A Weekend Getaway!
Sonny and I were able to get away a couple of weeks ago to Chicago. What a beautiful place. We had a great time there. The weather was just perfect too. The pictures below look alot better if you enlarge the image. Hope you enjoy.

This is a lighthouse that you can see just off of the Navy Pier. I put this one on especially for Esther. 

The next few pictures were taken while we were on a boat tour. Some are really cool when you click on them and enlarge them. The weather was absolutly beautiful that weekend. 

A really good view of the Sears Tower from the boat. 

Looking up at the Sears Tower from the boat. 

 

 

This is a view of the Navy Pier from the John Hancock building. I actually took it from the ladies room, where they say has the best spot for a photo op. 

This is a view from the top of the John Hancock building. You can see in the distance the Sears Tower. It is the one with the two antenas(sp?) on the top. 

Another view from the top of the John Hancock building. 

The Giant Bean in Millenium Park.
 

So I have to apologize, the picture below posted twice. I am having alot of trouble with my computer and need to get Greg to look at it.

This is a picture of us, taking a picture of ourselves looking into the giant chrome bean in Millenium Park. 

This is a picture of us, taking a picture of ourselves looking into the giant chrome bean, in Millenium Park. 

The fountain of live faces in Millenium Park. 

A Blast From my Past!
The photos below were all taken of the Reedsburg High School Marching Band. This past summer, word leaked out that I used to be in colorguard. Soon after, I received a call from the band director asking for my help in the instruction area. Of course I couldn't say no, and I have to say, for me it was quite exciting getting back to something I loved doing so much. I just wasn't prepared for teenage girls:) If this is what I have to look forward to with my own girls....UGH!!!!! They're very nice girls, but very much a teenage girl. The program here, is not as disciplined as the one I was a part of, so I am having to be very patient, but at times my patience wore thin. I came in at a time when alot of routines had already been set, but next year, things will be MUCH different.