Because we had a special wedding to attend in Chicago over Labor Day weekend, and because Jeni, Nathan, Noah and Lily live a few hours away from Chicago, and because we really really really love those Tacketts, we decided to go stay with them for once in our lives! The last time we visited their Illinois home Huck was a two year old, so we were long overdue.  Obviously we had a fantastic time, and Troy and I even got to go away just the two of us and leave Huck where he belonged: in Jeni’s hands.  Not sure who had more fun.  Thank you, Tacketts, for all the food, drink, driveway tennis, pharmacy visits, great conversation, ipad usage, roller skating, putt-putt and Les Miz singalongs.

My only complaint?  For the first time all year we don’t have our next get together planned.

(Well, that and the fact that our flight home was 21 hours late.)