The Friendly Confines

Last week we celebrated Mem & Pep's birthdays by taking a tour of Wrigley Field. What a place! We got to go in the clubhouses, the press box, ON THE FIELD!

"This is the most beautiful site these eyes have ever seen." Next year is now! The Cubs are in first place and the LeMaistres are on the field at Wrigley.

Happy Birthday Mem & Pep!

Pitchfork Day 2

We went back to Pitchfork for a bit on Saturday afternoon. We saw a great band called Fleet Foxes. I wore a pretty yellow dress, so there wouldn't be any confusion about my gender. I figured out why Roger Miller from Mission of Burma wanted to take my picture (aside from how cute I looked). He sometimes wears headphones like mine when they play!

Public Enemy!

Last night Mom and Dad took me to the first night of the annual Pitchfork Music Festival. Everyone thought I looked very cute in my AC/DC t-shirt and headphones - though many people asked "How old is he?" HE?!?! Girls can like AC/DC too! Whatever. Today I'm wearing a dress. Lots of people asked if they could take my picture, including Roger Miller from the legendary band Mission of Burma, who played earlier at the festival.

The headliner last night was Public Enemy, who performed their groundbreaking 1988 album "It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back". Dad declared them to be amongst the top 3 most influential groups in the history of hip-hop - or something like that. Here's Dad raising a fist at they launch in to "Bring The Noise"...as if he were 12 years old again!

After some rocking, Mom and I disappeared backstage for some quiet time. Here I am catching a nap under the stars while Mom enjoyed a Popsicle and another parade of admirers.

Today is Pitchfork Day 2 and Dad has promised to teach me about Fleet Foxes.

USA #1!

I celebrated my first 4th of July last week in Naperville. What a day! It started by watching the world famous Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. It was very exciting, but based on the yelling, things did not go the way Dad had hoped. After that we had a big bbq outside. Uncle Jay tried to have his own hot dog eating contest (not good) and Mem dressed me up like Lady Liberty...

After the bbq, we went to the Naperville Ribfest to see one of my favorite bands, The Turtles. Unfortunately, I fell asleep before they played my blog's namesake "Eleanor, Gee I Think You're Swell". That didn't stop Dad from bringing me up front for this picture though...
I woke up later to take in my first ever fireworks show.
It was beautiful - and thanks to my fancy headset - not too loud!

On the 5th, we headed to Delavan, Wisconsin to see Oma and Oda. I wore a bikini and even went swimming in the pool with Oma.

I turned 5 months old the other day and I have found my feet. Sometimes I even put my foot in my mouth - literally.

Wicked Awesome Trip!

Last week we went on this wicked awesome trip to Attleboro, MA - where my mem and pep are from! I met lots of family, had my first ride on an airplane, my first trip to the beach, heard a bunch of people talk funny...SO much fun! Our first night there, we had a big lobster dinner in Grandpa Al's garage. Thanks to Diane and Steve for bringing the lobsters in from Maine. I wasn't scared of them at all!

Here I am enjoying a quiet moment with my Dad's Memere - my great grandmother.
On Friday we went to Cape Cod to visit Dad's God Parents Janice and Paul. Here I am with Dad, Janice and my new bear - a gift from Janice.

My first trip to the beach!

We spent the day on Saturday at Dad's Uncle Bobby's house. We had a great bbq and I played with my second cousins Hannah and Haley. Here I am having a big laugh with Hannah.

Sunday was the big LeMaistre family reunion. Check out my special sign! This is me posing with Dad's Aunt Diane.

We had another really nice day. Cousin Xoe and I played a lot and she helped my Mom take care of me.

Here I am with Auntie Michelle. Isn't she cute carrying my next cousin?!?! Also, another shot of my sign - in case you missed it!