NU Hall of Fame Weekend

Our sweet friend, Dave Roth, was inducted into the Northwestern Sports Hall of Fame and we were more than excited to be able to attend the festivities. Dave is the very first soccer player to have been inducted so it was quite the achievement for the whole soccer program and all of his teammates. We made t-shirts for the three girl babies that attended as well. We love our Davey. 

                              

We had an early Friday morning flight out of ATL and by the time we made it to Toes' house SG was exhausted. She was an amazing traveler on both trips though. This time she watched Veggie Tales and also played on some learning apps. We realized that having the room under our feet cleared for her to stand and play is essential and allowed her a little freedom to explore the contents of Mama's purse and all of the flight info in the back of the seat. We went through a bag of dumb dumb suckers too...

                                  

We met up with the Nappers, baby Reece, and the Alveraz's for lunch and then took our time walking back. It was so funny to be back in the city with a 1.5 year old and to see their little minds turning as they explore all of the new things. SG picked up lots of rocks and wanted to climb on everything. As we walked past bars and restaurants she stopped to do a little dancing too.

                                      

                                      

Our precious Chicago nanny, Susana, came over to play with and keep SG while we attended a dinner honoring Dave in Evanston. It was a fun night with great speeches and lots of visiting with friends. What a fun way to get to see all (most) of our Chicago peeps. By the way, we also celebrated hitting the 30 week mark with Carolina James. 

                         

Geoff and Ashlee Fallon (Geoff graduates from Booth in Decemeber), brad and Lesley Napper (have sweet baby Reece), Kevin and Liz Valenta (moving to Philly), and the Moores. We love this crew. Good ole Toes and the rest of the NU crew were at another table.

We continued the party at a bar down the street but this Preggo momma couldn't stay out as late as everyone else. I love all of the girls in this picture and especially Kyle and Jim-Bo in yhthe background. 

                                              

The Moore's are early risers so we ventured out to get coffee and walk around our old stomping grounds Saturday morning.  SG enjoyed stopping along the way to pick up rocks and stick them in her pockets.

Toes made us a feast of pancakes when we returned to get everyone ready for a day of celebrating and roof top games.  Reese Napper and Lucy Alverez, along with SG, sported their Dave Roth fan club outfits.

 Dada is pretty good at multitasking and even won a few games. 

 SG was reunited with her best friends and loved every second of dancing with Liz and cheering with Ashlee. A girl after my own heart, laying around smiling and laughing with your girlfriends.

 Later in the day, SG and I went to see our friend Abbey Miller at one of the local parks.  SG had a fun time running around and exploring the new toys.

 Sunday morning we met Toes for brunch at Southport Grocery (our favorite Chicago brunch spot) but made sure SG got some energy out before we left.

We returned to Athens to a surprise visit from Uncle Bryson!  SG was SO happy to be out of the car and hanging out with one of her favorites.  She giggled and showed off all night long.