I posted about The Jar last year when I went through our "Best of." What is The Jar, you ask? It's a glass jar, where we write fun things we did as a family or fun things that happened to us on little scraps of paper. Love it!! But since I like to have everything documented, I also have to use the calendar to back us up. :) This year, Matthew and Ryan recorded a majority of the memories. ♥ You are awesome, brilliant little guys.
January
20: Staying up until 12:30 playing Phase 10, then going to Juicy-O for breakfast
February
1: Volunteering at Feed My Starving Children
21: Charity basketball game at Bower
23: Phase 10 game on a Saturday night
24: Child care, swimming, LifeCafe, shopping
March
1: Family workout, Stations of the Cross, Phase 10
14: Family Literacy Night at Bower (Ryan and Matt answer questions with the buzzer in Miss Tiburtini's class!)
16: Parade in Downtown Naperville, party at the Gills'
20: Fishie show at Bower (adorable first grade program! ♥)
27: Spring Break twins playdate at Monkey Joe's with 21 kids :)
April
1: Mama volunteers in class and lunch at Atlanta Bread Company
5: Bower Fun Fair (Matt karaokes "What Makes You Beautiful")
21: Our first hockey game! (Chicago Wolves)
28: March of Dimes March for Babies (walk the whole thing - no wagon this year!)
May
3: First Hawks playoff game at Aunt Danielle's
16: Second year of St. Baldrick's!! ♥ We raised over $1400 with both little shavers.
18: Bike rodeo
25-26: Grandpa's surprise 60th birthday weekend in Iowa
June
8-15: Larsons came to visit! Eating at Lou Malnati's and Buca di Beppo, going to Brookfield Zoo, Legoland, the DuPage County Hounds game - so much fun. Plus a sleepover with Joseph and Jordan!
27: Matt and Ry's 7th birthday with swim lessons, Culver's, a trip to Diamond Lake Beach, and a birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese - awesome!
July
3: Third of July parade and parties at the Rashes' and DePasquales'
4: Fourth of July baseball game and parties at the Haegers' and Flannerys'
6: Fourth of July party at Doyle and Nancy Syferts'
7-12: Ryan and Matt w/Grandma and Grandpa - Mama and Daddy have waaaay too much fun
13: Birthday party at the park district, luau at the Smiths'
19: Warren Dunes with Mama and boys, Johnson mama and kids, O'Callaghan mama and kids, and Gill mama and kids
20: Cougars game
22: Diamond Lake again - Daddy gets to come this time
23: Blueberry picking for the first time
August
1: Centennial Beach w/VanderLaans
2: Turtle Splash w/Gills
5-8: Door County with Nana, Papa, Uncle John, Uncle Tommy, and Aunt Missy. SO fun! We went cherry picking for the first time and visited lots of beaches even though it was pretty chilly
10: White Sox game!
12: New Buffalo beach with Aunt Danielle, Sydney, and Katie
21: Matt and Ryan's first day of school
September
14: Apple picking
27: Head to St. Louis; visit the Arch
28: Uncle Jim and Allie's wedding
October
6: Bears party at the Ciolinos'
14: Johansen Farms w/Nana
16: Living Rosary (Matt and Ryan say a Hail Mary)
25: Park district Fall Fest (boys win costume award for minions)
26: Abbey Farms
31: Halloween!
November
8: Bingo Night
27: Breakfast, GameStop, and Chuck E Cheese w/Uncle Jim
December
3: Reflections award ceremony (Ryan got an honorable mention; both boys got a sketchpad and a pencil.)
6: Polar Express at Blackberry Farm
7: Lessons and Carols and Cheesy Christmas with the Zellers
8: Christmas on the Farm at Klein Creek Farm
11: Second grade Christmas program (SO CUTE)
14: Live Nativity
22: Started the Man Cave (lol - Ry and Matt made a little fort under the easel) and Zoo Lights at Brookfield Zoo
24: Matt and Ryan bring up baby Jesus at Christmas Eve Mass
25: Christmas (of course) - Rainbow Looms and watches
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