Friday - Le Bernardin

Steve and I celebrated our anniversary with a trip to New York City together! Here are some pictures to enjoy. The first night were there we went to Le Bernardin for dinner (Steve's choice). We enjoyed an amazing 10 course meal, had a tour of the kitchen and almost passed out when Eric Ripert walked by!

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Tuna tartare with daikon, cilantro, extra virgin oil
Thinly Pounded Smoked Salmon Carpaccio; Toasted Brioche, creme fraiche, and Caviar
First sustainably raised Japanese Blue Fin Tuna in the world, Seared Blue Fin; Parmesan Crisp and Sun-Dried Tomato; Black Olive Oil
Poached crab and orange essence in squash blossom with truffle butter sauce.
Baked Lobster; Asparagus; Sauce Gribiche
Escolar: White Tuna Poached in Extra Virgin Olive Oil; Sea Beans and Potato Crisps; Light Red Wine Béarnaise
Crispy Black Bass; Braised Celery; Iberico Ham-Green Peppercorn Sauce served with shaved celery and crispy Iberico ham salad with a citrus vinaigrette.
Was (before Steve ate it) Blue cheese D'ambert, Bacon, Soy Caramel, Gingersnap

Organic egg shell filled with chocolate mousse and caramel sabayon and sea salt.
Dark Amedei Chocolate Ganache, spun sugar croustade, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Maldon Sea Salt
My espresso, very nice.
Mignardises: chocolate caramel, cherry pistachio tart, pistachio meringue, apple and lychee gelee, hazelnut and coconut macaroon.

Fun Around the House...

Keller is learning all sorts of new tricks and keeps us silly! Enjoy!

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Around the House...

Keller's new trick is to do whatever you do. It is quite funny and very sweet. Here are some pictures of Keller helping out!

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Helping mow the lawn

Helping mom pack for the weekend

Helping put away the groceries

Helping mop the floor

One last sweep before bedtime!

Keller...the model

We recently had professional pictures taken of Keller. We are so excited with how they turned out, something we will always cherish!

You can see all of them HERE

Here is a sneak peak...

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Steve's Baptism

On July 27th Steve was Baptized. It was a day for great celebration! We have some pictures below and you can see more HERE!

There is also a video of the baptism, Steve is about halfway through. Watch it HERE

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Arriving at the Beach...

Walking to the Lake...

Steve's Baptism...
Celebrating!

Celebrating with the prayer of our small group...

Friends!

We are part of a parents group at our church. We all got together for some family fun! Enjoy!

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First I checked out the water table...

Then I played in the pool...

Dad cooked us some food!

I sat and ate with Dad and talked to our friends...

And said a big thanks to our hosts with mom!

At the Park

We've had some great summer days here in Chicago. We have gone to the park and even had a church picnic. Here are some pictures from our adventures!

Enjoy!
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