First day of School at Whittier

Bodie is back at school at Whittier School in Oak Park. Bodie has the same teacher and one buddy from the summer session, so it was nice to see some familiar faces. We hung out for an hour as the first day was one hour for both parents and kids to see the new classroom and meet the teachers and staff. Bodie was already looking forward to the second day of school as he would be riding the bus. Riding the bus is high up on Bodie's list of fun things to do. The bus picked him up this morning and another familiar face showed up as Terry his bus driver from this summer is his bus driver again this fall.

CSO in Millenium Park

A week ago we went to the new Millenium Park in Chicago to hear the Chicago Symphony Orchestra play a little Beethoven. It rained, but we had a great picnic dinner with Grandpa Paul O'Keefe, Bodie, Mom and Dad. Low-res photo of the band shell and a few buildings.

A Day Out With Thomas

Yesterday was Bodie's "Day out with Thomas" at the Illinois Railway Museum. The day's highlights included a ride on a historical train pulled by Thomas, playing in the Thomas train built from Legos and a corn dog dinner capped off with some lemonade.