Mutt Strutt

Jason ran in a 5K race this morning-- the rest of us went to cheer him on and have a pancake breakfast at "The Canine Cafe"-- a tent set up at Lilacia Park in downtown Lombard. Unfortunately our mutt, Daisy is too old to strut these days, so we had to leave her at home. Here are some random pictures from this morning.

What the Kids Do When I'm Not Paying Attention

I mean, in addition to wreaking havoc. I found this video and think it's pretty creative. Apparently the kids set up a tripod and wasted half my camera's memory card on silly videos (they mostly all consist of Lauren dancing around with a belt, Ben panning the camera past my dirty kitchen, and Lindsey just kind of prancing around in place while watching cartoons.) Here is a sample of their work-- as you can see, the Elias kids have real STAR potential!!!

Random Pictures

Two "miracles" in one evening-- FIRST, Lauren got this gigantic Chicken McNugget in her Happy Meal. THEN, we had a peaceful, quiet ride home. I just love this picture.

Preschool Visit

I got to go to preschool with Lindsey last Monday. I would have taken more pictures, but I was too busy having fun to stop for pictures!!! Here is a short video of my favorite part of the day-- they call it "motor hall" and today they got to play with balls and scooters.
It was touching to see how far Lindsey and her little friends have come in eight short months. Way to go!!!