Lately

Lately, we have been busy. We've hired movers, started getting organized, and have even begun to say goodbye to some of our favorite people and Chicagoland activities. Our last Wiggleworms class was a few weeks ago and James and I were both sad to leave.





In happier news, we also made a trip to Dallas where we found a house! We bought a cute little house in Preston Hollow and will close on June 17, which is also Jordan's graduation day. We can't believe our time in Chicago is coming to an end already but we are also excited to return to family and friends in Dallas.

Texas, here we come!

18 Months

Dear James,

I can't believe you are 18 months old! You are so adorable and fun right now. Your favorite thing to say is "oops!" You take super long naps (and you love them). You love trucks, trains and airplanes. You give lots and lots of hugs and kisses to us and to your best friends. :) You are hungry all the time. You love to climb, play golf with dad, music and being outside. You are such a joy to us and make our life so full.

Love,
Mom

18 Month Stats:

Height: 34 inches (90th percentile)
Weight: 26 lbs (45th percentile)

eastering

In posting this, I'm not taking lightly the reason for Easter this year. We went to a phenomenal Good Friday service and another great Easter Sunday morning service by Stuart Latimer at Grace Presbyterian. "Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed." I'm so thankful for this reminder and the blessing of a wonderful church in our transplant city for the year.

We did a lot of eastering (little e) this year too - egg hunts, shrimp salad, deviled eggs, Easter Lunner, Easter brunch, easter outfits, etc. It was James' first year for all this and he was in heaven. We are exhausted now and in our pjs but here a few pics.

Happy Easter!

We also had a short but sweet visit with Marie and Robert at Lincoln Park Zoo this weekend. James thinks Aunt Marie is hysterical, but who can blame him?

Getting Creative

The weather lately has been tough on Campbell Family morale.

We get outside when we can but mostly, we've been getting creative! Jordan and I got James an art table for $1 at a garage sale and stocked our house with play-doh, crayons, doodle pads, stickers, etc. It's a fun diversion to have "craft time."




I've also found that baking is a fun thing for James and me to do together during a rainy/snowy afternoon. James loves to stand in a chair and help me knead dough or stir. I made a homemade sourdough starter and James and I made homemade wheat bread last week.

And, sometimes he does get pretty worn out! This was taken after James' buddy Jack left our house last week.

One great thing about Chicago is all the different museums, conservatories, friends' houses, indoor playground coffee shops, playplaces, etc. that we can visit when it's impossible to go outside. James even invented his own indoor wooden spoon golf game. Here's to hoping that the 10-day forecast improves soon!

Happy Days

Thank you, Lord, for these happy days.

Oh, Hello Spring!

Last week, a Cubs game looked like this:



This weekend, Northwestern looked like this!



We are soaking up a little sun and weather. Anything above 45 is wonderful for us and we've been to the beach, park, etc. all day long for the past two days. Things are actually blooming and it looks like there is a light at the end of this cold long winter. It's been long six months since we've been able to go outside without a big down Northface jacket on and we are pretty happy in the Campbell house this week. Big smiles all around.




Last week aside from freezing our tails off at a Cubs game, we also were treated to a Hungarian dinner with some friends from Budapest. It was so delicious. One of our favorite parts of business school has been meeting people from all over the world. In return, we made them chili and cornbread.

Oh My...

Having a 17 month old is good for the ol' self esteem. All of a sudden, Jordan and I are the funniest, coolest, smartest people on the planet. He laughs at every.single.thing we do and wants to do everything just like we do.

This includes wanting no help from us in his high chair which makes for a very messy dinner!