Christmas at Downton Abbey

Quite the young lady

Evaluation

So many of John's teachers have wanted to say it. Only the swimming teacher has been brave enough to.

At Aurora Sci-Tech

We lost. Or won, depending on your perspective.

Caught in a squirrel trap

He doesn't even mean to be reading. He almost can't help it. 

Rowlands, 2017

We missed John Rowland again this year, but many of us are in fine form. 

John Koz being the annual exception. 

John's present

Oatmeal Squares

Christmas morning

Christmas preparations

Downstairs. 

Upstairs. 

Water Tower

Boy we sure were riveted by that public art project in the old Chicago water tower. 

Where is Tipper Gore when we need her?

Christmas shopping

Strategy session over lunch

Several hours later

Ready for college

Reading the classics

Back to Christmas shopping

Live from the chorus concert

Reader

He can't help it. He loves reading.

Kozminski hair

A's favorite style is hat hair

Naperville Reads

We are becoming regulars at author visits.

Two men and a brain freeze

Hanging out at the park

In serious danger of becoming tweens

Squirrel life

Christmas tree farm

Our December is busy, so we were unable to come to the tree farm on the coldest, wettest weekend of the year.

Turkey trotters

Holiday shoppers!

Thanksgiving dinner

Swimmers

Just another Friday night

At our home away from home, the YMCA

Kitchen helpers

Petit chef

Library time

When all is quiet at 6:30AM

Robots and robotics

The robotics team also let John drive. So, happy John.

Saturday afternoon hammering

The Naperville Maker fair was not nearly as hot or awesome as the Hamilton maker fair, but we managed to do some hammering anyway.

Halloween haul

Carving party

John delivers his first retained placenta

We're ready for Halloween