48 hours of summer

...it's monday and you know what that means...here are a few of my favorite photos from the past week. the one above is from potbelly's in lincoln square. cadence and i are usually home carless on saturdays because ted works. i've decided to take more frequent advantage of the extensive public transportation options in our fair city with cadence, so we took 2 buses to lincoln square on saturday afternoon. we were originally going to get ice cream, but i was starving so we stopped into potbelly's and got some soup and shake instead. cadence didn't know what was in the cup, but once she took a sip, she declared, 'it's good!' i would have to most heartily agree.

...well, summer decided to stop by for a short visit this week, and it was in the mid-to-upper 70s on sunday. ted had planned an extensive list of chores that needed to be done in preparation for painting our living room, but i decided cadence and i REALLY needed to get outside.

...unfortunately, cadence's sandals from last year were too small and were pinching her poor feet, so we had to run out to the mall and buy another pair of sandals before going to the park. i was hoping she would pick out something a bit less, uhm, PINK, but that wasn't about to happen. we left the store with these sandals and a pair of pink and brown sneakers.

it's in the 70s again today, but i have to work. ted, on the other hand, is off to the North Park Village Nature Center with cadence today. they're meeting up w/ our friend amy and her sons rudden (cadence's beau) and 7-month old jack. i'm so totally jealous...