Waukegan Weekend!

Like I said, the blog's having a chronological hiccup.  We visited the Golwitzer clan in Waukegan to celebrate Emily's first birthday and baptism and to remember her sister Alexis.  Oh, and also to check up on the growth and development of their handsome brother Brayden.

Liliana was of course thrilled to make the trip.  We arrived late Friday evening, and spent Saturday just hanging around with the Golwitzers and their friends the J Kitterman family (Jason, Jill and Jenna - three out of five ain't bad!).  We visited, ate some really good oatmeal, went to the nearby park and visited Mars' Cheese Castle (newly remodeled!) in the evening.

Sunday was a flurry of activity: church, and Emily's baptism, and then her birthday party.  We released balloons to remember Alexis in a beautiful ceremony in the church's courtyard, and shared some really good food with friends and family before Emily tore into her birthday cake.  We stayed as long as we could, which was not nearly long enough!

Thanks for a wonderful weekend, Golwitzers!  Can't wait to see you again...

P.S. - Once again, a shout out to the blogspot team for arbitrarily scrambling my photos like a Waffle House omelet!