Catch up

The last month of school and the first few weeks of summer have passed quickly. May began with Lena in her school's production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Lena was a Head Oompa Loompa. She and the rest of the cast performed wonderfully.

On Memorial Day Weekend, we loaded up our bikes and headed up to Chicago for Bike the Drive. On Sunday, Lake Shore Drive shuts down from 5:30-10:30a allowing bikers to take over. We biked the 15 mile northern route from Grant Park. The view of the lake that early in the morning was fantastic. When we turned back south, we were treated to amazing views of downtown shrouded in fog. After arriving back at Grant Park, we biked around some downtown sites before heading down (via car) to the Museum of Science and Industry in the afternoon. On the drive home we learned (quite by accident) that if you set the Garmond to bike mode, you travel through some very interesting neighborhoods on your way out of the city!

Various lessons, camps and hanging out with friends are keeping the girls busy this summer. We've got a few trips planned for the summer, including our bi-annual trip to Mackinac Island. Mackinac Island has become for us what Nelson Lake and Revelle's in Hayward, WI was for my mom's family...our home away from home. We'll also spend some time in Epworth with Tom's parents and his sister's family.

Hope your summer and any travels are safe and fun filled!