Photos

The play-date that started it all! Note the red water balloon in Rachel's hand and the fact that no one else has one...

Downtown Park City, Utah 2017 while on a ski trip with the Straface family.

Daniel's Summit, Utah 2017 snowmobiling while on the Straface family ski trip.

Chas' first Fourth of July at Higgins Lake 2017

Rachel's 26th birthday celebration at the Darkness and Light John Legend concert at Ravinia. Chas suprised Rachel with VIP section seats which included a Q & A with John before the concert!

Helping Chas home after his awesome run in the 2017 Chicago Marathon! He finished under four hours and needed a helping hand to get home.

The "family" takes on the Fourth of July 2018 at Higgins Lake.

We took a trip to Mackinaw Island during the July 4, 2018 trip and biked the 8.2 miles around the island. During the ride, we pulled off and climbed what felt like a million stairs to reach Arch Rock.

After hearing Rachel and Mrs. K rave about the Junkanoo parades in the Bahamas I couldn't wait to experience one myself. Spoiler alert: it included a lot of dancing and was so much fun!