Some of our best times

Celebrating Ana's graduation from the University of Chicago Social Work Master's program in June of 2020. A lovely riverfront lunch on an early summer day!

The proposal right as the sun was rising at Oak Street Beach along Lake Shore Drive on July 4th, 2020. Alex clearly did a great job setting up the surprise.

On a lovely walk along the lake with the newest member of our family, Kemba, in July of 2020. Also featuring a very hairy quarantine Alex (resembling Tom Hanks in Castaway?)

Enjoying the corn maze and fall festivities at Abbey Farms (Aurora, IL) in October 2020. (Finally got a nice photo of our sweet little family)

We had a fun dinner at Carnivale during a downtown Chicago staycation in February 2021.

Covid ruined our St. Patrick's Day plans in 2020 but we made it downtown to see the river dyed green in 2021!

Our first time at the Grand Canyon - the word *magical* doesn't even capture what this experience was really like

At the Hoover Dam, on our way from the Grand Canyon to Las Vegas

In Vegas for Alex's 30th birthday! What a wonderful trip this was

One of the last things we did in Chicago was attend a Cubs game and yes, Alex did have the audacity of wearing a Red Sox shirt to Wrigley Field.

Our little family at our home - a dream fulfilled and very thankful hearts