Adam in the Miata with Aunt Therese
Uncles John, John and Tom
Playing cello with cousin Alicia in St. Louis
Adam climbing at the St. Louis Children's Musuem
Future engineer!
The Golden Dome of Notre Dame 
Adam with his cousin Natalie who is goalie for Marquette University. We got to see her team play against North Carolina at Notre Dame. Natalie held the number 1 ranked US women's college team to only one goal. Go Natalie!
Adam's first day of Kindergarten. Could his smile get any bigger?
Ben's first day of 3rd grade in front of May Watts Elementary School.
Mom, Ben and Adam in front of their new home.
Our new home
You walk into the living room/dining room area. The kitchen and family room are to the left while the 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms are to the right.
The back fence opens up to the May Watts Park
Our built-in pool and backyard
The end of our trip in front of our new home and new car. We made it!!!We have now been in Naperville 6 weeks and will be moving into our new home next Saturday. We have truly found a great place for all of us. It has been wonderful being closer to family. My brothers Roland and John have both done babysitting duty, we traveled to St. Louis to see family and even saw my niece Natalie play soccer at Notre Dame. The boys have thoroughly enjoyed time with aunts, uncles and cousins. We have also been busy exploring Chicago and just this past weekend had Chicago style deep dish pizza at Gino's East in Lincoln Park after visiting the Museum of Science and Industry. We could live here for years and still not see everything. Mom is finally getting used to all the freeways. Even after driving for 4000+ miles, the freeways of Chicagoland are second to none. To top it all off, they film everything. I got a ticket sent to my PO Box in Livermore with a picture of me making a right turn on red. AARGH! At least this one doesn't go on my record.
Our new home is located not far from downtown Naperville. While I had planned on renting, this house was too good to pass up. We back up to a parkway that leads directly to the boys' school. All the kids in the neighborhood walk to school and the boys seem to be thriving. Mom is busy volunteering and making sure everything is on track. I have also been busy getting things done on the house before we move in. It is a bit of a three ring circus, but I keep telling myself it will calm down soon. I've been fortunate in having a lot of help from a great crew of folks which has made my life easier. Besides buying a new house, I also ended up having to buy a new car. I actually finalized the house sale while sitting at the car dealership! We are now the proud owners of a new Mazda 5 which makes me happy everytime I drive it. The boys also enjoy the DVD players in the headrests. It's a wonder we ever get out of the car.
So, we are starting our new life in a new town with a new car, new house, new school and new furnishings. I know that this will be a wonderful spot for us which was exactly what I was praying for all along the way. We found the home of Ben's dream (literally) and are close to family. I'm sad to see this Blog come to an end, but it truly was a Grand Adventure. I believe that if we had known where we were going to end up, we would have been keeping our eye on the endpoint rather than enjoying the ride. It was a trip we will always remember and I'm grateful for all the love and support along the way. Just wait for the next summer's blog when we go on our next adventure!
