For the 4th of July, we went to the Grand Geneva resort and stayed at their Timber Ridge facility -- with the water park. Of course, it took a little while for these two to get warmed up, but once they discovered how much fun it could be, they didn't want to leave.
They had a good fireworks show, as well. We had to hide out under a bridge to avoid a little bit of rain, but it all worked out. The kids had a good time running around on the big hill. They stopped for two seconds so I could take a quick photo:
The girls were a bit more cooperative as you can see:
We've been keeping busy this summer. We made it out to the beach a few times. On this particular day, a bunch of neighbor kids were with us.
I brought the kids to the Firefighters' Run for the Kids 5k a couple of weeks ago. They have a really nice kids' race that Megan has done every year since she was two. I didn't realize until afterward that it was Jake's first race. I probably would have taken more photos. He had a great time.
This photo made the pages of Chicago Athlete's August issue:
And here's Jake on the start line:
Afterward, they got to cool off in the spray of the fire truck. This may have been the highlight of the evening. It's a good thing they gave the kids t-shirts for their race. At least they had something dry to wear home!
And on our way to the parking lot, they found a fun hill. Looks like they're on top of the world!
