Memorial Weekend Pictures

Memorial Weekend with the extended family

Our Host

My boys loved their cousins!

Mom and five kids, I can handle that, right?

Who doesn't love Ice Cream?!

My beautiful crew at the greenbelt.

He wasn't sure if he liked getting his feet wet.

Surprise!

Brian just finished his Master's Program in Architecture. It's been three long years. He has put so much time and energy into this program, I would get tired just hearing about everything he was doing. Honestly, I don't remember working that hard during college or law school. We are so proud of Brian and wanted to be with him to celebrate this moment. SO...we surprised him and flew to Chicago last night. It's a quick trip, (we leave Sunday morning at 8 am) made even shorter with the three hour flight delay we had. We arrived as everyone was about to get ready for bed. I can't believe we managed to surprise him! Congratulations Brian! We love you and are so proud of your hard work!

Saying goodbye. Goose came home early from school. (I always take pictures of the boys before we leave and look at them the whole time I'm gone.)

I think the surprise is on us. At least we weren't sitting on the tarmac.

Surprise!!!

Goose Dancing in the Clouds

This is Goose at the Warhol Museum dancing in the clouds. We weren't supposed to take pictures in the museum so we had to sneak a few shots with the Blackberry in this exhibit. I figured that was okay since he was allowed to touch the clouds.

The following is an excerpt from the museum's website about the piece:

Silver Clouds
Created for a 1966 exhibition at the Leo Castelli Gallery, Warhol created an environment that included one room filled with Silver Clouds, helium-filled balloons which moved with the air currents. In addition to creating an ethereal, joyful atmosphere, they challenged traditional expectations by mingling with and touching the viewer.
Made of helium and oxygen-filled metalized plastic film, the Silver Clouds were created with the assistance of Billy Klüver, an engineer and one of a group who sought to bring together artists and new technology.