A little visit from Noahbug ♥

Although Noah is only gone for two months, we felt a mid summers visit was in order. We sure miss him, seeing him for a couple days really helped. We had a rough start, but after the little snag, we were able to work through and enjoy the weekend with the family. Xona is a little resort style staycation we found a couple years ago, they always offer the best rates. Every time we go, I feel like we are the only ones there, it's nice when your with a large group. That evening we introduced Grimaldi's Pizzeria to everyone, I think they have the best pizza and salad by far in the Valley. Grimaldi's also has a great atmosphere and you can't beat the price; Plus on your birthday, if you sign up on their website, you get a free large pizza. After dinner we took a walk around the Scottsdale Quarters, a nice place to enjoy the evening and some shopping. It was so nice to spend the weekend together, we had such a great time, Noah is so blessed to have such an amazing family that loves him... to the moon and back ♥

Fathers Day ♥

Over the last 4 1/2 years I've watched Gabe grow, grow into this amazing Daddy. There have been trials, tears, plenty of laughter and most of all unconditional love. I am blessed each day to be able to see the way he looks at Noah, his eyes filled with so much hope and love, that it shows in everything he does to provide for him. I've looked through some old photo books of my Dads recently on my last visit home. As I look back at the ones my Mom Lori took of me and my Dad, I cherish these photos that I take of Gabe and Noah more and more. I will continue to capture those special moments, because it's true what they say "A picture is worth a thousand words."

The standing art in Chicago was amazing, I've included a little bit of history with each piece.

The Bean

The sculpture is nicknamed "The Bean" because of its bean-like shape. Made up of 168 stainless steel plates welded together, its highly polished exterior has no visible seams.







Agora

Agora is one of Chicago’s most recent and important sculptural installations. Comprised of 106 nine-foot tall headless torsos made of cast iron, the artwork derives it name from the Greek word for meeting place. The figures are posed walking in groups in various directions or standing still.





Crown Fountain

Crown Fountain is an interactive work of public art and video sculpture featured in Chicago's Millennium Park, About 1,000 faces of Chicagoans are shown in a random rotation.

Chicago!!

We traveled by plane, train and automobile and our adventure is one for the blog. Wow, what a beautiful city! I've never had the opprotunity to experience the heart of Chicago as an adult. We had such an awesome time, I look forward to going back, we have a list of yet to comes... The highlight of the entire trip was being with my family, I've missed them so much, my heart needed this. The segway tour was the best, I think it's something we'd like to work into all of our vacations, so much fun! The Museums were so big, you could spend a day just going through one. We managed to cram in Museum time, a ball game, sight seeing and a night out on the town all in 2 days.