Army Man!

Nick is obsessed with army men. We were in a store a few weeks ago and he came running up telling me that he saw an army man with a tank. I thought he was joking and was pretending there was a transformer in the store so I "uh huh'd" my way through the conversation. Then all of a sudden Nick yelled "There he is!" A guy in camouflage came around the corner. No tank, but Nick is sure the guy drove one.

The Air and Water show happens every year along the lake front in Chicago. The planes fly in and do tricks for those watching on the lake front. We're lucky because they turn around right over our house (about 2 - 3 miles in from the lake), so we get our own show on our deck. Nick was beside himself watching them on Saturday at our place. So we decided to head to the beach and see them up close on Sunday. It really was pretty awesome. Crowded, but awesome. Not sure baby girl appreciated all the noise (bad parenting). But Nick was psyched. Although, he brought his swimsuit and had so much fun in the water that he missed the helicopter that did loops. Oh well. Some dark clouds rolled in and we headed out just before a downpour.