This year, we did a little something different for Memorial Day. Instead of spending the weekend with the parents in Minocqua, Alyssa and Steve came in town for the first real trip to Chicago.
Saturday started off on the slower side. Stacy's sister and brother-in-law were also in for the weekend, so her parents had a little get together at their house. There was food, drinks, and fire. Everything the boys could want. While the women folk visited, the boys took side trips to Best Buy looking for Wiis, XBox 360s, and He-Man DVDs. When a little landscaping needed to be done, leave it to the boys to rip that dead tree right out of the ground. Once the sun set, we had a bonfire in the backyard, roasted s'mores, and the boys played the game of Life....Indiana Jones life that is.
Sunday, we decided to take Lyss and Steve to Navy Pier. We took some awesome pictures, had some lunch, and then took a boat ride out on Lake Michigan...on a pirate ship! On the way home, we stopped and picked up some Chicago style deep dish pizza, and came home.
Finally came Memorial Day, and what better way to spend it that at the Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field watching the best team in baseball, the Chicago Cubs. It was the first game of an 8 game homestand that saw the Cubs win them all!! After the game, Lexi and Rob stopped by and we played a few games back at the house.
All in all, we had one of the best Memorial Day weekends I can remember. It was great to see Alyssa again. Now that she lives in Clevland, we are hoping to see lots more of her as the years go by.
