Happy 1st Mother's Day/Zoo Day

In my humble opinion there is no woman who deserved this past mother's day more than my wife Carissa (sorry Mom, you are awesome too). In the six months that Olivia has been born, she has amazed me with her natural motherly skills. She has showered Olivia with so much love and care, it is actually beyond words. I thought she would be good, probably great at this whole parenting thing, but she has exceeded all expectations and then some. Olivia could not have a better Mother. Mother's Day itself went without a hitch. We headed down to Whitewater to visit Grandma and Grandpa Wells and spent the day eating brats amongst some other grill foods. Overall it was a very nice day.

Goal #45, Visit Scott and Heather and Liliana

Well it has been a while since I updated this blog....my bad, promise to do better. Over the last year or so, a lot of friends have added new members to their family in the form of a new baby. There is so much excitement to see the little ones and visiting my friends Scott and Heather in Schaumburg was no exception. Scott and I have known each other for 17 years (freshmen year of high school) and seem to become better and better friends over those years, despite living a couple of hours away. So when his daughter Liliana was born just a few months after Olivia, it only looks to strengthen that friendship as our little girls grow up playing with each other. Carissa and I headed down to see the new family in what was our longest road trip since our daughter was born six months ago. We were happy to see that Scott, Heather and Liliana were doing great (with some lack of sleep of course), and we had such a great time visiting the new parents. No trip to visit the Squirrel would be complete without some Taco Bell on the menu. And althought some things change, Scott did not disappoint with his ordering of a Mexican Pizza. A great time for sure!