Jordan and Jim headed downtown to Navy Pier yesterday. We started out at the Naperville train station. We headed down to Navy Pier, where we rode the Centennial Wheel. We were able to take some great photos from up there! We also rode on the Tall Ship Windy, where Jordan was able to help raise the sails. We also got to watch a CH-47 Chinook US Army helicopter approach and land at the Coast Guard station near Navy Pier. This…
On Father’s Day, Jordan and I hit Six Flags for an afternoon of fun on the coasters. Six Flags is up north of us in Guerney, IL. Laura stayed back as she was recovering from her gall bladder surgery; we met her for dinner at BW3 afterwards. Here is a map that shows the location: One of our first rides was the space needle that goes up high enough to see the whole park. We rode all sorts of…
We went back to Cleveland to spend time with family over Thanksgiving. We had lots of fun, and even had a near-accident out on the Indiana Tollroad, where some poor motorist learned the hard way not to pass on the right with a slow-moving semi in the mix. We saw a Prius come within six inches of ramming a semi in the rear at 50 MPH. Happy Holidays, right? We really enjoyed hanging out with Mom, Dad, Erin, John, Katie,…
We headed back up to the Kalihari water park in the WI Dells for Labor Day. Check out the fun! We went with Jordan and three of her good friends: Macy, Ellery, and Emily. Despite some rain on Saturday, we had a great time! Here’s the girls getting ready to head down to the Laser Tag arena in the indoor amusement park on Friday night, after we checked in. Check out these intrepid daredevils on the rope course in the…
Jordan went to a week-long gymnastics camp, called FlipFest, in Tennessee. We picked her up and spent a night in Nashville, taking a dinner show boat tour on the Cumberland River. Jordan’s camp was in Crossville, right on Lake Frances. Here are some shots from Jordan’s camp. After camp, we headed to the Opryland Resort in Nashville. Check out the Nashville skyline from the boat! Check out all of our photos from this trip here!
Jordan went to Miracle Camp, a church camp outside Kalamazoo, MI with some friends. Here is the map location. Enjoy the pictures!
On Saturday April 19th 2014, we took Mom and Dad to an Indians game to celebrate Dad’s birthday. The Indians lost 5-0 to the Toronto Blue Jays, but we still had a fun time. Here is a shot of the intrepid fans preparing to head down to the seats in 46F weather! Here are some shots of Progressive Field (I still call it The Jake and probably always will…). While I was there, I captured…
Jordan competed in meet on January 20th in Chicago. Here is video of the Level 4’s for you to enjoy.
This is my favorite low-light picture from Epcot right at sundown. I don’t need no stinking tripod!
We ate lunch at France in Epcot, and got to meet Remy, the rat chef from Ratatouille. The waiter had a controller hidden in the tray, and made the rat react to the customers. Very Fun!
Jordan posed in front of Hollywood Studios for the pro photographer. We had a blast there!
Back in May once Jordan’s school let out, we took a trip to Disney. I had to work through Jordan’s spring break due to my ill-fated Australian project, so we went in May for about 4 days. After Laura’s worst plane ride ever (screaming baby two rows up for 2.5 hours), we ended up at Port Orleans and started our trip. Here are some of the photos! Port Orleans Here is how Disney describes the Port Orleans French Quarter: Disney’s…