Downtown Chicago

On Sunday, we took a trip to downtown Chicago. However, we opted to take the train into the City because Trey had never ridden on the train before. Our plan was to:

1. Take the train into Union Station (Downtown Chicago)
2. Get on the water taxi (down the Chicago River) and get off at Michigan Ave.
3. Walk a few blocks to the Rainforest Cafe'
4. Eat supper at the Rainforest Cafe' and then re-trace our steps (i.e. walk back to the water taxi, ride the water taxi back to Union Station, and then take the train home).

The day was really fun. However, very exhausting. Our train ride should have taken an hour each way and it was about an hour and a half each way. The stops were long and we were among many Cubs fans who were travelling to/from the game...so it was a bit crowded. Nonetheless, Trey really liked the train! His favorite part of the day was the water taxi. (He had never been on a boat either...). And...of course, he loved the Rainforest Cafe' (even though he had been there before).

The weather was perfect (70's and sunny)...so overall it was a good day! I have included some pictures for your enjoyment!

Have a GREAT Day!

Catching Up

Well, again....I have not been very faithful to updating our blog. Therefore, to recap the past month...I will try to give you some highlights:

1. Trey graduated from Kindergarten! Overall, his first year of school went well. Considering that he was still learning the English language through it all, we feel that he did very well! His teacher also agreed that he loves learning and has excelled as a kindergartner. He loves reading and writing and seems very prepared for 1st grade. Yeah Trey!

2. Trey has started to have a fascination with cars. We commute about 45 minutes to school each day (Chicago traffic is lovely!). Anyway, Trey has really taken to identifying cars. Some of his favorites are listed below with the names that he uses for each:

4 Circles: Audi
3 Pointed Star: Mercedes
Moscow: Mazda
Fancy "F": Ford

He tends to point these 4 cars out all the time and makes sure that we see them too. His overall favorite is the "4 Circles" car because that's what Papa sells at work. He is so observant! He is constantly noticing these cars.

3. Trey just started t-ball! He had his first (and only) practice last week and it went really well! He hit the ball well and was very good at throwing. We were a little concerned that the pace of the game (slow...) would not be conducive to Trey's high energy level. However, he proved us wrong. He did very well. Then, last night was his first game. Trey didn't do as well as his first practice. However, he is still learning the game and looks as though he will be fine once he has a better handle on what to do. For example: He was placed in left-center field for about 1/2 of the game. Well, there was NO action in left-center...so Trey had a hard time with 1.) staying in the outfield (he tends to pursue balls that are even in the infield) and 2.) waiting for a ball to come to him. Later, he was placed at 2nd base and he did much better in this position. Soo.....we feel that after a few games, he'll be just fine. He just needs to figure out what to do and then he'll play each position better. Nonetheless, it was so much fun to see our little guy in his uniform and playing with his team. We have included some pictures of his first baseball game for your enjoyment.

4. We are starting to take part in the summer reading program at our local library. We visited the library on Monday and picked out 4 books and a video. I think that Trey will really love the library and it should be a great way to advance his reading and have some fun!

Otherwise, we are doing very well. We're just busy...busy...busy...so posting on the blog has been hard to maintain. However, I hope to do a better job of this over the summer. I hope that you are doing well!

God's Blessings!