Labor Day Weekend

We had an excellent Labor Day weekend in Chicago.  Friends and family celebrated at our barbecue on Saturday, and Annika spent two days at the swimming pool.  Andy, Bubbe, and I also went to the Cubs-Astros game on Monday, and we saw the Kings (Andy’s friends from college).
Left field from the right field bleachers:
 
Dillon King, [...]

Ben’s Going-Away Brunch

Today started out great…the USA basketball team beat Spain in a thrilling game marked by great offense. Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant starred for Team USA, while Rudy Fernandez and Juan Carlos Navarro were unstoppable for Spain. I’m glad football season is coming up soon, because my basketball jones goes into effect now.

Emily and I went [...]