Exploring the City

So I haven't been that great about blogging since we moved to Oak Park, but I we are going to try and get back on track. We have finally unpacked all the boxes and feel "moved in." We are working on decorating the girls' rooms and are almost done! We only have 2 weeks left until our due date and I am definitely feeling tired and look forward to my afternoon nap :) In between decorating/unpacking boxes we have found time to do some fun activities. Here is what we have been doing...
These two pictures are from the Sunday night music in the park concerts which occur all summer long at a local park in our community. We love pulling the kids in the wagon and having a little picnic in the park while listening to music. Milo loves dancing to the music. You can see from the below picture that Lucy was pretty tuckered out after the concert.
We got a membership to the local pool and have been taking advantage of it! Lucy loves the pool and it is only a two block walk from our house. We love the location of our house and are enjoying being able to walk to the local stores and restaurants.
Several weeks ago we watched Milo for Kristin and Eric while they were in Canada. One day we took the kids downtown to Millennium Park for a family festival that was going on. We packed a picnic lunch and let Lucy splash around in the fountains.


I don't know how Milo could be any cuter-I mean really?
Everyone told us that we would love the location of Oak Park, but I had no idea how convenient it would be. We love being only 45 minutes from both my parents and my sister. The train is 2 blocks from our house and it only took us 20 minutes to get downtown. Here is Lucy on her first train ride of many to downtown Chicago.
We have been taking LOTS of wagon rides! Lucy is obsessed with opening our garage door, since we didn't have a garage in Baltimore it is a whole new experience for her. I thought the novelty would wear off, but it continues to be a real thrill for her when she gets to push the button on the garage door opener.

There are like 3 ice cream shops within several blocks of our house. We have probably been frequenting them too often, but it sure is fun to get the kids (and ourselves) a little summer treat. It is hilarious to see Milo eating his cone-don't even try to take it away because he will scream in protest. He is a HUGE fan of ice cream-that is the Pederson side in him.