father and son

Sometimes you just nail a shot

family and Thanksgiving

 Tim's brother Mike and family came in from Colorado for the week. My niece Kristin and her fiance Jack came in from Boston. Jack is from England and they met at college in Boston. It was a great week and loads of fun. My sister in law Chris is the blond version of me. After the few months I've had it was great to just laugh. I set my timer on the camera to capture all of us...clearly I belong behind the camera. My right arm was injured (unable to move or use.. ridiculous pain) so I couldn't even do my hair or readjust my scrunchie. Below I prematurely started cheering at the success of the timed pictures (there are at least 4 more like it)

The rope swing on the hill was a huge hit

 Karrick and Fergie snuggling 

I tried super hard to get my other 2 nieces over for a total grandchildren picture but was not successful

the little car that could

With TJ's tournament canceled we had another free day. Tim and Callahan fixed my van, then they pulled the Miata out to fix. They fixed it last year, but then the bottom half was submerged under flood water in the garage (last years flood).

Great dad/son bonding time, not to mention learning a great skill. Tim can fix just about anything. As reward for his help all day, Callahan got a lesson in driving stick shift and got to pull the Miata into the garage. For a 12 yo that is 5' 6 already, he sure does look tiny behind the tiny car. It is like sitting in a go-cart.

 SUCCESS !

The latest McGinty toys

Tim, his brother, Callahan and my niece have been enjoying all this snow for the last few weekends

A special bond

Callahan received a stack of pictures from his grandma and

grandpa in the mail yesterday. A few weeks ago Tim and

Cal went kayaking in Long Grove at McGinty Farm,

Tim's childhood home. The grounds are just beautiful

complete with their own pond that leads to a stream.

 Tim's dad "grandpa" followed

them driving Rosie (golf cart) and snapped these

beautiful pictures.

Tim and Callahan share a special bond. They share a love

for science and nature and often go kayaking,

hiking, camping. They take trips downtown to all

the museums, John G Shedd and the Planetarium.

you can see Rosie's front wheel below