCMetWONUBY_UxPR0mt51o34pFaqU8l0YFAWIki-82Q0WzUeAYCRVk4pcG43Siz9nJlUw_w62-ln4TSiEejpSWDWIwXYjg-PGGTOFyXvolfbcfGDQnEPZXV/s200/IMG_2554.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285337678954652882" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNFjkmTqpY_piGGJ07R1KAWwRKYMBjqlxGQNo9EfQ6hW8zjIqcJxgSlH2aCwdqzvUHz9HWjmHtbkdsKnsZNBpY32_F2A_NuPCuD_29Vgu5zfcFNvzyh5o0DqgCV1BSOzrqoFZo5JzI6cf/s1600-h/IMG_2556.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNFjkmTqpY_piGGJ07R1KAWwRKYMBjqlxGQNo9EfQ6hW8zjIqcJxgSlH2aCwdqzvUHz9HWjmHtbkdsKnsZNBpY32_F2A_NuPCuD_29Vgu5zfcFNvzyh5o0DqgCV1BSOzrqoFZo5JzI6cf/s200/IMG_2556.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285337462902572882" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_SlsEztuX6vIQBQQPANDjQERFYzxXGp23h3IIRwWcyUPMu__Lk8_Depm5W9FxnA0WMIjVQMS76uU15IlxcWqzR1yygs7AB8rL8OgUpzTI0KOTPNt1oEqLPtJ0tY51WSW8XYO-44u0MlKL/s1600-h/IMG_2557.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_SlsEztuX6vIQBQQPANDjQERFYzxXGp23h3IIRwWcyUPMu__Lk8_Depm5W9FxnA0WMIjVQMS76uU15IlxcWqzR1yygs7AB8rL8OgUpzTI0KOTPNt1oEqLPtJ0tY51WSW8XYO-44u0MlKL/s200/IMG_2557.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285337172150326306" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Gd7g6prqJaATBHxC47bvpLIRmLiUDS2MDRCitU5jou2XFeXVutEAgdro-E49EGupncrk3hW0-IAll5nxtrUURl7jGqgRPPKw_VauTj7JLF91CKPaqJking7rREuoT889C3v6uccgKWJE/s1600-h/IMG_2555.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Gd7g6prqJaATBHxC47bvpLIRmLiUDS2MDRCitU5jou2XFeXVutEAgdro-E49EGupncrk3hW0-IAll5nxtrUURl7jGqgRPPKw_VauTj7JLF91CKPaqJking7rREuoT889C3v6uccgKWJE/s200/IMG_2555.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285337334012726082" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br />1. Maddie and Max on the front steps of the MCA. 2. Maddie and Brendan looking around. 3. Brendan, Max, Maddie pouting and Aiden with a Jeff Koons blue heart hanging in the background. 4. Maddie and Max with an Alexander Calder mobile. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So, taking the kids to a contemporary art museum was probably not the best idea ever. The collection was too provocative for our little group. We ended up wandering down Michigan Avenue to play at the Lego store afterwards. All in all, it was a fun adventure down town.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUlfmJfZmbqVgwM-d0-IkWwgYVJiG1GFCO5LNvZOXRxov12Dkg9gf_JKON6DE9XyXHCuKH62TODtXebjOEtsG4a7SAa140gyZU8P33pOfYyd1ujfwaYKItRis4N8TnEIDbgs5s8WpxLp8/s1600-h/IMG_2559.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUlfmJfZmbqVgwM-d0-IkWwgYVJiG1GFCO5LNvZOXRxov12Dkg9gf_JKON6DE9XyXHCuKH62TODtXebjOEtsG4a7SAa140gyZU8P33pOfYyd1ujfwaYKItRis4N8TnEIDbgs5s8WpxLp8/s200/IMG_2559.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285336930626679458" /></a><br /></div>Maddie and April Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175986673676485407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148129152469428028.post-91306314715500192832008-07-30T14:50:00.000-05:002009-01-28T20:12:57.059-06:00Exploring Elmhurst<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtm3UPpOXtoqY2PzUUSTossYy8DbqRSHIPliA-1dNNkhHzvjvLfz7oZXbeJrPQsJRfUwiAafoqJDjB42sdqgS960fFv_sdrXh-P1fIYwlLS6xM6f9aGOI-TohkguxpzLnIeE5By-q1wCdV/s1600-h/IMG_2528.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtm3UPpOXtoqY2PzUUSTossYy8DbqRSHIPliA-1dNNkhHzvjvLfz7oZXbeJrPQsJRfUwiAafoqJDjB42sdqgS960fFv_sdrXh-P1fIYwlLS6xM6f9aGOI-TohkguxpzLnIeE5By-q1wCdV/s320/IMG_2528.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285321955720288610" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">On 7/30/08, we spent the day exploring Elmhurst. Our first stop was the historic <a href="http://www.classiccinemas.com/History/york.asp">York Theatre</a> where they have a Wednesday Morning Movies Series for kids. We saw the Pirate's Who Don't Do Anything.<br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMdDV-MLfx_yMK43vAQmP7jiczma-1Q3ZeXNGbxkQ9J19A_fbTVSSIpA5etl8X1xxSL00OnFV1PtRckX5Xjb-2_dNR13dhawH3N0Koy93JXR4ThEllQerX-YMoZwlLl3s3E-A8oewWA0Zv/s1600-h/IMG_2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMdDV-MLfx_yMK43vAQmP7jiczma-1Q3ZeXNGbxkQ9J19A_fbTVSSIpA5etl8X1xxSL00OnFV1PtRckX5Xjb-2_dNR13dhawH3N0Koy93JXR4ThEllQerX-YMoZwlLl3s3E-A8oewWA0Zv/s200/IMG_2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285321664795506514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Elmhurst has a very quaint downtown area with a lot of cute shops. </div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzsiJewXf9_cwQ4oiDgWczvqajLs1bi5oTvfIirMnKLw2kRmdE0qG65EDC5NUxu3PBWBVtlKSFbhWMm4_f61aoStHzDA4JZTTnOWMJhI5dJNGg-k1ysvLAqtPCs9t-eddNdN3MgSrQYfL/s1600-h/IMG_2548.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzsiJewXf9_cwQ4oiDgWczvqajLs1bi5oTvfIirMnKLw2kRmdE0qG65EDC5NUxu3PBWBVtlKSFbhWMm4_f61aoStHzDA4JZTTnOWMJhI5dJNGg-k1ysvLAqtPCs9t-eddNdN3MgSrQYfL/s200/IMG_2548.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285320067266440962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our next stop was the <a href="http://www.lizzadromuseum.org/">Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art</a>. The Lizzadro Museum displays gemstone treasures created by ancient craftsmen as well as by contemporary artists. The building itself was designed to resemble a jewel box in a park setting.<br /></div></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR06ouI8o1yiSjiiEuz9FkqDRshe1gc6Ngb9K6E64oenW0cdbYBTNEWcaPEZHa7kgye3e6MH6_hLs-844ORUnKnFxtgD9hC1WgX8PxCA0KkFfdRUfoEFG22J7n8DIf1mlzU9knhsTlcSTo/s1600-h/IMG_2537.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR06ouI8o1yiSjiiEuz9FkqDRshe1gc6Ngb9K6E64oenW0cdbYBTNEWcaPEZHa7kgye3e6MH6_hLs-844ORUnKnFxtgD9hC1WgX8PxCA0KkFfdRUfoEFG22J7n8DIf1mlzU9knhsTlcSTo/s200/IMG_2537.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285321517119742114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I thought my mom would like to see these bowls.<br /></div></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsPKKuqPE8DFN0YB3y6sTUKH02ehrbxsRuSSrlWzgJsRgGQq12f8dq4-2D8jhbIpzpSmeGy8cI6KY_OqJCXLQ9Uh7RB2koG8Mo6xyaXgoWZDU0YmBIcpUdJAyKIDyaXLKrEI1u7RN3Mo2/s1600-h/IMG_2533.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsPKKuqPE8DFN0YB3y6sTUKH02ehrbxsRuSSrlWzgJsRgGQq12f8dq4-2D8jhbIpzpSmeGy8cI6KY_OqJCXLQ9Uh7RB2koG8Mo6xyaXgoWZDU0YmBIcpUdJAyKIDyaXLKrEI1u7RN3Mo2/s200/IMG_2533.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285321145685577026" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The museum features many <a href="http://www.lizzadromuseum.org/dioramas.html">dioramas</a>, each one a small scene populated by gemstone creatures native to that environment. This polar bear diorama was Max's favorite.<br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhed7yYbNyxPh2mVoKMOpe6w8NypSPWsvqcwIKMQJEg4P1ugrZ8Vehx1loY0ajTjZ1tFXi1z713xMFmm_2ag-l-yD9n7KKf0Yk_r1U1BgHEUB_sNGIHQjknNBhHgDtAbWaabLUmp-B_FJwX/s1600-h/IMG_2545.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhed7yYbNyxPh2mVoKMOpe6w8NypSPWsvqcwIKMQJEg4P1ugrZ8Vehx1loY0ajTjZ1tFXi1z713xMFmm_2ag-l-yD9n7KKf0Yk_r1U1BgHEUB_sNGIHQjknNBhHgDtAbWaabLUmp-B_FJwX/s200/IMG_2545.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285320818803667730" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Maddie was in heaven here. She loved the famous <a href="http://www.lizzadromuseum.org/castle.html">Castle Lizzadro</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0AbBCfHjywHcFcoS-4Cm5j_tIMA9Bi64xRDH9OWYTD4cYtOBSjvH_0nijh6triTxWwVhnhvAHbCg1etKriPD-qibT8um1Hg67QzB65J_TL6AOz0EAzxEo_X6YMk2tF5RB9AdUihEuaHIn/s1600-h/IMG_2544.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0AbBCfHjywHcFcoS-4Cm5j_tIMA9Bi64xRDH9OWYTD4cYtOBSjvH_0nijh6triTxWwVhnhvAHbCg1etKriPD-qibT8um1Hg67QzB65J_TL6AOz0EAzxEo_X6YMk2tF5RB9AdUihEuaHIn/s200/IMG_2544.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285320531111171682" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Of course no visit to a museum is complete without a stop at the gift shop! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Since the museum is located in Wilder Park, the kids were able to play and swing outside for a while after we finished inside. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaOAOAiK3sCwI5UY37s2-ra3fx7uGWkDpBTEPQ-TP84P5aE4roFm_M9PnYb5WcPbGYenLyPrUtItRZ7EKU3HtXgU063ExhCTzbgGRLy3eGxvQ17iWxdZI7ZZR4NM82BcQ0t371_4vkE-Mp/s1600-h/IMG_2552.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaOAOAiK3sCwI5UY37s2-ra3fx7uGWkDpBTEPQ-TP84P5aE4roFm_M9PnYb5WcPbGYenLyPrUtItRZ7EKU3HtXgU063ExhCTzbgGRLy3eGxvQ17iWxdZI7ZZR4NM82BcQ0t371_4vkE-Mp/s200/IMG_2552.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285319579000728946" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94lBNsylALKwb3vABYytlW22wgiTnuXSF9KeOi1jWpiBv_vyYRM7OdFArDGSuexB5qR1qRKzM-tg7mx0UiIzh3JglgNiZeR_JeYMhMWMH7Av0XeOdeA0cxuqEpA8dPfKD_reD36AW6f8d/s1600-h/IMG_2549.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94lBNsylALKwb3vABYytlW22wgiTnuXSF9KeOi1jWpiBv_vyYRM7OdFArDGSuexB5qR1qRKzM-tg7mx0UiIzh3JglgNiZeR_JeYMhMWMH7Av0XeOdeA0cxuqEpA8dPfKD_reD36AW6f8d/s200/IMG_2549.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285319055149551650" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We ended the day at Jim's Hamburger Heaven. This local favorite is only open for a few months out of the year. They are famous for their made-in-the-barrel root beer, and their signature burgers which are strangely similar to the McDonalds Big Mac. We like their angelic hamburger mascot.</div>Maddie and April Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175986673676485407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148129152469428028.post-46847818702552016352008-07-29T14:31:00.000-05:002009-01-28T20:13:18.326-06:00Pirate's Cove<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/redefinecloud9/3147758979/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3249/3147758979_7f4f60a21d_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style=" margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.9em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/redefinecloud9/3147758979/">Pirate's Cove</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">7/29/2008<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">We went to <a href="http://www.elkgroveparks.org/piratesCove.asp">Pirate's Cove</a> today. The kids had fun playing on all the rides. The Pirate's Plunge slide was a favorite. The Paddle Boats were a fun way to cool off. The show was really lame, but the kids didn't mind. <br /></div></div>Maddie and April Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175986673676485407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148129152469428028.post-80009115078282523272008-07-29T13:46:00.000-05:002009-01-28T20:13:36.422-06:00Jumps and Jiggles<div style="text-align: center;">7/29/2008</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.elkgroveparks.org/pavilion.asp?id=1971">Jumps and Jiggles</a> is a little play place in the Elk Grove Park District. It is best for younger children, but Maddie still had fun there. The best thing about this place is the unlimited rides on the historic carousel. The carousel is 28-feet high and features 18 hand painted, jumping horses and an Oita Chariot. The kids loved the design of the horses, and it was a fun way to kill time before Pirate's Cove (located right next door) opened.<br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4MYNl0L9JJ-Yll1G4fOpDzPWjmeXCbOVf3GcsW62CxXasVd9cwgrqX-sYHFv7_5RxYqA9Z5liBAJHsCbzvY4VnHcLoEmjO8xiq9ucE2wB0O3KMtROPXvwItT5qWWEsQVQpX9BheG_3z8/s1600-h/IMG_2491.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4MYNl0L9JJ-Yll1G4fOpDzPWjmeXCbOVf3GcsW62CxXasVd9cwgrqX-sYHFv7_5RxYqA9Z5liBAJHsCbzvY4VnHcLoEmjO8xiq9ucE2wB0O3KMtROPXvwItT5qWWEsQVQpX9BheG_3z8/s320/IMG_2491.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285301812358279682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaWOoAAALyWXGp2Onwb_ys3jsQK7xThlMMrlULPVQhW1GKxWhxhvqBfWzMIhDslFfE2gQdiAegorC3KPpKCC7EirfnFemPQt71PA4DCTUEs8kdTD035Ukh5O4_Cj0AGKqONGBauNHPKaY/s1600-h/IMG_2493.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaWOoAAALyWXGp2Onwb_ys3jsQK7xThlMMrlULPVQhW1GKxWhxhvqBfWzMIhDslFfE2gQdiAegorC3KPpKCC7EirfnFemPQt71PA4DCTUEs8kdTD035Ukh5O4_Cj0AGKqONGBauNHPKaY/s200/IMG_2493.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285301643406694930" /></a>Maddie and April Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175986673676485407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148129152469428028.post-44834955472586726512008-07-23T12:43:00.000-05:002009-01-28T20:14:30.480-06:00Picnic on the Riverwalk<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJyr6tMRLI3TJB28v9EoqD9Pq4G_zbqDpC-0xwF-eg4R-ACwTyBtFTi5S9ZRCxhlB3nO0gzFo4qK6b_yOsO9StrzjpudfN3pXxDttnaOOQcwf65_72gZ3Gg72ioCsi2O6-UezyeuqfD4K/s1600-h/IMG_2462.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJyr6tMRLI3TJB28v9EoqD9Pq4G_zbqDpC-0xwF-eg4R-ACwTyBtFTi5S9ZRCxhlB3nO0gzFo4qK6b_yOsO9StrzjpudfN3pXxDttnaOOQcwf65_72gZ3Gg72ioCsi2O6-UezyeuqfD4K/s200/IMG_2462.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285296518174718034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">7/23/2008</div><div style="text-align: center;">The kids and I had a great day on the Naperville Riverwalk. The local library hosts "Picnic on the Riverwalk" which involves some singing, dancing, a puppet show and some stories. We brought a blanket and a little picnic and had a lot of fun on this very hot day.</div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirELLA7LiDpOjoeXDnNbR1uieH1iyYukHtmsN8H13pUcwi5hbioAmEgYJ7BzaPkdxyedHO_FlCNTBl7bvX3PC2sv-W88i8roIC3_k26okvp76ucoPGf7JS3EGy9Ut5TXE1Qz1qBdaI_Vzf/s1600-h/IMG_2463.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirELLA7LiDpOjoeXDnNbR1uieH1iyYukHtmsN8H13pUcwi5hbioAmEgYJ7BzaPkdxyedHO_FlCNTBl7bvX3PC2sv-W88i8roIC3_k26okvp76ucoPGf7JS3EGy9Ut5TXE1Qz1qBdaI_Vzf/s200/IMG_2463.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285292812869272466" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZoQi4fwKP4EkU4CAgy-Du4zkVlJmg1ubMWgEagf2jcxqeMiR3DXx8_hFQg4aVGAJUMTPIwL31NSjLItk9-uZnOTm_EOcpFG-FaTp5VkLrWECmlQVoRpTa_m2LZYjwPybjslzL8ZTG8uz/s1600-h/IMG_2469.JPG"><img style="float:right; 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margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrTukhU9HKzc7z-L02qYy_l-_uyRpwrRbRAKHdd9NKw-0CffPEG3bfLpfhlqupwI5Tewbyj4c_jHqkCa3NXjF7OtaLUpMYVyHw-NiAMe2BNB9sB8InuLRH3hgTLxJ1DADSB7qw4mGWTT6/s200/IMG_2487.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285286650615020642" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Max was sooo hot that he just couldn't keep his shirt on. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He kept asking me if he looked cool and I kept saying, </div><div style="text-align: center;">"No! Put your shirt on!"<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He finally agreed to keep his shirt on when I bought them candy fans at Naper Nuts and Sweets. The fans were worn out by the end of the day, but they were well worth it!</div></div>Maddie and April Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175986673676485407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148129152469428028.post-22085338789932263542008-07-22T12:02:00.000-05:002009-01-28T20:15:18.034-06:00Magic Show and Morton Arboretum<div style="text-align: center;">On 7/22 we went to a Magic Show at the Lisle Park District. Afterwards, the kids had fun playing in the Children's Garden at the Morton Arboretum.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQw0upHkVxp113Ldnxc5178hYxB4ta1VRB2F5zA47E8gHW_8QEWU4vrlnlbeEzJYcxmhBFxAE2utcBjL0ENgoSp66Fp_QJxU81jcmFZI3p0tBtdSayAOGD1ZqQ7zEIrpfJfwuNoMMZrIrZ/s1600-h/IMG_2432.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQw0upHkVxp113Ldnxc5178hYxB4ta1VRB2F5zA47E8gHW_8QEWU4vrlnlbeEzJYcxmhBFxAE2utcBjL0ENgoSp66Fp_QJxU81jcmFZI3p0tBtdSayAOGD1ZqQ7zEIrpfJfwuNoMMZrIrZ/s200/IMG_2432.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285276301675082898" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5ntFIqeO7H4U5X6Jf8aYl5AUZ8M31vicPfOqyYPW8mS4LPS_W2ry8dfo5O-nG5qxC_RHtxd2NcRt-h-m3qnX1WACAYx4GCTET-22Ev1v0-IKi0ces-GOtN3uu-tFHiNPhPp4obg5hf9w/s1600-h/IMG_2450.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5ntFIqeO7H4U5X6Jf8aYl5AUZ8M31vicPfOqyYPW8mS4LPS_W2ry8dfo5O-nG5qxC_RHtxd2NcRt-h-m3qnX1WACAYx4GCTET-22Ev1v0-IKi0ces-GOtN3uu-tFHiNPhPp4obg5hf9w/s200/IMG_2450.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285275885122165746" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcA2U-qTg6GVmEVPHY3GKrHAF9T-j43CAjV3w5xYdoz5yIe5na2Nzg7rPmHyvIYxwU5ub3heRLhHmC5jKnItB2Q3SgggTTH1_IA2toRDiTErh1v8oGTehWjtN8OABOpYxEueAYFP_7MPs3/s1600-h/IMG_2446.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcA2U-qTg6GVmEVPHY3GKrHAF9T-j43CAjV3w5xYdoz5yIe5na2Nzg7rPmHyvIYxwU5ub3heRLhHmC5jKnItB2Q3SgggTTH1_IA2toRDiTErh1v8oGTehWjtN8OABOpYxEueAYFP_7MPs3/s200/IMG_2446.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285275311365782050" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHmt8i1UdbjXLmNcF9sGgdrBfMo9y8tkVv4jXMBJl7uPg4RH74fSnqjtv1yKYPG7lfAZ3tZLb1CfuZXCYCd23l0B_o2CTWa9xvDTpv_xPQCij4vQAUyDrvC3j2cuZg6J72vCefiirY_7YS/s1600-h/IMG_2435.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHmt8i1UdbjXLmNcF9sGgdrBfMo9y8tkVv4jXMBJl7uPg4RH74fSnqjtv1yKYPG7lfAZ3tZLb1CfuZXCYCd23l0B_o2CTWa9xvDTpv_xPQCij4vQAUyDrvC3j2cuZg6J72vCefiirY_7YS/s200/IMG_2435.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285275550541413922" /></a>Maddie and April Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175986673676485407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148129152469428028.post-68728294852142544062008-07-19T11:55:00.000-05:002009-01-28T20:15:41.219-06:00Wheaton Ward Picnic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1_vEQ3HqswBMer_zu_rN_9KtjLAVKisWxZNOaplCnKbRfq0eEv0t0t0UO_rm8WdpuaQDBRyqBEzZT19bJv1UJ49Ql3ia-Acc5OKYs9BTFLUCJPcLNb_QAvWgNtDDZGK0Q0J6mkoxfQmO/s1600-h/IMG_2425.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1_vEQ3HqswBMer_zu_rN_9KtjLAVKisWxZNOaplCnKbRfq0eEv0t0t0UO_rm8WdpuaQDBRyqBEzZT19bJv1UJ49Ql3ia-Acc5OKYs9BTFLUCJPcLNb_QAvWgNtDDZGK0Q0J6mkoxfQmO/s200/IMG_2425.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285272655635814258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We met the ward at the Forest Preserve for a church picnic on 7/19/2008. It was a pretty, drizzly day. We met some nice families and the kids had fun playing with new friends.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1pv2LyfcEwsnwuTDLF3qvwsHwaKYWFz_E5AshsjlK7spOG1H0DwSzk4ZYX1K2RAhyCubAV9Ylw57m8IpDQi5EVIsgfz39xO_dfOsWJYfqWxACcAXuu0nz_YmwMgxEuGOhMXAo-jmQSM-/s1600-h/IMG_2424.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1pv2LyfcEwsnwuTDLF3qvwsHwaKYWFz_E5AshsjlK7spOG1H0DwSzk4ZYX1K2RAhyCubAV9Ylw57m8IpDQi5EVIsgfz39xO_dfOsWJYfqWxACcAXuu0nz_YmwMgxEuGOhMXAo-jmQSM-/s320/IMG_2424.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285272533541530258" /></a>Maddie and April Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175986673676485407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148129152469428028.post-45470290967299346722008-07-16T10:11:00.000-05:002009-01-28T20:16:01.662-06:00Kohl Children's Museum with Rylie<div style="text-align: center;">7/16/2008</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdppRg0rv5sdpiXC54YsocdRuRIX3k6h8Zj75ZbiBX_PV7f_wWiOV-5Ioumo2u8R7yTBmkCbf6p2Rn2TTbKV0ernynBGxfOlAuwiq7TCYksulIYIDupq6RbzXluBiSFSm9YTgnhbgCZ8bC/s1600-h/IMG_2420.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdppRg0rv5sdpiXC54YsocdRuRIX3k6h8Zj75ZbiBX_PV7f_wWiOV-5Ioumo2u8R7yTBmkCbf6p2Rn2TTbKV0ernynBGxfOlAuwiq7TCYksulIYIDupq6RbzXluBiSFSm9YTgnhbgCZ8bC/s320/IMG_2420.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285270811710367090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqT2b2Jz4a0ng1PAPOPSNJ3NZZOLZbqthiQY5dymZOqgK5FWddLTEgcgpTmXTX_eYXOdMwYTn7cvwAwjR_tWuYQ_70vw2ckXXlxjjmRrY_pvbTYwlyK1-rHYFvKzs5fPzCbWnoeyHPYumE/s1600-h/IMG_2422_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqT2b2Jz4a0ng1PAPOPSNJ3NZZOLZbqthiQY5dymZOqgK5FWddLTEgcgpTmXTX_eYXOdMwYTn7cvwAwjR_tWuYQ_70vw2ckXXlxjjmRrY_pvbTYwlyK1-rHYFvKzs5fPzCbWnoeyHPYumE/s200/IMG_2422_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285245567715371554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Today we met Maddie's friend Rylie at the Kohl Children's Museum. They had a lot of fun playing around.</div>Maddie and April Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175986673676485407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148129152469428028.post-6778253146644992402008-07-15T09:49:00.000-05:002009-01-28T20:16:40.332-06:00Making Wind Kites<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXPUWotQWcMF-hg6kyGOBzpkgxFJiUBwlnCWiidK7TdqHXtJ-OHOa1rmKGWk2ag2yy9R7ixrK6a1cp6dmQjQ8tv6uMlKZkXw5MIbma7FulpwNVkrD8gxw8r1mevsG5bQYUFebUx3TS_rFb/s1600-h/IMG_2415.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXPUWotQWcMF-hg6kyGOBzpkgxFJiUBwlnCWiidK7TdqHXtJ-OHOa1rmKGWk2ag2yy9R7ixrK6a1cp6dmQjQ8tv6uMlKZkXw5MIbma7FulpwNVkrD8gxw8r1mevsG5bQYUFebUx3TS_rFb/s320/IMG_2415.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285240070589432274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">7/15/2008</div><div style="text-align: center;">The kids had fun making wind kites at the <a href="http://www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org/">Dupage Children's Museum</a>.</div>Maddie and April Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175986673676485407noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148129152469428028.post-68722145574507971782008-07-14T17:43:00.018-05:002008-07-14T18:23:24.416-05:00Phillips Park Zoo (Friday Part 3)<div style="text-align: center;">7/11/08<br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">To cap off our day, we went over to Phillips Park Zoo. It is only about a mile from SciTech and the Aurora Fire Museum. They have great animals, by Max's standards. (They have a Puma and a Bald Eagle. Max's favorite animal is a Puma and his new nickname is Eagle Eye.) My favorite was the Otter. Maddie liked the Reptile House with the alligators, crocodiles, big snakes and turtles.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_nQ7P8In0y_UT2aqTcTcrJU1jbwxMy4VF-qR-BYS0c0DHpNCnhqKAZmiI_WLRoxAlyNi6ccqDBHt2i0ddFxNLaeWOtseVWNfpTsVTyczAt5LE84gQRjCnmwPG9khaoWn9ITBc5t9dthl/s1600-h/IMG_2375.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_nQ7P8In0y_UT2aqTcTcrJU1jbwxMy4VF-qR-BYS0c0DHpNCnhqKAZmiI_WLRoxAlyNi6ccqDBHt2i0ddFxNLaeWOtseVWNfpTsVTyczAt5LE84gQRjCnmwPG9khaoWn9ITBc5t9dthl/s320/IMG_2375.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223006974046084914" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvlsXF6LpYAZPXhRDPKjOGo6YM_h06yinW-8JvTE7WDT_ugnae-uFDeftIlplNsFWf7cUVdSXi9fvwaEP5KsfpSkEDIKd4HVs9_RwZ59KIdb4KDsJFy73i-_Fx19CwZ7qPT8WH02rGp7N/s1600-h/IMG_4610.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvlsXF6LpYAZPXhRDPKjOGo6YM_h06yinW-8JvTE7WDT_ugnae-uFDeftIlplNsFWf7cUVdSXi9fvwaEP5KsfpSkEDIKd4HVs9_RwZ59KIdb4KDsJFy73i-_Fx19CwZ7qPT8WH02rGp7N/s320/IMG_4610.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223005655288919090" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wxNkOiSn4FJlm7vZLDQa0Tc1DSfJgrBgXZtp2ZQqJEfWFJzOZ0h5nmt9kO5GahqrrY_SyxFDuZm0al2JFRcs01f1LXKFccHbqjSbexn672KgFUxQcBxQhyLkGTvU_zTWMM-8fJWPZz_F/s1600-h/IMG_4609.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wxNkOiSn4FJlm7vZLDQa0Tc1DSfJgrBgXZtp2ZQqJEfWFJzOZ0h5nmt9kO5GahqrrY_SyxFDuZm0al2JFRcs01f1LXKFccHbqjSbexn672KgFUxQcBxQhyLkGTvU_zTWMM-8fJWPZz_F/s320/IMG_4609.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223005449130342770" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zXEeAAvyyraHVGe6-Or-2akOJUMgb3dUzFvThqSevqF-XOH-Bx1wezvJIB-0JkfHupVJLh-MXNBVr8dVA3jt-xcoSifiTUVo0hP07NlVGwC3ldxOpEaH1gkKtUwbFf-KLETbVeVf8PWX/s1600-h/IMG_4612.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zXEeAAvyyraHVGe6-Or-2akOJUMgb3dUzFvThqSevqF-XOH-Bx1wezvJIB-0JkfHupVJLh-MXNBVr8dVA3jt-xcoSifiTUVo0hP07NlVGwC3ldxOpEaH1gkKtUwbFf-KLETbVeVf8PWX/s320/IMG_4612.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223005229216984002" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The park here is really nice. The kids call it the Spiderman park because of all the rope webs.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzQlJGT5_F4Ew7VFrjtvPLoShdwDeQ2OCR-N4q6UOFw5I4VWXRrGyG5uAYu5Iyp6-7vN3DQhU5LNzW3iNRh9cUZSyX4Pu1OTw2Lzq0sBG6bm-kem4DW-q_1YGw703DAHVA2B_02D1mbqW/s1600-h/IMG_2376.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXzQlJGT5_F4Ew7VFrjtvPLoShdwDeQ2OCR-N4q6UOFw5I4VWXRrGyG5uAYu5Iyp6-7vN3DQhU5LNzW3iNRh9cUZSyX4Pu1OTw2Lzq0sBG6bm-kem4DW-q_1YGw703DAHVA2B_02D1mbqW/s320/IMG_2376.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223004318558625298" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHewGqGTx7WMYF8pJIUGmHQdBbSEshpndO8Qjcvr2dLJx6aFRgteNPoyNRk8dttjBUeDsh3pxSTpCRbq2TgXVGZXsCPOwNAO1OjqXTifph0QMh7xUQe8NzIYr0Ok161qkuHS5M9bfAKbj/s1600-h/IMG_2377.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHewGqGTx7WMYF8pJIUGmHQdBbSEshpndO8Qjcvr2dLJx6aFRgteNPoyNRk8dttjBUeDsh3pxSTpCRbq2TgXVGZXsCPOwNAO1OjqXTifph0QMh7xUQe8NzIYr0Ok161qkuHS5M9bfAKbj/s320/IMG_2377.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223004212842876002" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This ends our triple event day. If you are wondering if we are exhausted, the answer is yes. Completely.Maddie and April Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175986673676485407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148129152469428028.post-68675148603276110482008-07-14T16:20:00.009-05:002008-07-14T16:57:21.518-05:00Aurora Regional Fire Museum (Friday Part 2)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRNTzWJnN52cYXPpi3qv-zczlJ4xh9bCHcYyqnNRL7woJy8O47RvRxqY6pA2pH2OfGpCYK56GRtQOoYkqj7-Mq5-AjTjTz-MHB2jPoMWycgEOQX3CicWuqiFuI0r0QOziQehZEMwOtS3Y/s1600-h/IMG_4598.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRNTzWJnN52cYXPpi3qv-zczlJ4xh9bCHcYyqnNRL7woJy8O47RvRxqY6pA2pH2OfGpCYK56GRtQOoYkqj7-Mq5-AjTjTz-MHB2jPoMWycgEOQX3CicWuqiFuI0r0QOziQehZEMwOtS3Y/s320/IMG_4598.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222989367628483698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">7/11/08</div><div style="text-align: center;">Max is obsessed with fire fighting. When I heard about Aurora Regional Fire Museum, I knew he would get a kick out of it. It is really close to Scitech, so we just walked over from there.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyyfwsSTdQeW8oL72r5ksHJltbJpmtw2oQH5hMZ2e7YmX40TGSRPdotisISTODwrEhknHhHh1xguPnlxgPvV9WVciZBfBgjTXI50saQy8tndHUhnmOllyHk0ISYgom_w0i44KcVEKUsue9/s1600-h/IMG_4578.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyyfwsSTdQeW8oL72r5ksHJltbJpmtw2oQH5hMZ2e7YmX40TGSRPdotisISTODwrEhknHhHh1xguPnlxgPvV9WVciZBfBgjTXI50saQy8tndHUhnmOllyHk0ISYgom_w0i44KcVEKUsue9/s200/IMG_4578.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222988181483995874" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5F8CwUSx0Rp2tf-v1ZLnZhc1GsofRAYHOjqfXdZFRkKnXFK9sqO32rk3XRKbzSNWhEf3tSxXe3_ql4RZfqATg7uPuV5Guz2HK2kcKdhGxInN65lXu-5Cj-7a78EDVTUTvzLvQttEtpG2/s1600-h/IMG_4581.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5F8CwUSx0Rp2tf-v1ZLnZhc1GsofRAYHOjqfXdZFRkKnXFK9sqO32rk3XRKbzSNWhEf3tSxXe3_ql4RZfqATg7uPuV5Guz2HK2kcKdhGxInN65lXu-5Cj-7a78EDVTUTvzLvQttEtpG2/s200/IMG_4581.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222987800800511954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGwIRvmJE9RAlJPQ3RhOlQe71X0B_sSUrMlc1M9XtiTR8SZikJTpKn9vNtx3mB57R97wJJXmzU8OSUJfu16eSWQb1h-fFCx8bQN3lm2kl8xzvxq4SN8iYu1o4HuDv9l6Urnkxgzjpwi4g/s1600-h/IMG_4587.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGwIRvmJE9RAlJPQ3RhOlQe71X0B_sSUrMlc1M9XtiTR8SZikJTpKn9vNtx3mB57R97wJJXmzU8OSUJfu16eSWQb1h-fFCx8bQN3lm2kl8xzvxq4SN8iYu1o4HuDv9l6Urnkxgzjpwi4g/s200/IMG_4587.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222987632731678370" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFHhd_TjTXy5ee6EKnc34eCWYwFcYjJFziJo_DSWZliGHNv901G6FbeagJpEIvwImZaQsQX2I-YZaR22G8rapcn9XY8g60eKADQg8dtWBppV554MOj1viLXcTPzPoCMFSKOawCHV7-B_6/s1600-h/IMG_4585.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFHhd_TjTXy5ee6EKnc34eCWYwFcYjJFziJo_DSWZliGHNv901G6FbeagJpEIvwImZaQsQX2I-YZaR22G8rapcn9XY8g60eKADQg8dtWBppV554MOj1viLXcTPzPoCMFSKOawCHV7-B_6/s200/IMG_4585.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222986989275170322" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We wished sure wished Grandpa were here with us. This museum is in an old firehouse. You can even see where the horse were stalled back when they pulled the steam fire engine. It is all arranged by time period, so there are many different types of fire trucks to see.<br /></div></div>Maddie and April Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175986673676485407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148129152469428028.post-33990809554562396442008-07-14T15:53:00.015-05:002008-07-14T16:57:38.413-05:00Scitech Hands On Museum (Friday Part 1)<div style="text-align: center;">7/11/08<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today we went out to Aurora to the SciTech Hands On Museum. Maddie is my little scientist, so she was thrilled with all the different activities.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KeEs_iyow9m9TuibwGRFttd_YBioSU1v5KC736lRr5fDsQgWfmTm_iTQ1czjVLUsJ5r3pYOF6G8hcNkO2mKJHLKLfaJJLz-Vj-g9vbInZEWdyDUN_Ct9xNvd4PYDuk-azPWj1VgS9huM/s1600-h/IMG_4547.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5KeEs_iyow9m9TuibwGRFttd_YBioSU1v5KC736lRr5fDsQgWfmTm_iTQ1czjVLUsJ5r3pYOF6G8hcNkO2mKJHLKLfaJJLz-Vj-g9vbInZEWdyDUN_Ct9xNvd4PYDuk-azPWj1VgS9huM/s200/IMG_4547.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222981118261317026" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Ws0W4NzVLsZqcnpS4wDKULk5AXShjG79bQtmH7-uAPQ8J7p9NbB3Vpasvm6F2xduMP7TygcJ_MddlmdNEvDlAdOaJwggezeVwfNQTFtUrWYcehieFdF4yIUEMSH3xv1DsOsWPmYonXhd/s1600-h/IMG_4537.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Ws0W4NzVLsZqcnpS4wDKULk5AXShjG79bQtmH7-uAPQ8J7p9NbB3Vpasvm6F2xduMP7TygcJ_MddlmdNEvDlAdOaJwggezeVwfNQTFtUrWYcehieFdF4yIUEMSH3xv1DsOsWPmYonXhd/s200/IMG_4537.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222980720013314130" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGbRytfzcwWiM6NvkDX0X5opbiDcgq36btXNDIsM691QVLRONJRrKnp_WKrDNhv0yGvoZaFBnJlO6DsXbcJN1-6lsljSIwZR7O6PWQOzujynxSw5ZKTwfSqni5oV94xetJvLlM7NzWBkP/s1600-h/IMG_4553.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGbRytfzcwWiM6NvkDX0X5opbiDcgq36btXNDIsM691QVLRONJRrKnp_WKrDNhv0yGvoZaFBnJlO6DsXbcJN1-6lsljSIwZR7O6PWQOzujynxSw5ZKTwfSqni5oV94xetJvLlM7NzWBkP/s200/IMG_4553.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222980352222291042" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9V_oW3dsnHQ21UezDihRMoDC1h8rawmaylTlraVsz1WSoGKi8U2UKWIQiHLVXPKdoE7uvj00Frjl0t_aIXeHYUMW1NST3akEOoa-NYjSKoieTf9BrRErHfFqsaILfMtzFem2Gqp_2o4Oq/s1600-h/IMG_4551.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9V_oW3dsnHQ21UezDihRMoDC1h8rawmaylTlraVsz1WSoGKi8U2UKWIQiHLVXPKdoE7uvj00Frjl0t_aIXeHYUMW1NST3akEOoa-NYjSKoieTf9BrRErHfFqsaILfMtzFem2Gqp_2o4Oq/s200/IMG_4551.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222980581910600594" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br />The Outdoor Science Park was fun. Here you can see Maddie riding a bike on a tight rope, Max on the Magic Swing, and both kids on the Fulcrum Bench.<br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixAhSCW1V2QPtOorM40geLj2IWukZ3lqeQODcnyhyfmaISoyaPAwO5vTDUI5TRuedyxagyZegMqX2KiUnCN3T2bWjdV-kb42sZ-mO_saHLJYrBIqLHdZgoKWCaC3RC6hgkTc_0hXzYjpxc/s1600-h/IMG_4558.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixAhSCW1V2QPtOorM40geLj2IWukZ3lqeQODcnyhyfmaISoyaPAwO5vTDUI5TRuedyxagyZegMqX2KiUnCN3T2bWjdV-kb42sZ-mO_saHLJYrBIqLHdZgoKWCaC3RC6hgkTc_0hXzYjpxc/s200/IMG_4558.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222977306589133490" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrHmy9Nz4rHoYYye5mH9RFR1j_oJIHcy0U5QSU9lfnY-V1U6eu2_Al-N04spvEJrQjZKoG-V1-gHeJqzrAzj2M796adTANJiHfSqjSdUQSgCFnDanV4ZCUrDERZkf92Rh0kZuE0DfSczQ/s1600-h/IMG_4559_2.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsrHmy9Nz4rHoYYye5mH9RFR1j_oJIHcy0U5QSU9lfnY-V1U6eu2_Al-N04spvEJrQjZKoG-V1-gHeJqzrAzj2M796adTANJiHfSqjSdUQSgCFnDanV4ZCUrDERZkf92Rh0kZuE0DfSczQ/s200/IMG_4559_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222977046264404242" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxVVhgmtOJG1S7k2FeoHXMn0tmzxqMDzaU7VsQIb6uI5XWhMeG2p6ig2DVyPr61CKjKiwUY_8eSYU4t8UskXHV7xKTATaPHbLhyrCgHTXet9miDklFgUz3xLQ-O9UH35Gw23t7uRzcg2P/s1600-h/IMG_4563.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxVVhgmtOJG1S7k2FeoHXMn0tmzxqMDzaU7VsQIb6uI5XWhMeG2p6ig2DVyPr61CKjKiwUY_8eSYU4t8UskXHV7xKTATaPHbLhyrCgHTXet9miDklFgUz3xLQ-O9UH35Gw23t7uRzcg2P/s200/IMG_4563.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222976500946987138" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sadly, the kids were eaten by a dinosaur.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdl3B982cCL7_q2jD5CmUyDAnVoooDZXcVKxAVwiiILlr9chMhma-9HI7LppGzb0KvlhgzW_z5tSlAETeU8N2RAOGh4ppSzNl1y_lbACQNqFcTgE7rTPFj6E2L5p0sYXRgL26qnKL-zlZ/s1600-h/IMG_4556.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdl3B982cCL7_q2jD5CmUyDAnVoooDZXcVKxAVwiiILlr9chMhma-9HI7LppGzb0KvlhgzW_z5tSlAETeU8N2RAOGh4ppSzNl1y_lbACQNqFcTgE7rTPFj6E2L5p0sYXRgL26qnKL-zlZ/s320/IMG_4556.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222976235615672962" /></a><br /></div></div></div>Maddie and April Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175986673676485407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148129152469428028.post-60006436248050017372008-07-14T15:37:00.005-05:002008-07-14T15:47:53.207-05:00Dave's Traveling World of Reptiles at Totally Tuesday<div style="text-align: center;">7/10/08<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love Lisle Park District. We went to their Totally Tuesday event today, which was Dave's Traveling world of Reptiles. This guy pulled out a 14 foot albino Burmese Python! It was rad! The kids loved the show. Dave was funny and interacted with the audience nicely. It was a really fun afternoon.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWHMfksbKI1mqrTv6FjNXUtE8BcrYdLYlfkX0cZMJ-eqhvHxv8RnIcIzkVhMG1RKgc_A3tC7B4lGGc77JLje1stoIF0VDiNbDdBcs9tTBa6EHLrvicQTFC_03J8_MVldk18TZLSwkpDSz/s1600-h/IMG_2361.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWHMfksbKI1mqrTv6FjNXUtE8BcrYdLYlfkX0cZMJ-eqhvHxv8RnIcIzkVhMG1RKgc_A3tC7B4lGGc77JLje1stoIF0VDiNbDdBcs9tTBa6EHLrvicQTFC_03J8_MVldk18TZLSwkpDSz/s320/IMG_2361.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222972953361929490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDlCtkOWMDJMKENz0dxhiYNcY-9jyyIAIlc7GcjyOBTwuqKqnuTV82SNJxwNAaJOd03my28NgOcQQ3vT4Xqt_Nh8LZE9MG6unhZavdg0fj1O1RXO93osW72l0qNsKlTx-Qrni_2nmn4ez7/s1600-h/IMG_2362.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDlCtkOWMDJMKENz0dxhiYNcY-9jyyIAIlc7GcjyOBTwuqKqnuTV82SNJxwNAaJOd03my28NgOcQQ3vT4Xqt_Nh8LZE9MG6unhZavdg0fj1O1RXO93osW72l0qNsKlTx-Qrni_2nmn4ez7/s200/IMG_2362.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222972856290625586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihnaelDYp9TrXIqH89NcmccdGIou_yiN1vcxxCmC_qLaHVw9e9wW7cpAhEozP2io3Ctw1E1MRGn-fBaYCpWhIn8j7Bz24htlEa69gLCSFj8BDH7koc1Dt3i6-_K5mxApJfTdD-c8Fbp4O2/s1600-h/IMG_2369.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihnaelDYp9TrXIqH89NcmccdGIou_yiN1vcxxCmC_qLaHVw9e9wW7cpAhEozP2io3Ctw1E1MRGn-fBaYCpWhIn8j7Bz24htlEa69gLCSFj8BDH7koc1Dt3i6-_K5mxApJfTdD-c8Fbp4O2/s200/IMG_2369.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222972033883880338" /></a>Maddie and April Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13175986673676485407noreply@blogger.com0