Google Family Picnic

Google Chicago had a family picnic at Grant Park. There was food, beverages, music, and games. Nathan tried the golf swing analyzer, now just have to wait and see if he gets to test out what he learned!

Hoghead/Tammy's Shower/Bachelorette Party/Eric's Bachelor Party

Mid-August we went back to Minnesota again for Tammy and Eric's bachelor parties/shower/Hoghead Festival. Nathan played in a softball tournament in the morning and early afternoon, relaxed later in the afternoon, and then went to the Hoghead street dance in the evening. Missy went to watch the first softball game, relaxed with Tammy, attended Tammy's shower, and then went in a limo for her bachelorette party. Afterwards, the bachelorette party attendees met up with the guys at Hoghead. As usual, Hoghead was very much like a mini-reunion running into a lot of people we went to school with. 

It was a fun, yet very busy weekend!

Lollapalooza!!

Lollapalooza was in Chicago August 1-3. We lucked out and were able to get tickets somewhat last minute and were very excited that we got to go. The weather was beautiful all weekend and we got to see and/or hear a lot of different bands (sometimes we just heard the band as we were cooling off or waiting for another band to start on a nearby stage)! The bands that we saw were The Black Keys, The Raconteurs, Radiohead, Mason Jennings, Perry Farrell with Slash, Lupe Fiasco, Rage Against the Machine, Iron and Wine, Gnarls Barkley, and Nine Inch Nails. 

Just Another Birthday ... another 27th Birthday...

Missy celebrated her "27th" birthday (again) this year. Some friends from back home came to Chicago to celebrate with us and our more local friends. We went to dinner, played Rock Band, did some sightseeing, and just had a relaxing time! 

Crocs AVP Tour

Mid-July we had the chance to go to the AVP tournament! It was held at Oak Street Beach this year. Our friend, Kelly, was able to come visit us and go to the tournament with us. It was awesome. We never thought that we would be that close to eight olympians! I put a couple clips up on yotube.

Taste Of Chicago and Hershey's

After the Fourth of July, we all went to the Taste of Chicago. We checked out the Bean on the way. Once at the festival, we checked out a lot of the booths, and tried some good food. They had Wii's set up so you could try Wii Fit. Afterwards, we went to the Hershey store. Mathew and Emma were factory workers and got buckets of candy. We then took the trolley back to our place. 

Fourth of July

We came back from Minnesota in time for the Fourth of July. Missy's brother and family were able to come this way as well so we were able to celebrate the holiday with them. We watched the fireworks from the parking lot of where we ate dinner. We were so close to where they were letting them off that we could feel each one!

Ingersoll Mini-Reunion

While in Duluth there was a mini-reunion at Nathan's parents house. It was the day that we left to head back to Chicago so we didn't get to visit as long as we would have liked but it was nice to see everyone and visit for the time that we had.

On The Road Again

In the end of June into the beginning of July we went back to Minnesota. We went to the Twin Cities area first. We were able to visit with Missy's brother and family, Eric and Tammy, Nathan's former boss Frank, as well as attend Dan and Kayte's housewarming party. We then went to Duluth for a few days to visit with family and friends. Nathan even got to play with one of his old volleyball teams (plus some new members).

Summer Sports

Nathan played beach volleyball at North Avenue Beach this summer. Although he has played beach volleyball before, he hadn't played on an actual beach before. There are a couple clips from this league on youtube if you care to check them out ! He also played on a co-ed softball team. They played 16" softball, and the guys couldn't wear gloves, so that took a little to get used to.