Our last days at Harbor Point

Our last ceremonial bath
The boys cleaning the floor on moving day
Graham helping to pack...and I use the term help loosely!

Vicki and her newest daughter, Tess!! What a cutie pie!

The boys on their way to visit their friends the twins--their LAST visit!

Allison, Nelson, Graham and Emily

At their front door
Running down the hall in their jammies
Graham pushing the buttons

Graham holding the elevator door for me and Nelson!

FAIRVIEW is OURS!!

We closed today and will move into the new home on Monday!!

We are homeless!

We moved out on Monday and Me and the boys are staying with my parents. Ernesto is at his mom's. Hmm..who has the better end of this deal?

The move went good--and Graham is talking about the "new big house"--although "it's closed and we don't have the keys." He is going to get a "good boy bed" when we move to the new house. It's so sweet he says good boy instead of big boy!

We are exhausted and life is crazy--but we are one happy Arteta clan!

OUR CONDO IS SOLD!

Park Ridge, here we come! We are moving on Monday, and me and the boys are staying at my parent's house, while Ernesto stays with his mom. We close on Friday, Nov. 7 and then move into our new home on Monday, November 10th!

We are so excited and can not wait!

Happy Halloween!

Send in THE CLOWNS!
Grandma came to see them in their costumes!
Isabella painted my face awesome!
All the mommies wore WIGS!

Happy 1031 Day!

In Marlene's industry, a 1031 IRS Exchange is critical to her business--so in our lingo--HAPPY 1031 Day!

Nelson got his first tooth!

No photos yet--he won't let you get anywhere near that tooth!
However, he is enamored of it and keeps sticking his tongue out--I think it's so that the underside of his tongue can feel it! It's adorable.

So so so cute!

Grandma and Poppa visit!

Naked Nelson

He's been taking his diaper off if he's naked--and he's holding his diaper IN HIS MOUTH!

We are getting nostalgic...

Today was our last Moms, Pops and Tots class at Bi-Centennial Plaza. We move in a week, we hope!

Cute Graham!

Cute

In case you were wondering....

why there are no photos of Graham. He refuses to take photos. If you point the camera at him, he comes charging at you. If you ask him to smile, he squints and turns away. We are at a bad age. But he's still amazingly beautiful and sweet--he's just not so much with the camera. I'm working on him, though!

Graham and Isaac---they fight all the time--but discovered a compromise!

One shot wonder!

Nelson is SO photogenic!

Mommy's Night Out!

Shelly, Me, Susanna, Terri, Adrienne, Monique and Stefanie

We have 11 children between us. Shelly has twin girls, me, Susanna with 2 boys, Terri with 2 boys and each of the last 3 with 1 child each.

Dancing and drinking at The Buzz

Visiting the Firehouse with our best friends!

Me and the boys; Shelly with the twins--Emily and Allison and Stefanie and Isaac
Graham and the twins dancing on the truck

The scuba diver you see here is the one who pulled the little boy from the lake in April who fell in while he was strapped in his stroller (when a gust of wind blew him into the lake.) This scuba diver (Brian) was the one who pulled him and the stroller out of the lake. The little boy is perfectly fine right now. The Diver says that he was his most amazing save, and he thanks god every day for it.

Epitome of Momma and Daddy...

Wearing Daddy's tie....
and Momma's shoes

Me and my boys!

Doing laundry..

A beautiful Chicago day at Millenium Park

Tio Jorge--does this setting look familiar???

Nelson birthday photos

Our New home....we hope!

We have signed a contract on a home in Park Ridge. We are hoping to close early November and will spend our holidays in our new HOME!!